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Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor

TechCrunch • Wed, 04 Nov 2026

The startup allows software engineers to deploy teams of agents to work on various aspects of a project simultaneously.

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The startup allows software engineers to deploy teams of agents to work on various aspects of a project simultaneously.

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The startup allows software engineers to deploy teams of agents to work on various aspects of a project simultaneously.

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