AI Agents News
The latest news on AI agents and agentic AI — platform launches, framework releases, MCP updates, research, and industry moves. A focused view of our newsroom: every card links to the full story. 149 stories and counting.
Agentic AI makes tokens a key business metric
Generative AI is moving from flat-rate subscriptions to usage-based billing as agentic workflows consume far more tokens. The token price itself is splitting into segments by speed, specialization, and value. However, measuring costs precisely while benefits remain vague risks turning token usage into a misleading proxy for productivity.
OpenAI Plans Super App Revamp for ChatGPT With Coding Tools
OpenAI is preparing to launch a revamped version of ChatGPT that will function as a super app, integrating coding tools and AI agents. The move aims to boost competitiveness against Anthropic, improve profitability ahead of an IPO, and convert free users into paying customers. The company has reportedly abandoned standalone side projects like video generator Sora.
Perplexity's Search as Code lets AI models write custom search pipelines
Perplexity introduces 'Search as Code', a new architecture where AI models write their own search workflows as Python code instead of calling fixed APIs. The approach reduces token usage by 85% in a cybersecurity benchmark and beats rivals on four out of five tests. The system is rolling out in Perplexity Computer and the Agent API.
OpenAI Plans to Rebuild ChatGPT as Agent-Based Superapp
A senior OpenAI employee told the Financial Times that "chat is dead" as the company shifts from chatbots to autonomous agents. ChatGPT will undergo its biggest overhaul since launch, becoming a superapp that bundles coding tools, AI agents, and integrations with partners like Canva and Booking. Chief product officer Thibault Sottiaux outlined a vision for a personal agent that helps users across work and life. The redesign will roll out in the coming weeks.
Microsoft and OpenAI separate, now compete in AI race
Microsoft and OpenAI have effectively ended their exclusive partnership, with Microsoft announcing its own reasoning model, AI agents, and cybersecurity tools at Build 2026. AI chief Mustafa Suleyman said the company must prove it can build frontier models from scratch, separate from OpenAI's influence.
Microsoft's Project Solara OS Targets AI Agent Gadgets
Microsoft unveiled Project Solara at Build 2026, a new operating system built on Android specifically for devices that run AI agents. The company demonstrated two concept devices: a desk assistant and a wearable badge. Microsoft will not produce these devices itself but plans to offer them as reference designs for hardware makers like AccuWeather, Best Buy, CVS Healthcare, and Target, which are planning pilots.
NVIDIA Jetson Adds Agentic AI With JetPack 7.2 and NemoClaw
NVIDIA announced JetPack 7.2 and NemoClaw support for Jetson at COMPUTEX, bringing agentic AI capabilities to edge devices. The software stack includes Yocto support, CUDA 13, and MIG on Thor. Partners like Solomon and Advantech are already deploying agentic AI on Jetson for robotics and factory automation.
Critical Starlette bug imperils millions of AI agents
A vulnerability in the Starlette open source framework, which gets 325 million weekly downloads, puts millions of AI agents at risk. Tracked as CVE-2026-48710 and named BadHost, the flaw lets attackers bypass path-based authorization via a single character in the HTTP Host header. Affected packages include FastAPI, vLLM, and LiteLLM, and exploitation can expose sensitive data like clinical trial databases, email credentials, and cloud infrastructure details.
Amazon Nova Act gains HIPAA eligibility for healthcare AI agents
Amazon Nova Act, the browser-based AI agent service from AWS, has been added to the HIPAA Eligible Services Reference list. Healthcare and life sciences organizations can now deploy autonomous browser agents to automate workflows involving protected health information, such as claims processing and referral coordination, while complying with HIPAA requirements.
GitHub Pilots Accessibility Agent for Copilot, Key Lessons
GitHub is testing an experimental accessibility agent integrated with GitHub Copilot CLI and VS Code to answer accessibility questions and fix simple issues in front-end code changes. The agent has examined 3,535 pull requests with a 68% fix rate, targeting common problems like clear structure for assistive tech and text alternatives. Teams share insights on agent design, sub-agents, limitations, and using past issue data to improve results.
x.AI Launches Grok Build Terminal Coding Agent
x.AI, Elon Musk's AI firm, has released Grok Build, its first terminal-based coding agent. The CLI tool enters a market led by Anthropic's Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex. Available in early beta to SuperGrok Heavy subscribers, it offers plan mode, diffs, parallel sub-agents, and headless operation.
OpenAI Adds Codex to ChatGPT Mobile App
OpenAI now allows users to control its Codex desktop AI tool directly from the ChatGPT app on iOS and Android devices. This preview feature enables phone-based management of tasks on the computer, including reviewing outputs and approving commands. It rolls out to all ChatGPT plans, amid OpenAI's efforts to compete with rivals like Anthropic's Claude Code.
