Anthropic acquires Bun to accelerate Claude Code infrastructure
The $1 billion revenue startup buys the JavaScript runtime to vertically integrate its coding agents.
Vertical integration of the coding stack
Anthropic, the AI safety and research lab, announced its first major acquisition on Tuesday, purchasing Bun, a high-performance JavaScript runtime. The deal follows the disclosure that Anthropic’s Claude Code product has reached $1 billion in annualized run-rate revenue just six months after its public launch. The acquisition signals Anthropic’s transition from a pure research lab to a platform company building the infrastructure required for autonomous development.
Bun, known for being significantly faster than the standard Node.js runtime, will be integrated into the Claude ecosystem. This technical synergy addresses a critical bottleneck in AI-generated …
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