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Y Combinator's Garry Tan uses AI agents so much, he spends up to $200K a year on tokens | TechCrunch
Y Combinator Garry Tan has, in the past, jokingly admitted that he's suffered from "cyber psychosis” and barely sleeps sometimes because he’s so excited to be working with his AI agents. On…
Why some websites are blocking AI agents from accessing the web - Engadget
AI agents may be blocked for security reasons, wrongly detected as website scrapers, or may be manually blocked by certain websites and companies.
Why was Kim Jong Un’s half-brother killed in an airport? | CNN
Kim Jong Un’s half-brother was killed with a nerve agent in Kuala Lumpur and his uncle was executed. Meanwhile in Asia looks at the Kim dynasty’s ruthless record, and why succession has alwa…
How to use Claude Duet when it rolls out to you - Engadget
On October 21, following SpaceXSI, Meta and OpenAI, Anthropic became the latest AI lab to release a personal agent. Like its competitors, the company is billing Claude Duet as an always-on A…
Last-minute Halloween costumes for tech nerds | TechCrunch
No Halloween costume? Just be a deceptively cute AI agent icon, a PHP vulnerability, or sleepy time Bryan Johnson.
Zest's new AI agent finds restaurants and books reservations over text | TechCrunch
Can't agree on where to eat? Zest's AI concierge can combine everyone's tastes, put restaurant options to a vote, and make the reservation.
DoorDash said it's only received 'several hundred' orders from AI agents | TechCrunch
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Agent identity startup Mintive lands Cowboy Ventures, Coatue, angels Jeff Dean, Andrej Karpathy | TechCrunch
Mintive was founded by two engineers who have been working on AI for decades through Google Brain, Coursera. It's platform promises to help IT easily control enterprise agents
Wabi, the AI agent that builds mini apps, now valued at $1.25B after latest round | TechCrunch
On Thursday, AI app, Wabi, now describing itself as a "personal agent," said it has raised $55 million at a $1.25 billion valuation.
Bluesky blocks links to leaked DHS employee data as government seeks takedowns | TechCrunch
The social networking site is facing criticism for blocking access to the site, which identifies thousands of ICE agents and other employees working for Homeland Security.
Hackers leaked details of more than 41,000 Homeland Security personnel - Engadget
A hacktivist group stole the information of ICE agents and border police from Homeland Security.
Details of thousands of US immigration agents leaked in major hack
A group called the Department of Peace released information on more than 41,000 DHS staff.
Hacker stole personnel data about thousands of Homeland Security employees, including CBP and ICE agents | TechCrunch
A hacker obtained personally identifiable information about more than 40,000 Homeland Security staffers, which has since been published online.
OpenAI now lets you text your Dot agent - Engadget
When OpenAI debuted its Dot agents late last month, it promised users would eventually be able to text them to give them instructions. Now, nearly a month later, the company has begun rollin…