AI · AI today, November 6, 2026
Business
Meta buys Conductor, a tool for running several coding agents at once
· Aster editorial team
AI-generated imageMeta acquired Conductor, a startup whose app lets developers run and supervise several AI coding agents at the same time. CEO Charlie Holtz confirmed the deal; the price wasn’t disclosed. Conductor’s cloud service shuts down on November 20, and the desktop app will stop getting new models in early 2027.
Why it matters
Big tech is racing to own the tools developers use, not just the models. Conductor users will need to find an alternative soon.
For the technical crowd
The same day, OpenAI announced it is buying Pierre Computer. Earlier, Anthropic bought Stainless in May and SpaceX closed its $60 billion Cursor acquisition in August.
· Source: The Decoder
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