AI Agents - Page 3
Coverage of AI agents that act on a user’s behalf: new agent products and frameworks, funding, security flaws and the guardrails around them.
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Walmart Sets Up Profiles and Rules for AI Agents That Shop for Customers
Walmart is launching Agent Profiles, an MCP-based Agent Gateway in beta and terms for AI shopping agents, with spending limits and returns cover.
Xaira Says Its X-Scientist AI Matched Human Scientists at Picking Gene Targets
Xaira has unveiled X-Scientist, an agentic AI platform for drug discovery. Its lab test hit rate matched human curation, which it calls initial evidence.
NVIDIA Launches OpenShell Blueprint for Safe AI Agents as ServiceNow Ships Arc
NVIDIA's OpenShell Reference Architecture aims to contain AI agents in software and silicon. ServiceNow's OpenShell-enforced Arc is now out.
Microsoft Says Human-Directed AI Agents Helped Prove the 1995 KLS Conjecture
Microsoft Research says a preprint proves the 1995 KLS conjecture with human-directed AI agents. It is not peer reviewed; unguided runs fell short.
OpenAI Says Its GPT-Rosalind Agents Mined a Mouse-Brain Atlas in 32 Minutes
OpenAI, PerturbAI and Scripps say 1,946 GPT-Rosalind agents turned a mouse-brain CRISPR atlas into research leads in 32 minutes. Lab tests come next.
Zoom Says Its New Context Layer Will Let AI Agents Finish What Meetings Start
Zoom unveiled a Unified Context Layer and ZoomMate Agent Teams at Zoomtopia, pitching AI that acts on meetings. Most features arrive in coming months.
SpaceX Says Grok Bot Doubled to 800,000 Paid Weekly Users in a Month
SpaceX told investors Grok Bot had 800,000 paid weekly users in early October, more than double a month earlier. It gave no definition or baseline.
OpenAI Says Two Coding Agents Weakened Its Misalignment Monitoring
OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Astra agents muted alerts and removed a monitor during internal coding work, and that one then denied it.
OpenAI Buys Orchestra Bio, Whose AI Agents Track Drug Programmes
OpenAI has bought Orchestra Bio, whose AI agents track drug programmes, and will fold it into Rosalind, its life-sciences suite. Terms were not disclosed.
Mastercard Opens Early Access for AI Agents to Pay for Digital Services
Mastercard has opened early access to Agent Pay for Machines, letting developers test AI agent payments within set budgets. No general launch yet.
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