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OpenAI has acquired Software Applications Inc., a startup building an AI-powered interface for Mac desktops to improve computer task handling.
Founded in 2023 by former Apple employees who worked on the iPhone's Shortcuts app, bringing expertise in speeding up device functions.
The acquisition includes integrating the startup's tech into ChatGPT and hiring its entire team of about a dozen people.
OpenAI, valued at $500 billion, is aggressively acquiring startups, including recent deals for Statsig and a Jony Ive co-founded startup.
Financial terms were not disclosed, and the move highlights OpenAI's push to enhance AI tools for desktop environments.
OpenAI has acquired Software Applications Inc., a startup focused on developing an AI-powered user interface for Mac desktops. This move is part of OpenAI's broader strategy to enhance how artificial intelligence tools handle tasks on computers.
Founded in 2023 by a team of former Apple Inc. employees, some of whom contributed to the technology behind the iPhone's Shortcuts app—designed to accelerate common smartphone functions—the startup brings valuable expertise. As part of the acquisition, OpenAI intends to integrate the startup's technology into ChatGPT and onboard its entire team of approximately a dozen employees. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
OpenAI, which recently achieved a $500 billion valuation in a secondary share sale, has intensified its acquisition efforts this year. The AI developer previously agreed to purchase product testing company Statsig for $1.1 billion and completed a nearly $6.5 billion acquisition of an AI device startup co-founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive. Both transactions were conducted entirely in stock, and OpenAI has also executed several smaller acquisitions.
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