Meta Buys Conductor, a Startup for Running Coding Agents in Parallel
Meta confirmed it acquired Conductor, a startup founded in 2024 to coordinate AI coding agents. Its cloud service shuts down on November 20.
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Kraft Heinz Sells North American Coffee Unit for $650M
Kraft Heinz agreed to sell its North American coffee business, home to Maxwell House and Gevalia, to One Rock Capital Partners as its CEO pushes a turnaround.
CVS Health Plans to Separate Its Pharmacies From Aetna
CVS Health will break into two companies, one for its pharmacy chain and one for insurance and benefits. The plan comes under pressure from lawmakers and regulators over the size of US health groups.
Anthropic Researchers Outline a Way to Verify Which AI Model Answered
Anthropic published an open source system called FlashProve. It aims to prove with cryptography that an answer came from the model a user thinks they are using.
Palantir Lifts Forecast After 96% Revenue Jump
Palantir reported third-quarter revenue of $2.3 billion and raised its yearly outlook, yet the shares slipped after hours. The report landed in a week of tech selloffs.
Non-Profit Takes Over Britain's 39m Smart Meter Network
Control of the data network behind Great Britain's smart meters has passed from a Capita subsidiary to a not-for-profit successor after years of delays and rising costs.