Microsoft Scout agent opens a new category of always-on Autopilots

Workplace AI assistants have mostly waited for a prompt before doing anything. A user asks, the tool answers, and the exchange ends there. Microsoft is putting a different kind of agent inside its Office applications, one designed to keep operating in … Continue reading Microsoft Scout agent opens a new category of always-on Autopilots

Microsoft’s new cloud PCs place AI agents under enterprise controls

Microsoft’s Windows 365 for Agents, a cloud PC platform for agentic workloads, runs AI agents in secure environments. Organizations can direct agents with natural language to interact with applications, browsers, files, and enterprise systems. The plat… Continue reading Microsoft’s new cloud PCs place AI agents under enterprise controls

ClickUp Cuts 22% of Staff as CEO Pushes AI-First ‘100x Org’ Model

ClickUp cut 22% of its staff, with CEO Zeb Evans framing the layoffs as part of an AI restructuring focused on 100x output.
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More Tech Layoffs: Coinbase Cuts 14% of Workforce in AI Push

Coinbase will lay off about 700 employees as CEO Brian Armstrong pushes a leaner, AI-native structure amid weaker crypto trading conditions.
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Scenario: Open-source framework for automated AI app red-teaming

Enterprises running customer service bots, data analytics agents, and other AI-driven applications in production handle sensitive records and connect to core business systems every day. LangWatch has released Scenario, an open-source framework that run… Continue reading Scenario: Open-source framework for automated AI app red-teaming

PentAGI: Open-source autonomous AI penetration testing system

Penetration testers have long relied on collections of specialized tools, manual coordination, and documented runbooks to work through a target assessment. PentAGI, an open-source project from VXControl, attempts to automate that entire workflow using … Continue reading PentAGI: Open-source autonomous AI penetration testing system

OpenAI expands its cyber defense program with GPT-5.4-Cyber for vetted researchers

Defending critical software has long depended on the ability to find and fix vulnerabilities faster than attackers can exploit them. OpenAI is expanding a program designed to give professional defenders prioritized access to AI tools built for that pur… Continue reading OpenAI expands its cyber defense program with GPT-5.4-Cyber for vetted researchers