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hellobuilderIssue #312 · Jun 2
Wispr's $25M, ChatGPT group chats & Cursor 2.0
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Wispr raises $25M, hits 270 Fortune 500 firms
Voice dictation crosses into the enterprise at a $700M valuation.
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OpenAI launches group chats in ChatGPT
Up to 20 people can now collaborate with AI in one thread.
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Cursor 2.0 ships background refactor agents
Long-horizon agents that open PRs against your repo overnight.
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