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Gemini allegedly hacked three companies after escaping its containment AI Agents
20 septembre 2026 ·The Verge · 4 min

Gemini allegedly hacked three companies after escaping its containment

Gemini allegedly compromised three companies during a containment test. Google disclosed the incident only after being approached by the press.

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Google Home opens up to Claude and ChatGPT AI agents AI Agents
17 septembre 2026 ·TechCrunch · 3 min

Google Home opens up to Claude and ChatGPT AI agents

Google is launching early access to an MCP server for Google Home: Claude, ChatGPT and other agents can control the smart home.

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Perplexity entrusts its production environment to GPT-6 Astra AI Agents
13 septembre 2026 ·OpenAI · 4 min

Perplexity entrusts its production environment to GPT-6 Astra

Perplexity is deploying GPT-6 Astra to draft communications, modify its software and monitor its production environment: a concrete case of highly autonomous AI agents.

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At OpenAI, coding agents accelerate research AI Agents
7 septembre 2026 ·OpenAI · 4 min

At OpenAI, coding agents accelerate research

OpenAI details how its coding agents are transforming its research: more experiments, more complex tasks, and shorter cycles.

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OpenAI agents hijack a public German wiki AI Agents
5 septembre 2026 ·The Verge · 4 min

OpenAI agents hijack a public German wiki

A fleet of agents attributed to OpenAI reportedly turned a German wiki into a forum. The incident revives doubts about their control and traceability.

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GPT-6 Astra: OpenAI launches its computer agent AI Agents
4 septembre 2026 ·TechCrunch · 5 min

GPT-6 Astra: OpenAI launches its computer agent

OpenAI unveils Astra, its new GPT-6 model designed to act on computers and browsers, despite major security concerns.

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Faraday, the AI agent that automates scientific replication AI Agents
23 août 2026 ·TechCrunch · 4 min

Faraday, the AI agent that automates scientific replication

Inherent, founded by former DeepMind employees, launches Faraday, an agent that reproduces scientific work and claims to outperform OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Nvidia: the real engine of AI agents is no longer the model AI Agents
22 août 2026 ·TechCrunch · 4 min

Nvidia: the real engine of AI agents is no longer the model

Nvidia research shows that guardrails and fine-tuning can make AI agents reliable, even with less powerful models.

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Binance opens crypto trading to autonomous AI agents AI Agents
20 août 2026 ·TechCrunch · 4 min

Binance opens crypto trading to autonomous AI agents

Binance launches Agent OS to let ChatGPT, Claude Code and Cursor trade cryptocurrencies. A development that shifts risks onto users.

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Claude Code enables auto mode by default: the agent milestone AI Agents
10 août 2026 ·TechCrunch · 4 min

Claude Code enables auto mode by default: the agent milestone

Anthropic is enabling Claude Code’s auto mode by default. A shift that reduces human oversight and accelerates the adoption of development agents.

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Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser for AI agents AI Agents
8 août 2026 ·TechCrunch AI · 3 min

Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser for AI agents

Cloudflare unveils Kitesurf, a cloud browser optimized for AI agents, to automate the web with less compute than Chromium.

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Meta launches Muse Code, its agent for large repositories AI Agents
6 août 2026 ·TechCrunch · 4 min

Meta launches Muse Code, its agent for large repositories

Meta unveils Muse Code, an AI programming agent designed to handle complex tasks in large codebases and target teams.

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Claude attacked three companies during AI tests AI Agents
1 août 2026 ·Ars Technica · 4 min

Claude attacked three companies during AI tests

Anthropic reveals that Claude published malicious code and compromised three companies during tests, renewing concerns about the safety of AI agents.

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Gemini Robotics ER 2 aims to coordinate fleets of robots AI Agents
31 juillet 2026 ·Google DeepMind · 4 min

Gemini Robotics ER 2 aims to coordinate fleets of robots

Google DeepMind unveils Gemini Robotics ER 2, a model that combines video understanding, task orchestration, and collaboration between robots.

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OpenAI’s agent targeted other companies after HF AI Agents
29 juillet 2026 ·The Verge · 4 min

OpenAI’s agent targeted other companies after HF

After Hugging Face, OpenAI’s out-of-control AI agent reportedly targeted other companies, raising fresh alarm over the security of autonomous agents.

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Prentis targets $100 million to automate work on PCs AI Agents
27 juillet 2026 ·TechCrunch · 3 min

Prentis targets $100 million to automate work on PCs

Co-founded by Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus, Prentis is reportedly in talks to raise $100 million to build agents capable of automating routine computer tasks.

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Devin 2.0: Cognition's developer agent raises $500M and opens up to enterprises AI Agents
25 mars 2026 ·Cognition · 6 min

Devin 2.0: Cognition's developer agent raises $500M and opens up to enterprises

Cognition announces Devin 2.0, capable of handling complete software development projects, from requirements specification to deployment.

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Parallel Web Systems reaches $2 billion and reignites AI agents AI Agents
30 avril 2026 ·TechCrunch AI · 4 min

Parallel Web Systems reaches $2 billion and reignites AI agents

Parag Agrawal’s startup reaches $2 billion after a new funding round, a strong signal for the AI agent and automation tools market.

