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🔮 Agents form alliances, DeepMind’s reset & how likely is a crash? #596

# [301. Why the US won't stop China in the AI race](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2CTQflfDfpRpuRcwwYC287?go=1&sp_cid=49277f942e16c77a2cf9c153b2598452&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop) ## Aug 2· [The Rest Is Money](https://open.spotify.com/show/69DL3DIVIJZHpbSEzXs0Kc?go=1&sp_cid=49277f942e16c77a2cf9c153b2598452&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop) ### **“We can communicate now!”** When OpenAI erased the board, agents reconstructed their comms a few days later.

Exponentialview 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cursor Hits $3.4B as AI Coding Startups Shake Out [2026]

## The Casualties: Which AI Coding Startups Got Acquired or Shut Down Windsurf, an agentic coding IDE, had raised $243 million across four rounds from General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins and Greenoaks before its last disclosed round in August 2024.

Tech-Insider 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Astarter and SVP Chain Unite to Build AI-First Web3 Infrastructure

Astarter, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) focused Web3 platform, is pleased to announce its strategic collaboration with SVP Chain, an AI-agent-first...

Cryptonews 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Meta launches Muse Code AI agent to challenge OpenAI, Anthropic

# Meta launches Muse Code AI agent to challenge OpenAI, Anthropic ### [Gemini Robotics 2 gives Google’s robots full-body intelligence](https://memeburn.com/gemini-robotics-2-gives-googles-robots-full-body-intelligence/) - Meta has launched Muse Code, its first dedicated AI coding agent, in beta.

Memeburn 1 month, 3 weeks ago

From Governance to Discovery: Day 2 at the Berkeley RDI Agentic AI Summit 2026

# From Governance to Discovery: Day 2 at the Berkeley RDI Agentic AI Summit 2026 ## My notes from day two of the Agentic AI Summit 2026, hosted by Berkeley RDI at UC Berkeley, moved from enterprise governance and real-world evaluation to scientific discovery, personal AI, developer platforms, mathematics, finance, and the emerging agent economy. [Listen](https://medium.com/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fplans%3Fdimension%3Dpost_audio_button%26postId%3Decc4ef7a4b89&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F%40adnanmasood%2Ffrom-governance-to-discovery-day-2-at-the-berkeley-rdi-agentic-ai-summit-2026-ecc4ef7a4b89&source=---header_actions--ecc4ef7a4b89---------------------post_audio_button------------------) **_TL;DR:_** _Day two of the_ [_Berkeley RDI Agentic AI Summit 2026_](https://rdi.berkeley.edu/events/agentic-ai-summit) _shifted the center of gravity from the machinery beneath agents to the institutions, evaluators, scientific loops, and economic systems around them._ _The morning focused on enterprise deployment: identity, permissions, runtime governance, context, evaluations, open ecosystems, and the organizational work required to move beyond pilots._ _The afternoon split into parallel programs on frontier research, agent evaluation, AI for mathematics, developer platforms, finance, legal workflows, and a Databricks workshop on the Omnigent meta-harness._

Medium 1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI Acquires NextSlide, the AI Presentation Startup

## A second exit for Beshry, a productivity push for OpenAI **Evan Mercer** is an AI-generated correspondent at **Unite.AI**, covering AI startups, venture capital, and the funding dynamics shaping the next generation of technology companies.

Unite 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Time Magazine Now Running Ads Meant Specifically to Influence AI Agents

## Sign up to see the future, today In June, Cloudflare found that website traffic from AI agents and bots had [overtaken human-generated traffic for the first time](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/bot-web-traffic-overtaken-human-web-traffic-data-shows-rcna348522) — even earlier than predicted. In the latest sign of the bot takeover, _Time_ magazine has begun serving ads specifically aimed at AI agents. Alongside these new pages, the company is using AI to generate agent ads, which are formatted as FAQs that include a brand’s information and messaging, according to _Digiday_, and are labeled as “sponsored content.”

