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I replaced VS Code with Cursor v2, and it's absolutely phenomenal

For the longest time, I didn’t understand why Cursor had to be a dedicated app built on VS Code when it could have just been an extension. It didn’t seem to add much beyond an AI copilot layer on top ...
Geeky Gadgets

AI Battle: VS Code Takes on Cursor with Major AI Updates

In a bid to enhance its AI-assisted coding capabilities, VS Code has recently introduced a suite of new features that directly compete with Cursor, a fork of VS Code known for its advanced AI ...

Exclusive: Cursor acquires code review startup Graphite as AI coding competition heats up

Cursor is buying code review startup Graphite in a deal that brings together two popular tools in AI-powered software ...
GeekWire

‘Massive productivity booster’: Seattle developers on how Cursor is changing the way they code

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Jun 25, 2025 at 8:20 ...
9to5Mac

Apple trained an LLM to teach itself good UI code in SwiftUI

In a new study, a group of Apple researchers describe a very interesting approach they took to, basically, get an open-source model to teach itself how to build good user interface code in SwiftUI.