Anthropic acquires computer-use AI startup Vercept after Meta poached one of its founders

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.