Tooling2d ago
Simular Launches box, a Cloud Linux Desktop Exposed as One Remote MCP Server That Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude Code, Codex and Cursor Can Share; the Desktop Is Free and Model Calls Use Credits
On November 12 (UTC), Simular, the computer-use agent startup backed by Felicis and NVIDIA, launched box: one cloud Ubuntu desktop per account with Chrome and a persistent shell, exposed as a single remote MCP server (https://mcp.box.simular.ai/mcp, Streamable HTTP, OAuth sign-in). Any MCP client can add it, including claude.ai, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and VS Code, so different assistants can work on the same machine with shared logins and files. Users watch it live on the web or iPhone and take over to sign in or approve payments. The desktop itself is free; model calls use account credits. The box sleeps when idle, wakes in about a second, and is deleted after 14 straight days asleep. The launch video passed 810K views. Simular has not published a benchmark for its "fastest computer use" claim.
Tooling1d ago
X Debate: AI Commentator Chubby Says Claude Code and Opus 5.5 Have Been His Daily Driver for Two Months and GPT Is "Not Close," but Concedes Computer Use Is Still GPT's Edge; 150+ Replies Focus on Splitting Work by Task and the Same-Day Claude Login Outage
On November 13 at 18:12 Singapore time, AI commentator Chubby (@kimmonismus, about 159K followers, editor-in-chief of Superintel) posted that after a year of switching between Codex/GPT and Claude Code/Opus, Claude Code with Opus 5.5 has been his daily driver for two months: "the most efficient and intelligent model to date," with GPT "good, but not close." He added that Claude's weak spot is computer use, where GPT is "unbeaten," and that he cares more about Claude Duet than ChatGPT dots, though neither is available to him in Europe. In a reply he put his split at about 80% Claude. At writing time the post had about 29K views, 590 likes and 152 replies. It went up during an Anthropic incident that blocked sign-ins to claude.ai and Claude Code from 09:58 to 11:58 UTC. This is one user's opinion and community discussion, not a benchmark.
Tooling1d ago
Replit Agent Can Now Spend for Your Business: It Buys Supplies via Stripe's Link and Visa and Runs Google Ads, With Every Payment and Campaign Launch Approved by the Owner First
On November 12 Replit gave Replit Agent two new abilities. The first is agentic commerce: using what it knows about your business, Agent compares products on merchant sites, fills the cart and prepares checkout, and nothing is charged until you approve the final total in your Link wallet. It is limited to Core and Pro users in the US and to one-time purchases. The second is agentic ads: Agent reads your site or app, drafts ad copy, generates images and recommends a daily budget, then launches a Google Performance Max campaign after your review. It is available to Pro users worldwide. Replit docs say a new Replit-managed ads account needs an average daily budget of at least $15, with ad spend deducted from Replit credits.
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