Indian vibe-coding startup Emergent triples valuation to $300M with $70M fundraise

The funding comes as the startup claims it has scaled ARR to $50 million, and is targeting $100 million by April 2026.

Vibe coding startup Emergent has raised $70 million, led by Khosla and SoftBank

AI has made it possible for a novice to whip up apps from scratch. Emergent recently raised $70 million in funding from ...

I used Claude Code to vibe code a Mac app in 8 hours, and it was more work than magic

There is no flow state that comes from building a Mac app using AI with Claude Code. If you've ever managed programmers, you know what using Claude Code feels like. It is an enormous force multiplier, ...
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I can’t program at all. My first Vibe coding experiment went shockingly well

After a few minor setbacks, I was able to build a custom website in no time.
Electronic Design

Turning to Generative AI for Some Coding Help

In some sense, it’s comparable to new users of spreadsheets who think they can generate an accounting package. There are good ...
TechCrunch

Google’s vibe-coding tool Opal comes to Gemini

Google’s vibe-coding tool, Opal, is making its way to Gemini. The company on Wednesday said it is integrating the tool, which lets you build AI-powered mini apps, inside the Gemini web app, allowing ...
MIT Technology Review

AI coding is now everywhere. But not everyone is convinced.

Developers are navigating confusing gaps between expectation and reality. So are the rest of us. Depending who you ask, AI-powered coding is either giving software developers an unprecedented ...
Wired

Cursor Launches an AI Coding Tool For Designers

The 300-person startup hopes bringing designers aboard will give it an edge in an increasingly competitive AI software market. Cursor, the wildly popular AI coding startup, is launching a new feature ...
VentureBeat

Anthropic's Claude Code can now read your Slack messages and write code for you

Anthropic has launched a beta integration that connects its fast-growing Claude Code programming agent directly into Slack, allowing software engineers to delegate coding tasks without leaving the ...
Ars Technica

OpenAI CEO declares “code red” as Gemini gains 200 million users in 3 months

The shoe is most certainly on the other foot. On Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly declared a “code red” at the company to improve ChatGPT, delaying advertising plans and other products in the ...
The New York Times

Could Weight Loss Drugs Turn Fat Cats Into Svelte Ozempets?

GLP-1 drugs for pets could be the next frontier for the blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs. By Emily Anthes In just a few short years, new diabetes and weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy ...
Reuters

Amazon pushes in-house AI coding tool Kiro over competitors', memo shows

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Amazon suggested its engineers eschew AI code generation tools from third-party companies in favor of its own, a move to bolster its proprietary Kiro service, which ...