OpenAI to acquire Ona to support its AI coding assistant, Codex

CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman walks through the Hart Senate Office Building, following meetings on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 3, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters OpenAI on Thursday announced it will acquire Ona , a startup that provides secure, pre-configured cloud environments where artificial intelligence agents can access tools, systems and context. Ona's technology will allow OpenAI's coding assistant, Codex , to take on longer-running tasks, OpenAI said. …