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…
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As AI agents reshape the web, Google opens Gemini and Search to more apps | TechCrunch
A new developer platform will let businesses bring their services to Google's AI experiences, potentially changing how consumers discover and use apps.
Meta's Waddle World is a Tamagotchi-like AI pet app - Engadget
Looks like a big part of Meta's AI strategy is to rely on "uwu" and cuteness as a way to get people to use and train its models and agents. The company has released a new Tamagotchi-like AI-…
Alex Pretti Family speaks with Jake Tapper | CNN
In an exclusive interview, Alex Pretti’s parents, Michael and Susan Pretti, join Jake Tapper to share what life has been like since immigration agents killed their son in Minnesota 9 months…
CNN Exclusive: Parents of Alex Pretti demand justice 9 months after son’s killing by immigration agents in Minneapolis | CNN
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Guidewire buys Hyperexponential for $1.7B in cash | TechCrunch
The deal, expected to close sometime next year, is to help bring AI agents to work alongside humans to underwrite, analyze, and price decisions.
Bank of America kindly asks that you don't share your banking password with your AI assistant | TechCrunch
The banking giant reminds customers that "you're responsible for activity" resulting from your AI agents' access.
Alex Pretti’s family hold first press conference since her death | CNN
Alex Pretti’s parents demanded answers Tuesday, saying the federal government has stayed silent for 275 days since immigration agents shot and killed their son, a US citizen, in Minneapolis…
How OpenAI turned its coding tools into dots, an always-on personal assistant | TechCrunch
Alexander Embiricos, the OpenAI executive responsible for dots, never wants to have a meeting with someone else's AI agent.
Alex Pretti’s family say they have no answers nine months after federal agents killed him | CNN
The parents of Alex Pretti, an American man shot and killed by immigration agents in Minneapolis in January, are accusing the Department of Justice of violating their rights under a federal…
Here are the top AI agents that can live in your text messages | TechCrunch
We created a list of the most notable AI agents that can live in your text messages, from general assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work.
Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who’s who of angels | TechCrunch
Daytona is building a cloud for agents that's like giving every agent its own computer. It has attracted founders of Stripe, Perplextity, Datadog, Mercor, and others as angels, it says.
Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing | TechCrunch
MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at their jobs.
1Password launches a way for AI agents to log in on your behalf without seeing your password | TechCrunch
The new feature allows agents to log into a customer's personal accounts while still protecting the private credentials that secure those accounts.
Unauthorized AI agents are reportedly already accessing US bank accounts - Engadget
Sources at several banks have indicated that they have been taking actions independent of user instructions.