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OpenAI to acquire developer-tools startup Pierre Computer, Axios reports

According to a post on X by @axios, OpenAI will acquire developer-tools startup Pierre Computer, whose technology already runs in Codex. The plan is to integrate Pierre's Code Storage into Codex. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and Pierre's open-source projects will stay open. The post describes the move as taking OpenAI from writing code into hosting it, an area long held by Microsoft's GitHub.

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According to a post on X by @axios, OpenAI will acquire developer-tools startup Pierre Computer, whose technology already runs in Codex. The plan is to integrate Pierre's Code Storage into Codex. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and Pierre's open-source projects will stay open. The post describes the move as taking OpenAI from writing code into hosting it, an area long held by Microsoft's GitHub.

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Axios reports OpenAI will buy Pierre Computer, whose technology already runs in Codex, and integrate its Code Storage; terms weren't disclosed and Pierre's open-source projects stay open. The move pushes OpenAI from writing code into hosting it, ground long held by Microsoft's GitHub. Developers should expect...

Developers who use Codex may eventually see code storage built into the tool, which would put OpenAI in more direct competition with GitHub over where code lives. Watch for official announcements on what Code Storage will offer and how Pierre's open-source projects are handled after the deal. The undisclosed terms mean the deal's size is not yet known.

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