Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This week on AppStories, Federico and John are joined by Andrew Ambrosino, the Codex team lead at OpenAI, to talk about the evolution of Codex, the unification of ChatGPT and Codex, Computer Use and Computer History, designing for user trust, and more.
On AppStories+, Andrew shares some of his favorite Mac apps and his Mac origin story.
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Links and Show Notes
Inside OpenAI's Codex With Andrew Ambrosino
- Introducing the Codex App (OpenAI) — openai.com/index/introducing-the-codex-app
- Codex CLI (GitHub) — github.com/openai/codex
- Codex Documentation (OpenAI Developers) — developers.openai.com/learn/codex
- ChatGPT Desktop App — openai.com/chatgpt/download
- ChatGPT Work — openai.com/chatgpt-work
- ChatGPT Is Now a Partner for Your Most Ambitious Work (OpenAI) — openai.com/index/chatgpt-for-your-most-ambitious-work
- Introducing ChatGPT Atlas (OpenAI) — openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-atlas
- OpenAI Codex Lead on the New Shape of Product Work (Lenny's Newsletter) — lennysnewsletter.com/p/openai-codex-lead-on-the-new-shape
Follow Andrew Ambrosino online
- Website — ambrosino.io
- X.com — https://x.com/ajambrosino
AppStories+ Post-Show
- Apps Mentioned:
- Things — culturedcode.com/things
- Craft — https://www.craft.do/
- Linear — https://linear.app/
- Sketch — sketch.com
- Figma — figma.com
- Numbers — apple.com/numbers
- Keynote — apple.com/keynote
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This week on AppStories, Federico and John are joined by Andrew Ambrosino, the Codex team lead at OpenAI, to talk about the evolution of Codex, the unification of ChatGPT and Codex, Computer Use and Computer History, designing for user trust, and more.
On AppStories+, Andrew shares some of his favorite Mac apps and his Mac origin story.
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Sponsored By:
- Finalist – A paper-inspired daily planner with notes for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and now Apple Watch. A day you design your way. For 50% off your first year use this link. — finalist.works — apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6447014685&code=MACSTORIES40
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Links and Show Notes
Inside OpenAI's Codex With Andrew Ambrosino
- Introducing the Codex App (OpenAI) — openai.com/index/introducing-the-codex-app
- Codex CLI (GitHub) — github.com/openai/codex
- Codex Documentation (OpenAI Developers) — developers.openai.com/learn/codex
- ChatGPT Desktop App — openai.com/chatgpt/download
- ChatGPT Work — openai.com/chatgpt-work
- ChatGPT Is Now a Partner for Your Most Ambitious Work (OpenAI) — openai.com/index/chatgpt-for-your-most-ambitious-work
- Introducing ChatGPT Atlas (OpenAI) — openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-atlas
- OpenAI Codex Lead on the New Shape of Product Work (Lenny's Newsletter) — lennysnewsletter.com/p/openai-codex-lead-on-the-new-shape
Follow Andrew Ambrosino online
- Website — ambrosino.io
- X.com — https://x.com/ajambrosino
AppStories+ Post-Show
- Apps Mentioned:
- Things — culturedcode.com/things
- Craft — https://www.craft.do/
- Linear — https://linear.app/
- Sketch — sketch.com
- Figma — figma.com
- Numbers — apple.com/numbers
- Keynote — apple.com/keynote
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Leave Feedback for John and Federico
- AppStories Feedback Form — https://giant-smash-219.notion.site/8a3f949b3c664864bd86c6741ad61098?pvs=105
Follow us on Social Media
- Federico is @viticci everywhere
- John is @johnvoorhees`everywhere
Affiliate Linking Policy — macstories.net/privacy-policy
