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This Monday morning, both DD News and Zamin.uz confirm a significant shift in how developers interact with AI coding tools, as OpenAI and Cursor launch mobile apps for remote code management. OpenAI has integrated its AI coding assistant, Codex, into the ChatGPT mobile app for both iOS and Android. This allows developers to monitor, manage, and approve coding tasks remotely from their smartphones. This feature, already in preview across all ChatGPT plans, lets users connect to machines running Codex, receive live project updates, and approve commands without a desktop. Similarly, Cursor has launched an iOS app, allowing developers to manage coding agents directly from their phones, signaling a move towards supervising autonomous agents rather than manual coding. The broader AI landscape is also seeing rapid developments. OfficeChai reports that 44% of Americans now use ChatGPT, compared to 24% for Google's Gemini, though Gemini has made substantial progress. TechJuice reveals Elon Musk is privately beta testing Grok 4.5 at SpaceX and Tesla, claiming its performance approaches or surpasses Anthropic's Opus. Salesforce is leveraging AI, integrating ChatGPT, Google Search, and the Gemini app into its Commerce platform. SMBtech states that AI-referred traffic converts eight times better than social media, and AI influenced 20% of global online sales last holiday season. Perplexity's shopping layer is nearing a $2 billion annualized gross merchandise value run rate, making AI answer engines a significant channel for purchases, with features like "Buy with Pro" and a free merchant program. For developers, WinBuzzer notes that Visual Studio Code version 1.126 now includes AI cost tracking for Copilot usage and supports parallel Copilot chats. Meanwhile, Analytics Insight highlights that while OpenAI's ChatGPT leads in users, Anthropic is estimated to generate more annual revenue, primarily from enterprise services, showing differing business models. This means that whether you're a developer or a consumer, AI is rapidly changing how you work, shop, and interact with technology, with new tools impacting everything from your daily workflow to how you find and buy products.