OpenAI's first branded hardware is... a light-up keyboard?
The Codex Micro is designed to monitor multiple agentic threads at a glance.
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Published: 15 July 2026
Source: Ars Technica
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 16 July 2026
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