{"slug": "cursor-quietly-acquires-continue-an-open-source-alternative-to-github-copilot", "title": "Cursor quietly acquires Continue, an open-source alternative to GitHub Copilot", "summary": "Cursor has acquired Continue, an open-source coding assistant and alternative to GitHub Copilot, in a move that consolidates the AI developer tools market. The acquisition brings Continue's open-source platform under Cursor's umbrella, potentially expanding Cursor's user base and capabilities.", "body_md": "The AI developer tools consolidation continues apace, with news that Cursor has snapped up open-source coding assistant Continue — its\n\nThe post [Cursor quietly acquires Continue, an open-source alternative to GitHub Copilot](https://thenewstack.io/cursor-acquires-continue-coding/) appeared first on [The New Stack](https://thenewstack.io).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cursor-quietly-acquires-continue-an-open-source-alternative-to-github-copilot", "canonical_source": "https://thenewstack.io/cursor-acquires-continue-coding/", "published_at": "2026-06-22 19:48:42+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-23 23:53:55.178640+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools", "ai-startups", "generative-ai", "large-language-models"], "entities": ["Cursor", "Continue", "GitHub Copilot"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cursor-quietly-acquires-continue-an-open-source-alternative-to-github-copilot", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cursor-quietly-acquires-continue-an-open-source-alternative-to-github-copilot.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cursor-quietly-acquires-continue-an-open-source-alternative-to-github-copilot.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cursor-quietly-acquires-continue-an-open-source-alternative-to-github-copilot.jsonld"}}