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OpenAI Buys a Hardware Startup to Build Better Code

The claim: OpenAI says acquiring Pierre Computer Company will expand Codex tools for building, understanding, and reviewing code across development environments.

The reality: OpenAI is absorbing a tiny, pre-revenue startup to acquihire three engineers who will spend the next six months folding into a bloated VS Code extension.

Why should I care? You shouldn't
Just another minor acquihire disguised as a corporate takeover that will not change your workflow today.

Read the original: OpenAI to acquire Pierre Computer Company, Inc.

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