AI agents news

7 stories, newest first

1. 10-28 Agents get more freedom, and you get the billThe pattern is clear: agents act, companies step back, and the user carries the risk. Check today what your agents can access, and never give them your banking password. Safety
2. 10-27 GPT-6.1 Terra and dots: OpenAI's AI wants to use your computerAn always-on assistant that can use your computer sees almost everything you do. Before giving it access, ask what it can reach, what it remembers, and who checks its work. Launch
3. 10-26 Hijacked by a text file: agent security keeps failingIf you use coding agents, they read more than you think, and anything they read can give orders. Update llama.cpp, keep backups, and check which folders and files your agents can touch today, not next month. Safety
4. 10-24 Hacking gets cheaper: $50 per website and a hacked iPhoneIf attacks cost $50, every small shop is now a target. Basic security, updates and strong passwords matter more than ever. Safety
5. 10-23 Hackers used AI agents to spy on thousands of companiesThis is not a lab demo anymore. AI agents are now a real weapon, and they make one breach much bigger, much faster. Most businesses are not ready to defend at that speed. Safety
6. 10-23 Meta's Muse: leaked links, news scraping, and a world of botsMeta asks us to trust its agents with our money and our work. But the basics, like keeping private chats private, are still shaky. Before we let bots talk for us, we need to know who sees what. Safety
7. 10-23 Seatbelts for agents: NVIDIA OpenShell and 1PasswordThese are good, practical steps. But notice the order: the agents came first, and the seatbelts come after. Safety is still catching up. Open source