# Meta buys AI coding startup Conductor as big tech races to lock in developers

**Published:** November 5, 2026
**Author:** Manuel Uth
**Source:** The Decoder
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/meta-buys-ai-coding-startup-conductor-as-big-tech-races-to-lock-in-devel

Meta is acquiring AI coding startup Conductor, which lets developers control multiple AI coding agents at once. On the same day, OpenAI announced plans to acquire Pierre Computer, and Anthropic already bought Stainless back in May. The deals follow a pattern: AI models are…

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**Tags:** #OpenAI #Anthropic

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