Tag: arc

The Browser Company, maker of Arc and Dia, is being acquired

image via theverge.com
image via theverge.com

Mike Cannon-Brookes, the CEO of enterprise software giant Atlassian, was one of the first users of the Arc browser. Over the last several years, he has been a prolific bug reporter and feature requester. Now he’ll own the thing: Atlassian is acquiring The Browser Company, the New York-based startup that makes both Arc and the new AI-focused Dia browser. Atlassian is paying $610 million in cash for The Browser Company, and plans to run it as an independent entity.

https://www.theverge.com/web/770947/browser-company-arc-dia-acquired-atlassian

Arc Search for Android is now available in beta

image via 9to5google.com
image via 9to5google.com

Arc Search is an alternative mobile browser designed specifically to offer a streamlined, distraction-free web-browsing experience. While the design, animations, and user experience are key selling points it also offers lots of baked-in AI functionality with features like the controversial “Browse for Me.” This summarizes information from multiple websites on a single page by generating an “answer” to yout initial search query.

https://9to5google.com/2024/10/04/arc-search-for-android-is-now-available-in-beta/