OpenAI Acquires Astral to Boost Codex Python Tools
OpenAI is acquiring Astral, the company behind uv, Ruff, and ty. The team joins Codex, which has 2M+ weekly users. All tools remain open source.
Replit Raises $400M at $9B to Scale AI Coding
Replit closes a 400M Series D at a 9B valuation, tripling in 6 months. The AI coding platform targets 1B ARR by end of 2026.
OpenAI Codex App Launches on Windows with Free Tier Access
OpenAI released the Codex coding agent app for Windows on March 4, 2026, expanding beyond the Mac-only launch. The app is temporarily free for ChatGPT Free and Go subscribers, with doubled rate limits for all paid tiers