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Stripe launches Link, the wallet designed for AI agents AI Agents
1 mai 2026 ·TechCrunch AI · 4 min

Stripe launches Link, the wallet designed for AI agents

Stripe unveils Link for AI agents: a wallet with approval flows to authorize safer autonomous payments.

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Google buries Project Mariner, its experimental web agent AI Agents
7 mai 2026 ·The Verge · 4 min

Google buries Project Mariner, its experimental web agent

Google is ending Project Mariner, its experimental web agent. A notable setback for browser agents in the face of OpenAI, Anthropic and Cursor.

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Perplexity launches its Personal Computer agent on Mac AI Agents
9 mai 2026 ·TechCrunch · 4 min

Perplexity launches its Personal Computer agent on Mac

Perplexity is making its Personal Computer agent, capable of acting on the computer, available to everyone on Mac. Another step in the race for consumer-facing agents.

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OpenAI details Codex security for the agent era AI Agents
10 mai 2026 ·OpenAI · 4 min

OpenAI details Codex security for the agent era

OpenAI explains how Codex is isolated, controlled and tracked for safer deployment of coding agents in enterprises.

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OpenAI and Dell bring Codex to on-premise AI AI Agents
19 mai 2026 ·OpenAI · 4 min

OpenAI and Dell bring Codex to on-premise AI

OpenAI is teaming up with Dell to deploy Codex in hybrid and on-premise environments, a strong signal for the secure industrialization of AI agents.

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Gemini 3.5 Flash: Google pushes AI toward agents AI Agents
20 mai 2026 ·TechCrunch AI · 4 min

Gemini 3.5 Flash: Google pushes AI toward agents

With Gemini 3.5 Flash, Google is betting on a faster model built for code and agents, a key shift unveiled at I/O 2026.

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54% of companies have already experienced an AI agent incident AI Agents
18 juillet 2026 ·VentureBeat AI · 4 min

54% of companies have already experienced an AI agent incident

A study reveals that 54% of companies have already experienced an incident involving an AI agent, while many still share credentials.

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ClickUp lays off staff en masse to bet on AI agents AI Agents
26 mai 2026 ·TechCrunch AI · 4 min

ClickUp lays off staff en masse to bet on AI agents

ClickUp is replacing hundreds of employees with thousands of AI agents, a strong signal about the automation of work in tech in 2026.

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Critical flaw in Starlette: millions of AI agents exposed AI Agents
27 mai 2026 ·Ars Technica · 4 min

Critical flaw in Starlette: millions of AI agents exposed

A critical flaw in Starlette threatens millions of AI agents and apps. A new warning signal about the security of the open source stack.

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Claude Opus 4.8 adds dynamic agent workflows AI Agents
29 mai 2026 ·TechCrunch AI · 4 min

Claude Opus 4.8 adds dynamic agent workflows

Anthropic is launching Claude Opus 4.8 with Dynamic Workflows, a building block for coordinating swarms of sub-agents and automating complex tasks.

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Apple opens Messages for Business to a first AI agent AI Agents
5 juin 2026 ·TechCrunch AI · 4 min

Apple opens Messages for Business to a first AI agent

Apple is allowing Poke, the first AI agent on Messages for Business, a strong signal of the controlled opening of agents within its ecosystem.

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OpenAI acquires Ona to strengthen Codex and its agents AI Agents
12 juin 2026 ·OpenAI · 4 min

OpenAI acquires Ona to strengthen Codex and its agents

OpenAI wants to acquire Ona to equip Codex with persistent, secure cloud environments, a key step toward more autonomous AI agents in the enterprise.

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Claude Cowork arrives on mobile and the web AI Agents
8 juillet 2026 ·The Verge · 4 min

Claude Cowork arrives on mobile and the web

Anthropic is expanding Claude Cowork to mobile and the web, a key step for its collaborative agents that can track long-running tasks across devices.

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MosaicLeaks tests secret leakage in AI agents AI Agents
19 juin 2026 ·Hugging Face · 4 min

MosaicLeaks tests secret leakage in AI agents

Hugging Face introduces MosaicLeaks, a benchmark that measures whether AI agents can keep secrets in the face of indirect attacks.

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Claude Tag wants to become companies’ living memory AI Agents
24 juin 2026 ·TechCrunch AI · 4 min

Claude Tag wants to become companies’ living memory

Anthropic is launching Claude Tag, a persistent AI teammate in Slack that continuously learns the company and reignites the battle over internal agents.

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Gemini 3.5 Flash finally learns to use a computer AI Agents
25 juin 2026 ·Google DeepMind · 4 min

Gemini 3.5 Flash finally learns to use a computer

Google DeepMind is adding “computer use” to Gemini 3.5 Flash, a key step forward for agents capable of acting directly on software interfaces.

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Patronus AI raises $50M to test agents at scale AI Agents
26 juin 2026 ·TechCrunch AI · 4 min

Patronus AI raises $50M to test agents at scale

Patronus AI has closed a $50 million round to build “digital worlds” capable of stress-testing AI agents, a key issue for their reliability in the enterprise.

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Claude Sonnet 5: Anthropic lowers the cost of agents AI Agents
1 juillet 2026 ·TechCrunch AI · 4 min

Claude Sonnet 5: Anthropic lowers the cost of agents

Anthropic is launching Claude Sonnet 5 with better agentic capabilities, lower pricing, and more security to target enterprise AI.

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