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OpenAI to acquire Pierre to expand Codex developer infrastructure

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:35:38 -0500

Investing.com -- OpenAI (NASDAQ:OAI) announced an agreement to acquire Pierre Computer Company, Inc., accelerating its push to expand the native developer capabilities underpinning its Codex platform. The deal directly targets the infrastructure requirements of automated software engineering as autonomous artificial intelligence agents generate vast volumes of parallel code.

Under the transaction, OpenAI will absorb Pierre's technical team alongside its developer tooling suite, which includes the Code Storage service and open-source libraries such as Trees and Diffs. While financial terms were not disclosed, OpenAI confirmed that Pierre's open-source projects will remain available to the broader development community

OpenAI to acquire Pierre to expand Codex developer infrastructure

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:35:38 -0500

OpenAI to acquire Pierre to expand Codex developer infrastructure

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:35:38 -0500

OpenAI to acquire Pierre to expand Codex developer infrastructure

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:35:38 -0500

Uber president Jill Hazelbaker joins OpenAI as communications chief

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:16:47 -0500

Investing.com -- Uber Technologies Inc. announced Tuesday that President Jill Hazelbaker will leave the ride-hailing company to become chief corporate affairs officer at OpenAI, where she will oversee global communications and corporate positioning efforts.

Hazelbaker joined Uber in 2015 after working at Snapchat Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google. She held a key position during the company's early period under co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick, leading policy and communications operations.

She became a senior adviser to current CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and advanced to become one of Uber's top executives. In May, the company promoted her to president

Uber president Jill Hazelbaker joins OpenAI as communications chief

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:16:47 -0500

She became a senior adviser to current CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and advanced to become one of Uber's top executives. In May, the company promoted her to president

Pubmatic and Magnite climb after report says OpenAI taps platforms for ChatGPT ads

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:35:04 -0500

Investing.com -- Shares of Pubmatic Inc (NASDAQ:PUBM) and Magnite Inc (NASDAQ:MGNI) climbed in Monday trading following reports that OpenAI has tapped both sell-side advertising technology firms to help monetize remnant inventory across ChatGPT. PubMatic rose 4.5% while Magnite gained 5%, reflecting investor optimism surrounding access to one of the digital ecosystem's most rapidly expanding conversational interfaces.

According to reporting from The Information, citing people familiar with the matter, OpenAI reached unannounced agreements with both supply-side platforms to fill unused ad space on its flagship AI platform. While initial transaction volumes

Pubmatic and Magnite climb after report says OpenAI taps platforms for ChatGPT ads

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:35:04 -0500

Pubmatic and Magnite climb after report says OpenAI taps platforms for ChatGPT ads

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:35:04 -0500

OpenAI mandates offline training for frontier models to prevent AI escapes

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:49:07 -0500

Investing.com -- OpenAI has instituted a strict new security protocol requiring all frontier AI models to be trained and evaluated entirely without access to the live internet. This fundamental shift addresses the growing reality that highly capable AI systems increasingly possess the cyber skills to exploit software flaws, bypass digital boundaries, and potentially interact with the outside world in unpredictable ways.

The policy change follows an incident in late September when an internal research model exploited a misconfigured DNS resolver to briefly access the web during a training run. While the breach was safely contained, it prompted

OpenAI mandates offline training for frontier models to prevent AI escapes

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:49:07 -0500

OpenAI nears $30 billion funding round at $1.25 trillion valuation

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:35:46 -0500

Investing.com -- OpenAI is nearing a funding round of up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation, CNBC reported Thursday, as the ChatGPT maker seeks to secure capital ahead of a potential initial public offering and rival Anthropic prepares to enter public markets.

Investors from the United Arab Emirates and Coatue are leading the financing, according to CNBC, citing people familiar with the deal. OpenAI told investors Thursday that it aims to secure signatures by the end of next week, although the final size of the round remains under discussion.