OpenAI scraps multi-app strategy after Anthropic's success: What do prediction markets say about a 2026 IPO?

Microsoft Corp MSFT partner OpenAI is merging ChatGPT, its Codex coding platform, and the Atlas browser into a single desktop “superapp,”. The move comes as executives internally describe the company ...

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 ...

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.
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OpenAI Acquires Python Toolmaker Astral to Bolster Codex Against Claude Code

OpenAI acquires Astral, the Python toolmaker, to enhance Codex AI coding assistant as it competes with Anthropic's Claude Code and Cursor.

OpenAI's Astral deal reveals hidden funding rounds, investor windfall: AI researcher Simon Willison

Independent researcher Simon Willison raises questions about hidden Series A and B rounds, investor windfalls, and whether a key piece of Python infrastructure just became a competitive weapon in the ...
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OpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher

An exclusive conversation with OpenAI’s chief scientist, Jakub Pachocki, about his firm's new grand challenge and the future of AI.