Robert Tinney, the artist whose airbrushed cover paintings defined the look of Byte magazine, died at the age of 78 on February 1 in Baker, Louisiana, according to a memorial posted on his official website. Meanwhile, the tech world saw Anthropic release its Claude Cowork AI agent software for Windows, and a "QuitGPT" campaign gained traction as users expressed dissatisfaction with ChatGPT.
Tinney was the primary cover artist for Byte from 1975 to the late 1980s, creating over 80 covers. He gave a visual language to personal computing, translating concepts like artificial intelligence and networking into vivid paintings.
Anthropic's Claude Cowork AI agent software for Windows was released on Monday, bringing the file management and task automation tool to approximately 70 percent of the desktop computing market, according to VentureBeat. The Windows version offers "full feature parity" with the macOS version, including file access, multi-step task execution, and plugins. Users can now set global and folder-specific instructions, a feature described as "a game-changer" by developers on Reddit.
In other tech news, the rapid adoption of Austrian developer Peter Steinberger's open-source AI assistant OpenClaw led to the creation of NanoClaw, a lighter, more secure version. OpenClaw, released in November 2025, quickly gained popularity with over 50 modules and broad integrations. However, its "permissionless" architecture raised security concerns, prompting the development of NanoClaw.
Simultaneously, a "QuitGPT" campaign emerged, urging users to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions. Alfred Stephen, a freelance software developer in Singapore, subscribed to ChatGPT Plus in September but grew frustrated with the chatbot's coding abilities and replies. He then discovered the QuitGPT campaign on Reddit. The campaign highlighted a contribution by OpenAI president Greg Brockman to President Donald Trump's super PAC MAGA Inc., and the use of a ChatGPT-4 powered résumé screening tool by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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