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Anthropic Unveils Auto Mode for Claude Code, Giving AI Autonomous Action with Safety Guardrails

Anthropic Unveils Auto Mode for Claude Code, Giving AI Autonomous Action with Safety Guardrails TechCrunch
Anthropic has introduced an "auto mode" for its Claude Code AI, allowing the system to automatically execute actions it deems safe while blocking those that appear risky. The feature, now in research preview, adds a safety layer that checks for dangerous behavior and prompt‑injection attacks before any action runs. Auto mode works with Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Opus 4.6 and is recommended for isolated, sandboxed environments. The rollout targets Enterprise and API users and follows Anthropic’s recent releases of Claude Code Review and Dispatch for Cowork, reflecting a broader industry move toward more autonomous coding tools. Read more

Cursor’s Composer 2 Built on Moonshot AI’s Kimi Model

Cursor’s Composer 2 Built on Moonshot AI’s Kimi Model TechCrunch
Cursor introduced its new coding model, Composer 2, touting frontier-level coding intelligence. An X user quickly flagged that Composer 2 is essentially a rebranded version of Moonshot AI’s open‑source Kimi 2.5, with additional reinforcement learning. Cursor’s vice president of developer education confirmed that the model started from an open‑source base, noting that only a portion of the compute used for the final model came from the original Kimi code. The company defended the use as compliant with Kimi’s license and described the partnership with Moonshot AI as authorized and collaborative. Read more