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OpenAI to buy new Python tools in major AI push to take on Anthropic as competition intensifies

OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence platform, has aimed to built a strong platform against Anthropic. The ChatGPT owner said on Thursday, March 20, 2026, it will acquire Python ...
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OpenAI buys non-AI coding startup to help its AI to program

OpenAI on Thursday announced the acquisition of Astral, the developer of open source Python tools that include uv, Ruff and ty. It says that it plans to integrate them with Codex, its AI coding agent ...

OpenAI、Astralを買収 Python開発支援ツール「Ruff」「uv」を「Codex」へ統合

米OpenAIは3月19日（現地時間）、Python開発者向けの高速なツール群を提供する米Astralを買収することで合意したと発表した。買収総額などの取引の詳細は公表されていない。 　買収の主な目的は、OpenAIのプログラミング支援AI「Codex」の成長を加速させ、単なるコード生成にとどまらず、コードベースの変更計画やツールの実行、結果の検証などの開発ワークフロー全体に参加 ...

Evening digest: Bitcoin steadies, Goldman Sachs to start layoffs in April

Bitcoin holds near $70K as markets react to Middle East tensions. Goldman Sachs to begin phased layoffs starting April. OpenAI buys Astral; Uber teams with Rivian on robotaxis. On Thursday, Bitcoin ...