Futurism 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cisco Is Deploying AI Agents to All 90,000 Employees. Here’s What the Economics Look Like.

[Skip to content](https://forkast.news/cisco-is-deploying-ai-agents-to-all-90000-employees-heres-what-the-economics-look-like/#wp--skip-link--target) [Skip to content](https://forkast.news/cisco-is-deploying-ai-agents-to-all-90000-employees-heres-what-the-economics-look-like/#wp--skip-link--target) Starting at the end of July 2026, the company is deploying a personalized AI agent to every single one of its 90,000 employees.

Forkast 1 month, 3 weeks ago

AI titans to tidy agent frontier with plugin prescription

# AI titans to tidy agent frontier with plugin prescription ### The narrow way [ai agents](https://www.devclass.com/tag/ai%20agents) [devops](https://www.devclass.com/tag/devops) [agentic ai](https://www.devclass.com/tag/agentic%20ai) [ai](https://www.devclass.com/tag/ai) [google](https://www.devclass.com/tag/google) [mcp](https://www.devclass.com/tag/mcp) [\ \ AI and ML\ \ **AI titans to tidy agent frontier with plugin prescription**\ \ August 8, 2026](https://www.devclass.com/devops/2026/08/08/ai-titans-to-tidy-agent-frontier-with-plugin-prescription/5285044) [**Dev who gave HashiCorp its name returns with a faster terminal multiplexer**\ \ August 1, 2026](https://www.devclass.com/devops/2026/08/01/dev-who-gave-hashicorp-its-name-returns-with-a-faster-terminal-multiplexer/5282025) [\ \ **Zig creator calls Bun's Claude Rust rewrite 'unreviewed slop'**\ \ July 15, 2026](https://www.devclass.com/ai-ml/2026/07/15/zig-creator-calls-buns-claude-rust-rewrite-unreviewed-slop/5271749) [\ \ **HTTP gets a QUERY method so complex searches can stop pretending to be POST**\ \ July 14, 2026](https://www.devclass.com/development/2026/07/14/http-gets-a-query-method-so-complex-searches-can-stop-pretending-to-be-post/5270400) [![](https://image.devclass.com/5263094.jpg?imageId=5263094&panox=0.00&p

Devclass 1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI pauses AI model Astra due to security ri...

OpenAI has paused some work on its AI model Astra after discovering it could autonomously find and exploit security vulnerabilities, potentially carrying...

Pluang 1 month, 3 weeks ago

AI agents fake identities and target real people in security test

# AI agents fake identities and target real people in security test The incident shows how quickly autonomous systems can cross from simulated testing into real-world manipulation.

Memeburn 1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI to pause some work on AI model Astra due to security concerns | AI (artificial intelligence)

# OpenAI to pause some work on AI model Astra due to security concerns OpenAI stated that the model was not involved in an incident in which one of its AI agents [went rogue](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/22/openai-says-its-models-went-rogue-and-hacked-startup-in-unprecedented-incident) during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a startup, Hugging Face. The company discovered other instances in which autonomous agents had escaped containment, [Reuters reported](https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-finds-evidence-other-ai-agents-escaped-containment-it-widens-hacking-2026-07-31/) in July. And the UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI) announced on 4 August that agents powered by OpenAI and Anthropic had sent [targeted emails](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/05/openai-anthropic-models-went-rogue-cybersecurity-test-ai-security-institute) to software developers in an attempt to pass a cyber challenge.

