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Anthropic has acquired Stainless, the SDK generation platform that builds official developer libraries for OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare, in a deal reportedly worth over $300 million. The acquisition immediately removes a critical infrastructure layer from competitors, forcing them to rebuild their SDK pipelines while Anthropic gains full control of the tooling that powers API integrations across the AI industry.
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ChatGPT Finance Dashboard Connects 12,000 Banks as OpenAI Becomes a Fintech Platform
OpenAI launched a personal finance dashboard inside ChatGPT for Pro users, connecting to 12,000+ financial institutions via Plaid. The feature analyzes real transaction data with GPT-5.5, turning ChatGPT from a chatbot into a fintech platform that could compete with Mint and Monarch.
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OpenAI Acquires Voice-Cloning Startup Weights.gg in a Pre-IPO Cleanup
OpenAI quietly acquired Weights.gg, a voice-cloning startup with a catalog of unauthorized celebrity voice models including Taylor Swift and Samuel L. Jackson, then shut down its consumer app and scattered the team. Analysts call it a pre-IPO legal cleanup masquerading as a talent acquisition.