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OpenAI to expand Codex with Astral acquisition amid AI rivalry

Astral creates Python development tools such as uv, a package and project manager, and Ruff, a linter and formatter.

OpenAI to acquire developer tooling startup Astral in boost for Codex team

OpenAI has made several recent acquisitions, including cybersecurity startup Promptfoo and health-care technology startup Torch.

OpenAI plans to acquire startup Astral to boost Codex abilities

OpenAI's most significant competitors in the AI coding space include Cursor and Anthropic ( ANTHRO ). Cursor is in talks with investors for a funding round that would value the startup at about $50B.
Business Today

OpenAI launches Codex app for Windows with multi-agent coding features

OpenAI has finally launched a Windows version of its Codex app, bringing its AI-powered coding assistant to a broader developer base. This tool will allow developers to coordinate with multiple AI ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI launches Codex, an AI coding agent, in ChatGPT

OpenAI announced on Friday it’s launching a research preview of Codex, the company’s most capable AI coding agent yet. Codex is powered by codex-1, a version of the company’s o3 AI reasoning ...
ZDNet

OpenAI's Codex just got its own Mac app - and anyone can try it for free now

OpenAI launches a Mac-only Codex app as an agent command center. Sandbox controls limit folder writes and network access for safer use. Switching between IDE, terminal, and app keeps context ...