OpenAI to buy Python toolmaker Astral to take on Anthropic

The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the deal, but said the acquisition will bring Astral's suite of developer tools into the Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O), opens new tabstartup's AI coding system, Codex. Sign up here. Sam Altman-led OpenAI, which launched its Codex platform last year, is stepping up competition, as Anthropic has gained traction with its Claude Code tool among software developers. OpenAI launched a desktop appfor its coding tools earlier this year. OpenAI to buy Python toolmake ...