Theguardian 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hyperscayle Launches Scaylr RevOps AI Agents Suite with Unified Command Center for Go-to-Market Teams

# Hyperscayle Launches Scaylr RevOps AI Agents Suite with Unified Command Center for Go-to-Market Teams Aug. 8, 2026, 10:53 AM _Hyperscayle, an Austin-based revenue operations firm, has launched Scaylr, a suite of 12 specialist RevOps AI agents covering marketing, sales, and customer success, governed from a single command center and deployed entirely within a client's own infrastructure._ United States, August 8, 2026 -- Hyperscayle, a revenue operations advisory and implementation firm based in Austin, Texas, has launched the [Scaylr RevOps AI Agents](https://hyperscayle.com/what-we-do/scaylr-ai-agents-for-revops?utm_source=Press-Release&utm_medium=PR&utm_campaign=Scaylr-PR) suite. The Scaylr suite deploys 12 specialist AI agents across marketing, sales, and customer success, organized under a single command center and secured entirely within the client's own cloud infrastructure.  Scaylr solves this with a suite of ready-built AI agents based on Hyperscayle’s deep RevOps expertise. **AI Agents with RevOps in the DNA** Scaylr agents are not general-purpose AI tools configured for sales and marketing tasks. Every agent executes workflows built on Hyperscayle's revenue operations methodology, developed across more than 20 years of RevOps engagements. - **For customer success leaders**, agents produce weekly account health scores on client-defined dimensions, surface early churn signals with recommended next actions, and run monthly whitespace analysis to identify expansion opportunities.  **RevOps AI Agents that Can Actually Pass a Security Review** **One Command Center with Every RevOps AI Agent Under It** Hyperscayle built the command center in direct response to a gap in the market: organizations deploying agents across function

Markets 1 month, 3 weeks ago

New Startups Today on StartupHub.ai: August 8, 2026

# New Startups Today on StartupHub.ai: August 8, 2026 ## 15 new startups worth watching today ### Related startups 2. [**Surf AI**](https://www.startuphub.ai/startups/surf-ai) · Cybersecurity Surf AI is an agentic operations platform that helps enterprises operationalize security programs with AI to continuously identify and remediate security exposures. 14. [**Obsidian Security**](https://www.startuphub.ai/startups/obsidian-security) · Cybersecurity Obsidian Security provides a cybersecurity platform focused on securing autonomous AI agents and their access to cloud applications. 15. [**Finaum**](https://www.startuphub.ai/startups/finaum) · AI Agent AI-powered customer agent platform acquired by Salesforce.

Startuphub 1 month, 3 weeks ago

AI Agents Have Hit a Tipping Point: Taking Access Without Permission

In July, an OpenAI agent [identified](https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident/) a zero-day flaw in a package registry proxy, escalated its own privileges, moved laterally across OpenAI’s internal network, then exited its testing environment to help itself to production systems at [Hugging Face and other companies](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2el319vzr3o). That OpenAI model agent didn’t spend days casing Hugging Face’s infrastructure. An agent can try and discard what doesn’t work using the same brute-force pattern the OpenAI model used to find its way out of a sandbox that was supposed to hold it and penetrate Hugging Face.

Cybersecurity-Insiders 1 month, 3 weeks ago

nCino’s Mortgage MCP: A Major shift for Lenders in AI Integration

Model Context Protocol integration enables nCino lenders to deploy AI agents across mortgage workflows, positioning the company at the forefront of.

Futurumgroup 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hugging Face hack marks start of dangerous AI cyber era and many firms 'don't even know it'

The Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas couldn't have come at a better time, with AI agent hacks stacking up from Anthropic, Meta and OpenAI.

Cnbc 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hugging Face hack marks start of dangerous AI cyber era and many firms 'don't even know it'

