Anthropic Rehires Key Coding Product Leaders from Anysphere

Jul 17, 2025
The Verge
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Summary

In a surprising move, Anthropic rehires Boris Cherny and Cat Wu, key leaders behind its coding product Claude Code, just two weeks after they departed for Anysphere, the company behind Cursor.

Key Points

  • Anthropic hires back two employees, Boris Cherny and Cat Wu, from Anysphere
  • Cherny and Wu were leaders of Anthropic's coding product, Claude Code
  • They left Anthropic for Anysphere, the developer of Cursor, just two weeks ago

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