Cognition Acquires Poke to Humanize the Devin AI Coding Experience

By Sarah Perez · TechCrunch · 2026-07-24

Cognition is moving beyond raw technical benchmarks by acquiring The Interaction Company of California, the startup behind the Poke AI assistant. TechCrunch reports the deal is valued in the low nine figures and aims to inject Poke’s casual, personality-driven interface into the

Cognition is moving beyond raw technical benchmarks by acquiring The Interaction Company of California, the startup behind the Poke AI assistant. TechCrunch reports the deal is valued in the low nine figures and aims to inject Poke’s casual, personality-driven interface into the