Overview
- OpenAI confirmed it bought Software Applications Incorporated, the roughly 12-person team behind the unreleased Mac app Sky.
- The company says Sky’s deep macOS integration will be folded into ChatGPT instead of shipping Sky as a standalone product.
- Sky was designed as a floating, macOS-native interface that can understand on-screen context and perform actions across apps.
- Financial terms were not disclosed; the startup had raised about $6.5 million, and OpenAI disclosed that Sam Altman held a passive interest.
- The deal was led by Nick Turley and Fidji Simo with approval from OpenAI’s independent board committees, reinforcing a broader desktop push that also includes the new ChatGPT Atlas browser.