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OpenAI to acquire Ona
Expands Codex with secure, customer-controlled cloud infrastructure for long-running agents across software and knowledge work.

TL;DR
- OpenAI is acquiring Ona to enhance its Codex platform.
- Ona's technology provides secure, persistent cloud environments for AI agents.
- This will allow Codex agents to perform long-running tasks beyond single sessions.
- Organizations will have more control over agent execution within their own cloud environments.
- The acquisition aims to facilitate secure deployment of AI agents in production workflows.
- The Ona team will join OpenAI after the acquisition closes.