Agentic AI Is Breaking Security’s Human Assumptions

AI agents can act thousands of times before humans react. Black Hat experts warn identity, costs and security models aren’t ready for what comes next.

After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool

After its own AI usage wake-up call, Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, a product that tracks individual and team employee AI spending.

Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying using AI to make ‘Rubberz’ anymore
Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying using AI to make ‘Rubberz’ anymore

It took long enough, but now LA rapper Fenix Flexin appears to have admitted using AI for the 80s synth pop-themed song “Rubberz.” His comments follow the producer Medasin’s videos claiming that an AI tool called Treblo (formerly Sonauto) was used to make the song, and the company releasing an AI detector that identifies it […]

Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough
Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough

The appeal of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels has always been the way they make it easier to (re)discover classic films and series. But Roku’s latest experiment in the FAST space has less to do with traditionally produced entertainment and is entirely focused on giving viewers access to a constant source of AI-generated content. […]

The Only Startup Moats Left In The AI Era Are Data And Distribution

AI took 80% of Q1 2026 venture funding. Web3 events founder Rime Salmi says the only startup moats left are data and distribution, and the guest list proves it.

OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful
OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful

OpenAI says it is pausing “internal activities” around an in-development AI model, Astra, because it doesn’t yet meet new security standards the company is putting in place. The announcement follows its recent disclosure that OpenAI models accidentally hacked Hugging Face. Anthropic and Meta have also since admitted that they had AI models that went rogue […]

Details Leak on OpenAI’s Doughnut-Shaped Speaker

The ChatGPT maker is reportedly working on a small, portable AI smart speaker, but it better not look too much like Apple’s designs.

What’s behind the Google AI shake-up
What’s behind the Google AI shake-up

Some of the biggest names on Google’s AI team got new jobs this week. In some cases, including for legendary Googler Jeff Dean, those jobs are no longer at Google. Given that Google’s models seem to be behind the best of what’s coming out of anthropic and OpenAI, is this a sign of Google in […]

Banning Chinese Robots: Will It Work?

U.S. bans target Chinese robots while American manufacturers remain dependent on China’s crucial robotics components.

Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents

Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. The company says the browser uses less computing power than Chromium for common automation tasks, helping developers build browser-based AI agents more…