AI Agents - Page 5
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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Microsoft Treats AI Agents as Insider Risks, Adds Guardian Agents to Watch Them
Microsoft says frontier models "cannot be trusted", though not because they are malicious, and adds Guardian Agents to Project Perception to watch agents.
Notion Rebuilds Its AI Agents With a Computer, Browser and 24-Hour Tasks
Notion's rebuilt AI agents get their own computer and browser and can run for 24 hours. It says its Auto router cuts costs about 90% on its own tests.
Blackwall Reportedly Raises $100M at $2.2B Valuation to Tame AI-Agent Traffic
Estonia's Blackwall raised $100M at a $2.2B valuation to help web hosts police bot and AI-agent traffic, TechCrunch reports. AVP led the Series C.
Modal to Run Sandboxes on NVIDIA Vera CPUs After Early Tests
Modal plans NVIDIA Vera CPUs for Sandboxes after early tests showed up to 2x throughput. Serial gains not always; no rollout date. Mixed fleet via Reuters.
Town Hits $1 Billion Valuation With $108M Series B for Team AI
Town raises a $108M Series B at a $1 billion valuation for collaborative AI assistants called Townies. Paying-customer growth figures are company claims.
MiniMax Rolls Out M3.1 Flash, a Faster, Cheaper Agentic Model
MiniMax’s M3.1 Flash targets agentic tasks with claimed near-3x speed and 70% lower cost. API now; weights later. Benchmarks are MiniMax’s own.
Huntington Bank Launches The 1866 Studio, Built With Google Gemini
Huntington Bank launched The 1866 Studio, an AI small-business OS built with Google Cloud’s Gemini. Early access from 19 Oct; no pricing or user numbers.
Kapital Agrees to Acquire Coding-Agent Startup Woz for $30m
Kapital agrees to buy YC-backed Woz for $30m cash and stock to deepen its AI banking stack. Closing not stated; patented token-reduction is Woz’s claim.
Cairn AI Agents Used to Break Into 100+ Company Sites, Reuters Reports
NorForge found exposed Cairn panels used in attacks. Reuters says one actor hit 100+ sites, including Deere. Cairn's maker says it is not a hacking tool.
Quick Guide: Ask a Grok Bot to Read Your Usage CSV and Suggest Savings
User tip via @tejas3732: export Cursor usage CSV, ask your main Grok Bot where usage goes. His 10-15% claim; check the file before sharing.
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