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 ...

Qualys reports the discovery by their threat research unit of vulnerabilities in the Linux AppArmor system used by SUSE, Debian, Ubuntu, and ...

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

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 ...

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 artificial intelligence ...