{"data":{"id":"d16812aa-4951-41cb-a041-98d1243d54e5","title":"Anthropic acquires computer-use AI startup Vercept after Meta poached one of its founders","summary":"Anthropic acquired Vercept, an AI startup that built tools for agentic tasks (AI systems that can independently perform complex actions), including a product called Vy that could control remote computers. Vercept's product will shut down on March 25, with some co-founders joining Anthropic while others, including investor Oren Etzioni, expressed disappointment about the acquisition ending the startup after just over a year.","solution":"N/A -- no mitigation discussed in source.","labels":["industry"],"sourceUrl":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/25/anthropic-acquires-vercept-ai-startup-agents-computer-use-founders-investors/","publishedAt":"2026-02-25T23:49:19.000Z","cveId":null,"cweIds":null,"cvssScore":null,"cvssSeverity":null,"severity":"info","attackType":[],"issueType":"news","affectedPackages":null,"affectedVendors":["Anthropic"],"affectedVendorsRaw":["Anthropic","Vercept","Meta","Google","Claude"],"classifierModel":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001","classifierPromptVersion":"v3","cvssVector":null,"attackVector":null,"attackComplexity":null,"privilegesRequired":null,"userInteraction":null,"exploitMaturity":null,"epssScore":null,"patchAvailable":null,"disclosureDate":null,"capecIds":null,"crossRefCount":0,"attackSophistication":"moderate","impactType":null,"aiComponentTargeted":"agent","llmSpecific":true,"classifierConfidence":0.85,"researchCategory":null,"atlasIds":null}}