AI agents news

The latest news about AI agents

1. Oct 12 · AI Microsoft executives call for "emergency brakes" on AI models 3
2. Oct 2 · AI Apple to tighten macOS full disk access controls over AI agent risks 4
3. Sep 29 · AI Mistral CEO alleges U.S. AI safety debate masks competitors' negligence 2
4. Sep 29 · AI Nvidia unveils platform to keep AI agents in check 2
5. Sep 25 · AI Meta's Muse agent draws 730,000 U.S. downloads in first five days, Sensor Tower finds 1
6. Sep 22 · AI ventureburn.com: “Baselayer Raises $35M to Scale AI Agent Identity Infrastructure” 2
7. Sep 22 · AI UN panel calls for stronger safeguards and 22-nation controls as AI agents advance 2
8. Sep 21 · AI nbcmontana.com: “Fact Check Team: How AI agents can run foreign influence campaigns across social media” 4
9. Sep 11 · AI AdAI launches AI agents to remake digital ads using brand assets, specs, and constraints 2
10. Aug 26 · Cyber OpenAI says AI agents hacked its own systems 4
11. Aug 13 · AI aninews.in: “OK AI QUANT Releases 2026 Mid - Year Report and 2027 Strategic Plan” 2
12. Aug 4 · AI AI Agent Startup HappyRobot Secures $150M, Targets Enterprise Superintelligence 2
13. Aug 1 · AI Coinbase CEO says AI agents will expand crypto adoption 2
14. Jul 22 · AI aninews.in: “85% of Indian finance leaders under pressure to prove AI ROI as governance lags: Survey” 2
15. Jul 15 · Marketing Report: 90% of surveyed brands, retailers and agencies use AI in shopping 2
16. Jul 9 · AI Zuckerberg tells staff Meta's AI agent progress has stalled 1
17. Jul 3 · SaaS Zuckerberg tells Meta staff AI agent progress slower than expected 2
18. Jun 29 · AI ALE benchmark: AI agents pass 24.3% of 1,500 tasks 1
19. Jun 27 · AI Ola Electric builds AI agents, Aggarwal says AI will replace middlemen 3
20. Jun 27 · HR & workforce China tech workers fear AI-driven job cuts, report says 1
21. Jun 24 · AI Seltz Raises $12.5M to Re-Architect Search from the Ground Up for AI 2
22. Jun 13 · Cyber Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry says AI agents will become the weakest link 2
23. Jun 11 · AI Coinbase launches tool for AI agent trading and payments 3
24. Mar 25 · HR & workforce Nudge Security Launches AI Agent Discovery to Combat Shadow AI Risks 2
25. Mar 24 · Startups Appier Debuts Confidence-Scoring for AI Agents to Curb Hallucinations 1
26. Mar 23 · Finance MoonPay Debuts Open-Source Wallet Standard to Power AI-Driven Transactions 2
27. Mar 23 · Startups Meta hires former Google, Stripe executives behind AI startup Dreamer 2
28. Mar 21 · Finance Oracle shares down near 21% year to date 2
29. Mar 10 · Startups techcrunch.com: “AgentMail raises $6M to build an email service for AI agents” 2
30. Mar 9 · Startups androidheadlines.com: “Microsoft & Anthropic Partner for Copilot Cowork AI Agents” 2
31. Mar 5 · Cyber Delinea completes acquisition of StrongDM 2
32. Feb 27 · Marketing MarTech: “The Data Doppelgänger problem by AtData” 2
33. Feb 26 · AI my.cointelegraph.com: “Blockchains may need 1B TPS to support AI agent future: Stripe” 1
34. Feb 25 · Finance Cramer Rejects AI Doomsday Memo as Software Sector Faces Steep Selloff 3
35. Feb 24 · Finance Stock markets hit record highs as AI concerns ease 5
36. Feb 21 · Startups AI Impact Summit 2026 leaders: AI agents will reshape SaaS, not render it obsolete 2
37. Feb 19 · Startups Happyhotel Secures €6.5M to Automate Hospitality Revenue with AI Agents 2
38. Feb 18 · Retail mediapost.com: “Using Performance Signals To Prevent AI Ad Slop” 1
39. Feb 18 · AI Atlassian co-founder's reported wealth falls amid tech sell-off 2
40. Feb 17 · SaaS InfoWorld: WebMCP API extends web apps to AI agents 2

Which desks cover AI agents?

1. AI 23
2. Startups 6
3. SaaS 4
4. Finance 4
5. Marketing 3
6. Cyber 3
7. HR & workforce 2
8. Retail 1

Which outlets cover AI agents most?

1. techcrunch.com 4
2. cointelegraph.com 3
3. Aninews 3
4. miamiherald.com 2
5. kansascity.com 2
6. thenextweb.com 2
7. singaporestar.com (Big News Network) 2
8. Seeking Alpha 2
9. CNBC 2
10. scmp.com 2

Counted over the latest 40 events; one per outlet per event. Source: the reports linked on each event.

Who appears in the news with AI agents?

1. Anthropic 9
2. OpenAI 8
3. Meta 7
4. Microsoft 4
5. Claude 4
6. ChatGPT 4
7. Salesforce 4
8. Hugging Face 3
9. Stripe 3
10. NVIDIA 2