OpenAI unveiled several major updates at this year’s Dev Day 2025, demonstrating how the company aims to turn ChatGPT into a central platform for everything — from working with apps to building smart agents and integrating advanced models like GPT-5 Pro and Sora 2.
Users can now launch, use, and build applications directly within ChatGPT using the new Apps SDK. Early integrations include Canva, Figma, Spotify, and Zillow, with apps opening and functioning within the chat interface without leaving the conversation. Monetization is already planned through a future ChatGPT App Store platform.
Another significant addition is AgentKit — a toolkit for building agents that includes a visual workflow builder, embeddable chat components, evaluation tools, and connectors to other services. These agents can automate complex tasks, make decisions, and interact with users as true digital assistants.
OpenAI also announced GPT-5 Codex, now available to all users with Slack integration and the ability to embed into custom business workflows. Developers also gain access to GPT-5 Pro, Sora 2, and the new gpt-realtime-mini speech model, which is 70% cheaper than previous versions.
With these moves, OpenAI clearly signals a new phase: ChatGPT becomes a central AI environment that functions as a search engine, productivity tool, and automated assistant all in one. While AgentKit directly competes with services like Zapier and n8n, OpenAI is building a comprehensive ecosystem where users — and developers — can create, launch, and integrate everything from a single platform.
In brief: Tech World Highlights
- California startup Flip, valued at $1 billion in 2024 thanks to its TikTok-like shopping and review app, has shut down operations.
- California biotech company Exelixis, specializing in anti-cancer therapies, is laying off 130 employees, consolidating operations, and closing its Pennsylvania facility.
- Novo Nordisk secured global rights to Replicate Bioscience’s self-replicating RNA technology in a $550 million deal, targeting new obesity and diabetes treatments.
- Finland launched the world’s largest industrial sand battery in Pornainen, replacing a wood chip plant and aiming to reduce local heating emissions by 70%.
- California reached a historic agreement with Uber and Lyft, allowing drivers to unionize while retaining independent contractor status.
AI Trending Tools:
- GenFlow 2.0 – Baidu’s general AI agent for complex tasks.
- Stormy – AI agent for influencer marketing.
- Imagen 4 – Google’s state-of-the-art text-to-image generation model, now generally available.
