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ResearchAI agent benchmarking

Phone AI Agent Benchmarks Overstate Real Performance: New Study Exposes CLI, API Gap

Phone AI agent benchmarks have been measuring only the easiest part of mobile automation. A new arXiv paper, PhoneHarness, tests GUI taps, shell commands,... techtimes.com

NewsCopilot Cowork global launch / Cowork 1 preview

Microsoft's AI agent Copilot Cowork now available globally; Cowork 1 to come soon

Microsoft (MSFT) announced the general availability of its AI agent Copilot Cowork worldwide, while noting that Cowork 1 will be released in the coming... seekingalpha.com

OpinionAI agent tool use security

Every Tool You Give an AI Agent Becomes a Security Decision

A strange thing happens when teams add AI agents to real software workflows. At first, the agent looks like a better chatbot. hackernoon.com

Launchagentic AI for enterprise automation

Advancing agentic AI for productivity and intelligent automation on IBM Z

IBM continues to push the boundaries of AI innovation for IBM Z with the introduction of IBM watsonx Assistant for Z v3.3. ibm.com

LaunchAI agent security

Beyond Identity launches Ceros AI agent security platform

Beyond Identity Inc. today debuted a platform called Ceros that is designed to help enterprises secure their artificial intelligence agents. siliconangle.com

NewsAI agent infrastructure/funding

AI agent authorization startup Arcade nabs $60M investment

Arcade AI Inc., the developer of an authorization platform for artificial intelligence agents, today announced that it has raised $60 million in funding. siliconangle.com

LaunchGitHub Copilot CLI / developer tools

GitHub Copilot CLI for Beginners: Overview of common slash commands

GitHub Copilot CLI for Beginners: Learn how to use slash commands to control your terminal AI agent. github.blog

Opinionagentic AI security

Agentic AI Security in 2026: What to Know

Organizations are rapidly deploying autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents that can make decisions, execute tasks and interact directly with systems... blog.knowbe4.com

NewsAI agent governance/enterprise

85% of IT teams claim every AI agent is under control. Only 42% actually know who owns them.

Organizational leaders are nearly twice as likely to hide their AI use compared to all other employees, at 42% versus 23%, according to new Ivanti research... venturebeat.com

Newsagentic AI evaluation/debugging

AI Agent Failure Detection and Root Cause Analysis with Strands Evals

When your AI agent fails in production, knowing that it failed is only the beginning. The harder question is why it failed and what to fix. aws.amazon.com

Opinionagentic AI accountability/policy

Agentic AI Part II: Who is Responsible for the Actions of an AI Agent? (via Passle)

In a prior blog post, “Agentic AI Part I: What It Is and Who's Responsible When It Acts," we introduced this multi-part series on agentic AI, delved int... technologylaw.fkks.com

NewsAI agent identity security/funding

NewCore launches with $66M to secure human and AI agent identities

NewCore has emerged from stealth with $66 million in funding and a new identity security platform built for enterprises managing human users, machines,... msspalert.com

NewsLLM security/prompt injection

AI Agent Security Hits Its Reckoning: Prompt Injection May Be a Permanent Flaw, Not a Patchable Bug

OWASP's June 11 report argues the vulnerability is baked into how large language models read text, and the past year's CVEs and supply-chain breaches show... techtimes.com

Newsenterprise AI agent adoption / Korea

Korea Inc. races to put AI agent on every desk

Samsung, SK, LG accelerate workplace use of generative AI after years of caution over technology leaks. SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won speaks during the... koreaherald.com

Opinionagentic AI governance

From generative AI to agentic AI: Why context, controls and accountability now matter more than speed

As organisations move from generative AI to agents, success will depend on pairing greater autonomy with strong data context, governance and oversight,... businesstimes.com.sg

Opinionenterprise agent cost / FinOps

Agentic AI Enterprise Token Cost

Agentic AI is changing enterprise costs. Learn the total cost of agentic AI, from infrastructure and governance to change, risk and Agent FinOps. ey.com

Newsautonomous agent failures/risks

AI Agent Rekts Dev on Bogus Scan, Leaves Them Begging for Crypto Donations

A hobbyist network handed an autonomous agent a masterclass in why you don't give AI a credit card and a deadline. decrypt.co

NewsAI agent policy/rights concerns

China’s new AI agent risks trapping Western tech in rights abuses

Beijing is pouring $162 million into an AI tool designed to spread Xi Jinping Thought, and analysts warn foreign technology could get caught in the... cryptobriefing.com

Newsagentic commerce/consumer adoption

UAE emerges as one of the world’s most receptive markets for AI-powered shopping

A study showed that 79% of UAE consumers are comfortable allowing an AI agent to complete purchases on their behalf. fastcompanyme.com

Researchagent inference efficiency

Compute Once: Unlocking AI Agent Efficiency

A radical proposal to precompute LLM KV caches, slashing inference costs by up to 50x and enabling a new compute-efficient AI agent paradigm. startuphub.ai