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**[OpenAI Acquires Real-Time Database InstantDB Team to Strengthen AI Agent Infrastructure]** According to CryptoBriefing, OpenAI has acquired the team behind the real-time database platform InstantDB. The platform previously served over 17,000 users and 400,000 applications, handling approximately 2.5 billion transactions. InstantDB provides Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) products to help developers manage real-time data synchronization. Existing users are required to migrate their cloud-hosted applications by August 31, 2027, while the open-source code will remain available for self-deployment. InstantDB was an incubated project of Y Combinator in 2022. The founding team will join OpenAI to enhance the infrastructure for AI agent applications. This move aligns with the need for persistent state management, real-time data read/write capabilities, and concurrent conflict resolution in AI agents, which matches InstantDB's expertise in real-time data synchronization infrastructure.