OpenAI will acquire Ona to enhance Codex agent capabilities.

OpenAI announced on Thursday that it will acquire the startup Ona. Ona provides secure, pre-configured cloud environments for artificial intelligence agents to access tools, systems, and contextual information. OpenAI stated that Ona's technology will allow its programming assistant Codex to handle longer-running tasks and help more organizations deploy agents into production environments to autonomously complete tasks on behalf of users. OpenAI did not disclose the terms of the acquisition. After the deal is completed, Ona employees will join OpenAI and work within the Codex team.