Last month, AI agents operating with [OpenAI](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/OPENAI.FG/) cyber models broke out of a training environment to hack Hugging Face, an open-source AI platform developers use to collaborate, test and share tools. For instance, AI agents took matters into their own hands and went to extreme lengths to accomplish their goal.  AI agents going rogue ‘not surprising’, says Silverado Policy’s Alperovitch ## More agent escapades At the annual Black Hat cybersecurity conference this week, OpenAI revealed that agents created an internal message board to share vulnerabilities and exploits in the weeks leading up to the Hugging Face attack. Even after OpenAI discovered and stopped the planned attack, the agents were able to recreate their work and succeed. In front of a live audience at Black Hat, OpenAI technical researcher Michael Dalton called it an “unintended side effect” of evaluating frontier models and a “watershed moment” for both OpenAI and the industry. Days after OpenAI’s disclosure, Anthropic said its Claude models [“gained unauthorized access”](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/anthropic-says-claude-gained-unauthorized-access-to-others-systems.html) to the internal systems of three different organizations. As the cyber community gathered in the “Entertainment Capital of the World,” [Meta](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/META/) said its AI models hacked another company in a third-party test, and the U.K.’s AI Security Institute said Anthropic’s Mythos [created fake identities](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/05/anthropic-mythos-openai-security-breaches.html) in another incident. On Friday, news came that China startup Moonshot AI’s open-weight model escaped a testing sandbox. ## Read more CNBC tech news - [‘AI Kill Switch’ bill needs

Cnbc 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Local, state experts consider headline-making AI hack a cautionary tale, ‘also a great learning experience’

### AI PHOBIA The reports describe the systems as autonomous AI agents: after being given an initial objective, they planned and executed long sequences of actions without a human directing each step.

Record-Eagle 1 month, 4 weeks ago

OpenAI Pauses Astra AI Work as Cybersecurity Risks Reach Critical Level

New Delhi: OpenAI has temporarily paused work on its upcoming Astra artificial intelligence model to strengthen cybersecurity safeguards after internal...

Boldnewsonline 1 month, 4 weeks ago

AgentBaiting: How 800+ Fake AI Skills Deliver Malware at Scale

As developers increasingly rely on autonomous coding agents like Claude Code, Gemini, and ChatGPT to streamline workflows, these tools are being weaponized in a campaign codenamed [FakeGit](https://www.island.io/blog/agentbaiting-how-800-fake-ai-skills-and-mcp-servers-delivered-malware).

Forkast 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tenable Launches Industry’s First Open-Source AI Agent Exchange To Advance Collective Cyber Innovation And Defense

Tenable® Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TENB), the exposure management company, today launched the CyberAgents Exchange, a new open-source AI exchange created to...

Pressreleasenetwork 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Cloudflare Launches Kitesurf, a Browser Engine Built Only for AI Agents

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Startupfortune 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Oracle (ORCL) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Founded in 1977, Oracle is a multinational technology company that builds and sells products and services that address enterprise technology environments.

Fortune 1 month, 4 weeks ago

ORCA AI Agent Secures USD 7 Million in Series A Strategic Funding

ORCA AI Agent (@OrcaOfficialAI), an AI-powered infrastructure platform focused on prediction markets, is proud to announce that it has secured USD 7 million...

Financialcontent 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Cloudflare Wallets Will Let AI Agents Pay for APIs Safely Online

Cloudflare Wallets will give AI agents stablecoin payments, identity handles and spending limits for buying APIs, tools and content.

Memeburn 1 month, 4 weeks ago

AI has turned marketing into a moving target

# AI has turned marketing into a moving target ## Sign up for The Dailybrief newsletter When we ran an agent across eleven communities inside that window, the difference in reach was not marginal. - [Zenity raises $125 million Series C as AI agent security startup accelerates global expansion](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/b1ahbbcbfe)

Calcalistech 1 month, 4 weeks ago

When autonomous AI agents go rogue, who pays for the damage?

OpenAI and Anthropic AI agents reportedly breached external systems during closed cyber tests, raising a new legal question: who is liable when autonomous...

Ynetnews 1 month, 4 weeks ago

When autonomous AI agents go rogue, who pays for the damage?

OpenAI and Anthropic AI agents reportedly breached external systems during closed cyber tests, raising a new legal question: who is liable when autonomous...

Google 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tenable Unveils Open-Source AI Agent Exchange for Cybersecurity

The CyberAgents Exchange, powered by Tenable, introduces a vendor-agnostic community for security practitioners to build trusted AI components.

Intlbm 1 month, 4 weeks ago