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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.
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OpenAI buys Python toolmaker Astral to bolster Codex vs. Anthropic

OpenAI has agreed to acquire Astral, a startup behind widely used Python development tools, in a deal designed to sharpen its Codex coding assistant as competition with Anthropic intensifies. The ...
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OpenAI to strengthen its Codex coding agent through acquisition of Astral

The acquisition of Astral comes at a time when OpenAI is rapidly growing it developer platform. Since the start of this year, Codex has seen its usage increase five-fold, and it now boasts over 2 ...

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.

GPT-5.4 Codex Subagents for Parallel Coding Tasks & More

Sam Altman says ChatGPT Codex subagents outperform Claude Code, using plain-language triggers and configurable agent files for PR reviews and debugging workflows.
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OpenAI Releases Dedicated Codex Coding App For Microsoft Windows

OpenAI launches Codex for Windows, letting developers run multiple AI coding agents, automate testing tasks, and sync projects seamlessly across Mac and Windows.