Modular Agrees to Qualcomm Acquisition; Lattner Reaffirms Mojo Compiler Open-Sourcing 'Later This Year'

Modular·low signal

Modular has agreed to be acquired by Qualcomm, with Chris Lattner promising more details at ModCon in August and reiterating that the closed Mojo compiler will be open-sourced this year (the standard library is already Apache-2.0). Recent Modular releases specifically tout Mojo upgrades that make it easier to write GPU kernels with AI coding agents. For builders chasing a CUDA alternative, the Qualcomm tie-up and pending compiler OSS are the milestones to watch.