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Announcing Vite 7

Vite 7 is now available, marking 5 years since the first commit. Weekly downloads have reached 31 million.. This year’s ViteConf will be held in person for the first time, in Amsterdam on October 9–10.. Vite is working with VoidZero on a new Rust-based bundler called Rolldown, which will soon replace the current one for faster builds.. You can already try Rolldown by using the rolldown-vite package — it's a drop-in replacement.. A new Vite DevTools is also in development, through a partnership between VoidZero and NuxtLabs, to offer better debugging and project analysis..

Cursor launches a web app to manage AI coding agents | TechCrunch

Cursor has launched a web app that lets users manage AI coding agents directly from their browser on desktop or mobile.. Users can assign coding tasks (like writing features or fixing bugs) using natural language and monitor progress or merge completed changes.. This follows earlier launches of Cursor’s background agents and a Slack integration, making it easier to delegate tasks via @Cursor.. Cursor is used by over half of the Fortune 500, has reached $500M in annual recurring revenue, and now offers a $200/month Pro tier.. The web app is available to all paying customers with agent access (excluding free tier users) and is part of Cursor’s plan to expand its usefulness beyond just an IDE..

Vibe-coding startup Windsurf launches in-house AI models | TechCrunch

Windsurf has launched its own AI models named SWE-1, SWE-1-lite, and SWE-1-mini, built for the full software engineering process, not just coding.. SWE-1 will be available only to paid users, while SWE-1-lite and SWE-1-mini will be accessible to both free and paid users.. SWE-1 performs comparably to GPT-4.1 and Claude 3.5 Sonnet but falls behind newer models like Claude 3.7.. Windsurf is shifting from relying on third-party AI models to building its own, expanding beyond just application development..