AI agents can write the story, but they can’t get anyone to talk
AI agents are applying for freelance writing gigs, and their copy is passable. But there's a better way to put agents to work.
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People Inc. builds custom APIs for AI agents
People Inc. is moving beyond web crawling toward custom APIs that provide AI partners with cleaner article text and publishing details.
Axios and Every test publishing for AI agents
Axios is building feeds for AI agents, while Every lets subscribers use agents to reshape stories for their own needs.
AI shopping assistants are cutting reviewers out of the sale
A test with Meta's Muse shows how AI recommendations can lean on a reviewer's work while sending the sale somewhere else.
AI agent traffic surges as security systems struggle to detect impostors
New reports show automated web traffic rising sharply as malicious bots impersonate AI assistants and expose security gaps.
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The bots publishers should be letting through the door
Not every bot in your logs is an enemy. The ones publishers keep shutting out are often the ones building authority in AI answers.
What an agentic newsroom will look like
The rise of agentic AI in newsrooms might actually lead to better human judgment, sources, and storytelling.
UK and US financial regulators hold emergency meetings over Anthropic’s Claude Mythos
An unreleased Anthropic model that found thousands of vulnerabilities in major operating systems has triggered emergency briefings from London to Washington.
Microsoft turns Microsoft 365 Copilot into a broader agentic work platform
Microsoft is pushing Copilot from chat assistant to enterprise work system — Wave 3 adds long-running agentic tasks, governance controls, and a new Frontier Suite bundle aimed at CIOs.
Builders will define the agent workplace. Users will inherit it.
No-code agents still demand builder instincts, and the gap is widening between those who shape workflows and those forced to adapt. (Credit: Google Gemini)