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April 16, 2026

Lovable scrambles under pressure from Anthropic

Engineers work through the night to prepare new releases


Leaked screenshots appeared to show Anthropic working on a Lovable-like feature

Staff at Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable worked through the night to push out a product update, after evidence emerged that US AI giant Anthropic was building a rival to its core offering, Sifted has learned.

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Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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