The compromised extension attempted to install a persistent SSH backdoor, though the attacker's server is now offline and most backdoor steps failed due to permission errors.
Cursor introduced a new storage system called Continuity to address the packfile dependency bottleneck in large-scale Git hosting.
Cursor has launched a beta version of 'Origin', a code hosting service optimized for AI agent usage, for paid users.
AI code editor Cursor plans to launch a new Git service called Origin this fall.
Supermaven has joined Cursor to further advance AI coding tools together.
Cursor raised a $60 million Series A as it grows into an AI coding tool.
Cursor uses a hidden workspace so AI doesn't interfere with the user's work.
Cursor is moving toward **next action prediction** that anticipates even the next keystroke and action.
Cursor laid out the core challenges it needs to solve for code editing, debugging, and large-scale changes.
Llama-2-70B is cheap for prompt processing, but it's at a disadvantage compared to GPT-3.5 for completion-heavy tasks.
It argues that prompts are closer to **design**, like web design, than to writing.
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