OpenAI to acquire Astral to power its Codex AI agent

Codex is OpenAI’s cloud-based software engineering agent that can work on multiple tasks at the same time, such as answering ...

OpenAI acquires Astral, the Python startup whose tools run on millions of developer machines

OpenAI has acquired Astral, a startup whose essential Python development tools are used by millions. This strategic move aims ...

AI Daily: OpenAI Targets Developer Tooling Startup Astral in Battle Against Anthropic

OpenAI just made one of its boldest counter moves against rival artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic. OpenAI has officially announced it will acquire Astral, a software startup behind popular ...

Inside OpenAI’s Race to Catch Up to Claude Code

Anthropic, a smaller rival started by OpenAI defectors, has found runaway success with its programming agent, Claude Code.

OpenAI wants to be 'Anthropic' as CEO of applications Fidji Simo tells employees in townhall: We cannot miss this moment because we are…

OpenAI is pivoting from broad ambitions to focus on coding tools and enterprise clients, acknowledging competitor Anthropic's ...

OpenAI, Mistral AI release new hardware-efficient language models

OpenAI Group PBC and Mistral AI SAS today introduced new artificial intelligence models optimized for cost-sensitive use cases. OpenAI is rolling out two algorithms called GPT-5.4 mini and GPT 5.4 ...

OpenAI's rumored 'superapp' could finally solve one of my biggest issues with ChatGPT

ZDNET's key takeaways OpenAI is reportedly building a desktop superapp to unify its AI tools. Fragmented apps are limiting how often users like me use these tools. A unified app could reduce friction ...