Change log

Amp launches an Android app

Amp's mobile app, previously on iOS and macOS, becomes available on Android, with threads, portals and changes views.

Sierra is available on Google Cloud Marketplace

Companies can buy Sierra through Google Cloud Marketplace, with qualifying purchases counting toward existing Google Cloud commitments.

Amp orbs can run on self-hosted infrastructure

Teams can run an orb provider inside their own infrastructure (Docker, E2B, Kubernetes and others) so Amp spawns, pauses and deletes orbs on compute they control.

Junie Local supports NVIDIA RTX Spark and its Windows support becomes stable

Junie Local, JetBrains' free on-device coding agent, runs on NVIDIA RTX Spark machines, and Windows support for 24 GB RTX cards moves from experimental to stable.

Pika launches a plugin that brings its apps and models into ChatGPT

A Pika plugin brings Pika's creative apps and generative models into ChatGPT on desktop and web, with a side-panel studio connected to the user's Pika library.

Replit offers Bring Your Own Cloud for enterprises

Enterprises can run the full Replit platform in their own cloud tenant (private preview), host published apps there, or export images to self-host (early access).

GPT-5.5 retires from Codex for ChatGPT sign-ins

GPT-5.5 is removed from Codex for users signed in with ChatGPT; API-key sessions and the OpenAI API are unaffected, and users are pointed to GPT-6.1 Sol.

AI Agent on Socials becomes generally available

After a beta, Gorgias AI Agent now answers on Instagram DMs, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp for all AI Agent customers, with same-thread handover to the team.

Ona Cloud will shut down on October 31, 2026

Following Ona's move to OpenAI, Ona Cloud winds down on October 31, 2026; new sign-ups have closed, October payments and unused credits will be refunded, and users are pointed to Codex Cloud.

OpenHands agents can run on DigitalOcean from Agent Canvas

With OpenHands 1.27.0, developers can create and manage DigitalOcean-hosted agents in isolated microVM sandboxes directly from Agent Canvas.

Kiro comes into scope for FedRAMP Class C

Kiro is in scope for FedRAMP Class C in the AWS US East (N. Virginia) Region, opening it to US government workloads with those requirements.

Bolt on mobile adds previews, project management and publishing

Bolt's mobile experience adds full-screen previews, project management, publishing and version restore from a phone; code view, visual edits and the database stay desktop-only. Dated to the start of the release-notes week (Oct 12 - 18).

Google ends sales of new Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise subscriptions

From October 9, 2026, new Standard and Enterprise subscriptions can no longer be purchased; existing subscriptions auto-renew through 2026, auto-renewal ends in 2027, and Google points customers to Antigravity.

Replit Desktop for Windows enters private preview

Replit Desktop can build and run apps locally on Windows PCs in private preview, with each Agent build in a sandbox powered by Microsoft Execution Containers and NVIDIA OpenShell.

Warp Factories adds Microsoft Teams and Azure DevOps support

Warp Factories can take work from Microsoft Teams channels and from Azure DevOps work items and pull requests.

Cursor's iOS app can remotely control local agents

Remote Control lets users see and reply to agents running on their own computer from the Cursor iOS app; it is on by default except for Enterprise organizations.

Runway becomes available inside OpenAI's Dots

Runway is available in OpenAI's Dots, where it can carry out a planned video shoot overnight.

WRITER desktop apps for Mac and Windows discontinued

WRITER discontinued its desktop app as of September 30, 2026 and recommends using WRITER Agent via the web application.

Voice AI agents become generally available

Zendesk made voice AI agents generally available for Zendesk voice customers, with end-to-end phone automation, handoff to human agents, transcripts, and support for 53 languages.

New default policy for Copilot features arrives for Business and Enterprise

Admins can set a global default policy for generally available Copilot features; for 28 days it is configurable without affecting user access.

Claude Code cloud sessions become generally available

Cloud sessions, previously Claude Code on the web, are now generally available for Pro, Max, Team, and eligible Enterprise users.

Factory adds Factory Private for VPC, on-premises and air-gapped deployment

Factory introduces two deployment models, Factory Managed and Factory Private, the latter for VPCs, on-premises and air-gapped networks.

Pika relaunches as a unified platform for video, image, and sound

The redesigned platform brings video, image, and sound generation into one place with more than 25 creative apps; existing users keep their login, subscription, and past generations.

Replit becomes usable from desktop MCP clients

Through the Replit MCP server, compatible desktop clients can create, inspect, update, and publish Replit apps.

Gemini launches a Windows app

The Gemini Windows app launched for Windows 10 or later, with Alt + Space opening Gemini from any app.

Gemini Code Assist stops new console purchases for billing accounts without a subscription

New Gemini Code Assist subscriptions can no longer be bought through the Google Cloud console by billing accounts that do not already have an active subscription.

Copilot Business and Enterprise sign-ups reopen with upfront seat payment

GitHub began gradually reopening Business and Enterprise sign-ups for card and PayPal customers, now requiring payment per seat before access.

Self-hosted machines keep agent tool execution inside your network

Codebases, build outputs, and secrets stay on internal machines; team pools scale self-hosted workers with demand.