Microsoft Deploys 100+ AI Agents to Find Windows Vulnerabilities
Microsoft launched MDASH, a security system with more than 100 specialized AI agents that detected 16 new Windows vulnerabilities, including four critical ones. The tool uses a four-stage process to analyze code and debate findings, achieving 88.45 percent on the CyberGym benchmark. Backed by experts from a DARPA challenge winner, MDASH is in limited preview.
Notion Launches Developer Platform for AI Agents
Notion has introduced a developer platform that turns its workspace into a center for AI agents. The platform includes Workers for custom code, database syncing from sources like Salesforce, and connections to external agents such as Claude Code. Teams can now build multi-step workflows and automate tasks without third-party tools.
Android Adds Gemini AI Agents for Trips, Forms, Texts
Google has launched new AI features under Gemini Intelligence for Android devices. These tools handle multi-step tasks like booking trips, filling forms, summarizing web pages, and refining spoken notes into text messages. The capabilities will first appear on Samsung Galaxy S26 and Google Pixel 10 this summer, expanding to other gadgets later.
Google Tests Remy AI Agent for Gemini App
Google has begun testing Remy, a new personal AI agent within the Gemini app, aimed at handling user tasks in work and daily life. The agent acts on behalf of users across Google services, with a focus on learning preferences and maintaining controls. Details come from an internal document and sources familiar with the project, though public release plans remain unclear.
Anthropic Releases 10 Finance Agent Templates
Anthropic has launched ten agent templates for key financial tasks like pitchbooks, KYC screening, and month-end closes. These work as plugins in Claude Cowork and Claude Code or cookbooks for Claude Managed Agents. Integration with Microsoft apps and new data connectors enhance capabilities, paired with Claude Opus 4.7 topping benchmarks.
Anthropic Launches 10 AI Agents for Finance Sector
Anthropic released ten preconfigured AI agents tailored for finance to handle tasks in research, risk checks, and accounting. These tools integrate with platforms like Claude Cowork and connect to new data partners including Moody's. The move comes as Anthropic and OpenAI seek enterprise revenue ahead of possible IPOs this year.
CopilotKit Raises $27M for App-Native AI Agents
Seattle startup CopilotKit has secured $27 million in Series A funding to advance tools for deploying AI agents directly in applications. The round, led by Glilot Capital, NFX, and SignalFire, supports development of its AG-UI protocol and enterprise toolkit. Backed by major providers like Google and Microsoft, the open-source protocol enables dynamic interfaces beyond text chats.
Sierra Raises $950M at Over $15B Valuation
Bret Taylor's AI startup Sierra announced a $950 million funding round led by Tiger Global and GV, resulting in a post-money valuation above $15 billion. The company now has more than $1 billion in capital to pursue its goal of setting the global standard for AI-powered customer experiences. Sierra reports rapid growth, serving over 40% of the Fortune 50, with agents handling billions of interactions, and ARR jumping from $100 million to $150 million in months.
OpenAI Releases Symphony for Autonomous AI Agents
OpenAI launched Symphony, an open-source specification that enables AI agents to manage tasks in tools like Linear without constant human oversight. Agents handle open tickets independently, create follow-ups, and allow developers to focus on reviews. Internal use showed merged pull requests increase sixfold in three weeks, with community adaptations already emerging.
DeepClaude Enables Claude Code Loop with DeepSeek V4 Pro, 17x Cheaper
DeepClaude lets users run Claude Code's autonomous agent loop using DeepSeek V4 Pro or other backends, cutting costs by 17 times compared to the original $200 monthly plan. It keeps the same terminal interface and features like file editing and bash execution while swapping the model backend. Setup takes two minutes with an API key, and it supports OpenRouter, Fireworks AI, and Anthropic options.
Mistral AI Unveils Medium 3.5 and Vibe Remote Agents
Mistral AI has released Mistral Medium 3.5, a 128B dense model for coding and productivity tasks, now the default in Vibe and Le Chat. New remote agents in Vibe allow cloud-based coding sessions started from CLI or Le Chat, running in parallel. Le Chat introduces Work mode for handling complex multi-step tasks with tool integration.
n8n Agents Join Teams as Members in Microsoft 365 Apps
n8n users can now create AI agents using Microsoft Agent 365 that appear as team members in Microsoft 365 applications such as Teams, Outlook, and Word. These agents receive their own Entra ID for access to services like SharePoint and Teams channels, managed through Microsoft tools for identity and compliance. The integration allows agents to handle tasks directly in conversations, pulling data from tools like Zendesk and Salesforce.