An AI Avatar Just Fooled Nearly Half the People Who Talked to It
Tavus says its new Griffin model convinced 26 of 54 people they were talking to a real human during a…
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Cloudflare Will Now Let You Charge AI Agents by the Request, Paid in Crypto
Cloudflare moved two new products into beta on September 30: Monetization Gateway, which lets websites charge AI agents per request…
The Ex-Mandiant CEO Just Raised $255 Million to Build AI That Attacks You First
Kevin Mandia's cybersecurity startup Armadin raised $255.5 million at a $2.5 billion valuation to build AI agent swarms that attack…
Amazon Shut Out Meta’s AI Agent. Then Opened Seller Tools to Claude.
Days after blocking Meta's Muse from shopping on Amazon.com, Amazon opened its seller backend to Anthropic's Claude. It's not a…
Island Raises $400 Million to Police What AI Agents Can Touch
Enterprise browser security startup Island closed a $400 million Series F at a $6.4 billion valuation, more than double its…
Google Is Letting Gemini Make Phone Calls On Your Behalf
Google is testing "Call for Me," a Gemini feature that phones businesses to check stock, book tables, and reschedule appointments…
Google’s CC Wants to Be the AI Agent That Runs Your Household
Google Labs expanded its experimental CC agent from a personal planning tool into a shared assistant for up to six…
Manus Walked Away From a $2 Billion Meta Deal. Now It Wants a $4 Billion Valuation Alone.
Chinese AI agent startup Manus is reportedly raising $500 million at a $4 billion valuation, months after Beijing blocked its…
Agentic AI in 2026: Beyond Chatbots to Autonomous Agents
Agentic AI is reshaping enterprise operations in 2026. Klarna saved $60M, JPMorgan runs 450 live agents—discover the trends, risks, and…