OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...

OpenAI has acquired Astral, the company behind Python tools uv and Ruff, to integrate them into its Codex platform as it ...

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 ...