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OpenAI buys NextSlide to put AI slide decks directly inside ChatGPT
The Decoder · Aug 10, 2026 · 2 min read
The line between chatbot and office suite just got thinner. OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, a startup that built tools f...
Topic: acquisitions
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Startups
OpenAI quietly absorbed presentation startup NextSlide months ago
TechCrunch AI · Aug 8, 2026 · 2 min read
OpenAI has been sitting on a small but telling acquisition for months without anyone noticing. NextSlide, a startup tha...
Startups
Cognition acquires Poke in 9-figure deal to make AI coding assistant Devin feel like a friend
TechCrunch AI · Jul 24, 2026 · 2 min read
Cognition, the AI coding startup behind Devin, just acquired The Interaction Company of California — the makers of Poke...
Startups
Anthropic held $11B buyout talks with Physical Intelligence before denial
TechCrunch AI · Jul 22, 2026 · 2 min read
The rumor that spread like wildfire over the weekend—that Anthropic was acquiring robotics unicorn Physical Intelligenc...
Product
OpenAI buys Rockset to fix AI's biggest blind spot: your data
OpenAI Blog · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
OpenAI just acquired Rockset, a real-time analytics database company, in a deal that signals exactly where the AI giant...