AI

Meta built its AI reputation on openness — that may be changing

AI /

Top members of Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab discussed pivoting away from the company’s powerful open-source AI model, Behemoth, and instead developing a closed model, reports The New York Times.  Sources told The Times that Meta had completed training on Behemoth, but delayed its release due to underwhelming internal performance. When the new Superintelligence Lab launched, […]

Meta built its AI reputation on openness — that may be changing Read More »

Cognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, acquires Windsurf

AI /

Cognition, the startup behind the viral AI coding agent Devin, announced in a blog post on Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf. The announcement comes just days after Google hired away Windsurf’s CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and research leaders in a $2.4 billion deal, a

Cognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, acquires Windsurf Read More »

Rainmaker partners with Atmo to squeeze more rain from clouds

AI /

Cloud seeding startup Rainmaker is partnering with Atmo, an AI-powered meteorology startup, the companies exclusively told TechCrunch. The two operate on complementary ends of the weather system: Atmo studies atmospheric patterns to forecast weather events, while Rainmaker digests such data in an attempt to squeeze more precipitation out of weather systems. Under the partnership, Atmo

Rainmaker partners with Atmo to squeeze more rain from clouds Read More »

Windsurf’s CEO goes to Google; OpenAI’s acquisition falls apart

AI /

OpenAI’s deal to acquire the viral AI coding startup Windsurf fell apart on Friday, according to The Verge. In a shocking twist, Google DeepMind is now hiring Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and some of the startup’s top AI coding talent. A Google spokesperson confirmed the hiring of Windsurf’s leaders in a statement

Windsurf’s CEO goes to Google; OpenAI’s acquisition falls apart Read More »

AI coding tools may not speed up every developer, study shows

AI /

Software engineer workflows have been transformed in recent years by an influx of AI coding tools like Cursor and GitHub Copilot, which promise to enhance productivity by automatically writing lines of code, fixing bugs, and testing changes. The tools are powered by AI models from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic, and xAI that have rapidly increased

AI coding tools may not speed up every developer, study shows Read More »