**[Cognition Acquires Poke, Buys Two Agent Companies in Three Days]** According to monitoring by Beating, AI programming company Cognition has acquired The Interaction Company, the developer of personal AI Agent Poke. Poke operates directly within text messaging, proactively sending reminders, following up on tasks, and helping users manage their schedules. The product will continue to operate and will later integrate with Cognition's models and infrastructure. Over the past three months, Poke has processed more than 100 million messages and has hundreds of thousands of users. It is also the first third-party AI Agent approved to integrate with Apple Messages for Business, allowing users to interact with it directly in iMessage. This marks Cognition's second acquisition in three days. On July 20, the company acquired the TierZero team. TierZero specializes in post-launch software operations automation, including early fault detection, incident handling, and ensuring system stability. These capabilities will be integrated into Devin, reducing the time engineers spend managing incidents. Last year, Cognition also acquired the AI programming tool Windsurf. Following three consecutive acquisitions, its product scope has expanded from coding and IDEs to software operations and personal daily Agents. [Original Article Link]