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

OpenAI is consolidating its ChatGPT app, Codex coding platform, and Atlas browser into a single desktop application, the company’s CEO of Applications Fidji Simo announced at an internal all-hands ...

OpenAI said on Thursday it will acquire Astral, as the ChatGPT maker doubles down on artificial intelligence-powered coding ...

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

March 19 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Thursday it will acquire Python toolmaker Astral, as the ChatGPT owner looks to strengthen its portfolio against rival Anthropic and gain more share in the ...