OpenAI Acquihires Alex Team Behind Xcode AI Coding Assistant
OpenAI has brought on the team behind Alex—an AI assistant for Apple’s Xcode—into its Codex division, enhancing its iOS and macOS coding capabilities.
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OpenAI has brought on the team behind Alex—an AI assistant for Apple’s Xcode—into its Codex division, enhancing its iOS and macOS coding capabilities.
Tesla shareholders will vote in November on allowing the company to invest in Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI—potentially bolstering Tesla’s AI, robotics, and autonomy ambitions.
Snapchat unveils Imagine Lens, its first open-prompt AI image tool. Snapchat+ Platinum & Lens+ users can now craft, edit, and remix Snaps using custom text prompts.
Sierra, founded by OpenAI Chair Bret Taylor and ex-Google exec Clay Bavor, raised $350M in Series funding, valuing the AI agent startup at $10B.
Vivrelle, Revolve & FWRD debut Ella, an AI-powered stylist that curates full outfits—just chat things like “bachelorette weekend outfit,” and shop across all three brands in one Vivrelle checkout.
OpenAI unveils the Jobs Platform, an AI-powered hiring tool matching talent with employers—including small businesses and governments. Certified via OpenAI Academy. Launch expected mid-2026.
Augment, launched by Deliverr co-founder Harish Abbott, secured $85M Series A led by Redpoint, boosting its AI assistant Augie to automate freight workflows—from bids to billing.
Google Photos adds Veo 3-powered Photo-to-Video: U.S. users can turn still images into four-second silent clips via the new Create tab. Higher generation limits for AI Pro & Ultra.
Captions rebrands as Mirage, transitioning from creator-focused video tools toward building multimodal foundational models for short-form video, unifying its creator app and Mirage Studio under a research-driven vision.
Atlassian acquires The Browser Company—maker of Arc and AI-powered Dia—for $610M in cash, aiming to transform the browser into a productivity hub for knowledge workers.