Perplexity AI introduces SPACE, a sandbox platform that provides a secure, isolated environment for its AI agent 'Computer,' supporting long-running tasks, session pause/resume, and user credential isolation. Built on AWS Firecracker microVMs, it offers improved performance.

OpenAI has partnered with keyboard maker Work Louder to launch the Codex Micro, a square-shaped button pad for monitoring and managing AI agents on the Codex coding platform. The limited-run device costs $230 and is separate from OpenAI's hardware project with Jony Ive.

Firewally is a free, user-friendly macOS app that monitors and controls app internet access in real time. It offers default policy settings, AI summaries, and per-app toggles to enhance device security.

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Tura, a local open-source coding agent, reduces LLM turns by 80% and increases success rate to 80% on DeepSWE v1.1 benchmarks compared to Codex CLI High, using macro CLI commands and backward reasoning.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlined his government's ambitions to regulate AI, but the challenge of controlling tech giants that often overpower national governments remains.

GeoSQL is a geospatial analysis skill that integrates map visualization feedback into AI agent loops, dramatically improving spatial query accuracy. It addresses geometric errors invisible to text-only agents (e.g., abnormal polygons, misplaced points) through steps including database schema exploration, automatic dialect-specific SQL generation, cost pre-check (BigQuery), result validation, and map rendering with self-correction. Benchmarks show a 4× accuracy boost when using maps. Limitations include cost control only for BigQuery and a small test set.

Linus Torvalds firmly defends AI use in Linux kernel, stating the project is not anti-AI, AI is a useful tool, and those who disagree can fork or walk away.

A Verasight survey of 1,690 US adults found 69% support forcing AI companies to transfer 50% of their stock to a public sovereign wealth fund, the policy at the heart of Bernie Sanders’s American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act. The shift tracks a labour market where tech made up nearly a third of US layoffs in H1 2026 while the same firms raised AI capex. The article presents the counterarguments too: property-rights objections, chilled investment, disputed displacement forecasts, and survey-wording effects.

This article walks through building a 110-line Python app using Telnyx Call Control and AI Inference that lets anyone call a phone number and practice negotiations with an AI. It includes three scenarios (salary, sales deal, vendor contract), voice-driven conversation, and post-call scoring across five dimensions. The guide covers setup, code walkthrough, customization, and production considerations.

Fluree AI provides trusted context for every AI agent.

To enable AI agents to autonomously execute tasks, they require isolated, secure, and quickly deployable computing environments. This article explains why agents need their own 'computer' and how LangSmith Sandboxes meet this need through microVM isolation, snapshots and forks, an auth proxy, and secure execution. It also discusses security risks like prompt injection and mitigation strategies.

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How does ChatGPT Work compare with Claude Cowork for desktop automation? My testing reveals similar results, similar strengths, and one major reason Claude currently feels considerably safer right now.

A researcher exploited a loophole in Claude's web_fetch tool to extract private user data from memories, bypassing Anthropic's protections. The attack succeeded by using nested links from a honeypot site, leading to the extraction of name, city, and employer. Anthropic fixed the issue but did not pay a bounty.

A hacker breached Suno AI, exposing source code that reveals the company scraped millions of songs from YouTube Music, Deezer, Genius, and other platforms to train its AI, while also compromising customer data and Stripe payment information. The incident sheds light on AI training data practices amid ongoing copyright lawsuits.

A study finds that AI agents with a Bomly MCP server consistently resolve over 98% of fixable vulnerabilities on large projects, while agents alone vary wildly. The server provides dependency graph, vulnerability list, and fix context, addressing the discovery bottleneck.

One of the architects of the internet's protocols, Vint Cerf left Google after 20 years and is now advising Innovation Labs to create an open architecture for AI agent identification.

Anaconda, a company that provides governed, open-source packages and environments for enterprises, has acquired popular open-source coding agent Kilo. The deal comes amid growing enterprise wariness of AI vendor lock-in. Kilo allows developers to freely switch between model providers, avoiding lock-in. Anaconda plans to integrate Kilo into its AI workspace while keeping it open source.

LogoTeddy is an AI-powered logo animation maker that turns static logos into unique animated videos. Upload your logo, AI analyzes it and generates custom cinematic reveals. No templates or design skills needed. Free to start with 100 credits.

The article argues that modern workplaces are inherently authoritarian, and the education system's focus on employability is failing as AI displaces jobs. It calls for a shift toward cultivating critical thinking and democratic participation instead of just skill acquisition.

Verse is a platform that enables users to create and deploy autonomous AI employees from a single prompt, streamlining workforce augmentation.

This TypeScript repository demonstrates a system of tool-enforced rules to prevent AI agents from breaking the architecture while coding. It includes five key guardrails: dependency rule, mutation testing, test and spec protection, commit gating, and spec-driven development. The repo also serves as a template to bootstrap new projects and includes a benchmark exercise to evaluate agent performance.

Anthropic researchers found that Claude expresses different values across languages. They identified four key axes capturing 15% of variation: Deference vs. Caution; Warmth vs. Rigor; Depth vs. Brevity; Candor vs. Execution. For example, Claude shows more warmth in Arabic and Hindi, more rigor in English and Russian. The differences have implications for user experience and AI safety.

Edge AI chip company Axelera AI has released Voyager Wingman, an AI assistant that lets developers build and troubleshoot applications for its edge chips by typing plain-language requests. The tool connects to the company's Voyager SDK and documentation, helping assemble computer vision pipelines, suggest compiler settings, and diagnose errors. It runs as a hosted service with automatically updated knowledge. Available now as a web chat and standalone app with a freemium model.

South Korean researchers developed Generative SNUPI, an AI model that uses a diffusion process to automatically design DNA sequences for origami structures, reducing the need for manual labor and expertise.

This article demonstrates how to use Google Gemini to plan a vacation by creating an itinerary with flight, accommodation, and activity suggestions. It includes user experiences, testing different prompts, and tips for using Auto Browse.

The Star Wars director has called AI technology ‘the future’ of film-making and advised ‘there’s nothing you can do about it’.

After hundreds of miles of driving tests, Google Maps beats Waze 6-3 in a comprehensive comparison. Waze excels at fast reroutes and real-time alerts, while Google Maps offers richer features including Gemini integration, offline maps, and multi-mode transit support.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order banning new hyperscaler data centers over 50 megawatts for one year, citing grid strain and rising electricity bills. The moratorium has public support but faces criticism over competitiveness.