OpenAI has [1]acquired Software Applications Incorporated , the 12-person startup behind Sky -- an AI interface for Mac computers that can understand on-screen context and perform tasks across apps. The deal follows OpenAI's recent acquisitions of [2]Statsig and [3]Jony Ive's io . CNBC reports:

> The startup's product called Sky allows users of Mac computers to prompt it with natural language to get help with writing, coding, planning and managing their days, OpenAI said in a [4]blog post . Sky can take actions through apps and understands what's on a user's screen.

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> "Sky's deep integration with the Mac accelerates our vision of bringing AI directly into the tools people use every day," Nick Turley, the head of ChatGPT at OpenAI, said in a statement. Software Applications was founded in 2023, and the company unveiled Sky in May. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman contributed to the startup's $6.5 million seed funding round, according to [5]its website .



[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/openai-buys-ai-startup-software-applications-incorporated.html

[2] https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/02/1955214/openai-to-acquire-product-testing-startup-statsig-appoints-cto-of-applications

[3] https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/21/1710237/openai-acquires-jony-ives-startup-in-65-billion-deal-to-create-ai-devices

[4] https://openai.com/index/openai-acquires-software-applications-incorporated/

[5] https://software.inc/html/About%20Us