Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role
VCs remain thirsty to fund AI coding startups. This one, founded by investor, Chamath Palihapitiya, is no exception.
Cursor now has a mobile app for guiding your coding agent on the go
Cursor has launched a new mobile app for remote oversight over coding agents.
Cognition’s Scott Wu says AI coding agents shouldn’t replace humans
Cognition makes Devin, the first and arguably most successful AI coding agent. But famed coder Wu says it isn’t designed to supplant human programmers.
AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation
As Cognition reaches $492 million in annualized revenue run rate, it more than doubled its valuation in eight months, it says.
Google launches Antigravity 2.0 with an updated desktop app and CLI tool
Google is debuting a new AI Ultra plan priced at $100, which will give users 5x more usage limit than the AI Pro plan alongside Antigravity 2.0 launch.
Airbnb says AI now writes 60% of its new code
Airbnb also said its customer support AI bot now handles 40% of issues without escalating to a human agent.
The App Store is booming again, and AI may be why
New data from Appfigures shows a swell of new app launches in 2026, suggesting AI tools could be fueling a mobile software boom.
Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges
Returning backers a16z and Thrive are expected to lead the round.
For open-source programs, AI coding tools are a mixed blessing
AI coding tools have enabled a flood of bad code that threatens to overwhelm many projects. Building new features is easier but maintaining them is just as hard.
Claude Code is coming to Slack, and that’s a bigger deal than it sounds
Anthropic launches Claude Code in Slack, letting developers delegate coding tasks from chat threads. It’s part of a shift toward AI-embedded collaboration that could reshape software workflows.