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Google puts new limits on AI agents that hunt threats and fix vulnerabilities

Google Cloud expands CodeMender and Wiz integrations with controls for AI agents, cloud workloads, and automated threat responses.

Finpilot raises $10m to put AI agents to work for institutions

Finpilot, an AI-native operating system built for institutional capital, has secured $10m in a Series A round as it aims to free long-term investment teams from time-consuming data work. Lobby Capital led the investment, and Madrona, an existing backer of the company, also took part. The firm is targeting a group of investors that collectively […]

Democrats, Often Cautious About AI, Won the Midterms. Should You Really Buy AI Stocks Right Now?

AI stocks have led S&P 500 gains in recent years.

AI agent autonomy remains an elusive work in progress

Sentra, a provider of agentic data security, has raised $150m in a strategic round led by Capital One Ventures. The deal comes as businesses rush to deploy AI agents that can reach sensitive information faster than security teams can govern it. Capital One Ventures joins Sentra’s existing backers, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Zeev Ventures, Standard […]

Asian shares mixed as AI-data centres slide on regulation worries

Asian stocks ended mixed on Thursday as regional chipmaking shares slumped on expectations of tighter tech oversight. Technology stocks slumped in South Korea and Japan on concerns that a Democratic-led US Congress could push for tighter regulation of AI development and data centre construction,

Qualcomm slumps as weak smartphone chip sales overshadow data-center momentum

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Qualcomm shares dropped about 9% in premarket trading on Thursday after smartphone chip sales missed Wall Street estimates, raising concerns that weakness in its core handset business could offset gains from newer growth areas such as data-center chips.

An Anthropic engineer warns about 'cognitive surrender' as AI agents take over his work

"When you can't explain the answer to a question, even by way of your agent, you've ceded ownership," Claude Code engineer Addy Osmani wrote.

Democrats are fired up on AI. Consensus is harder.

Any major AI safety and testing legislation in the Senate would come from the Senate Commerce Committee. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., the committee's top Democrat, has been pushing for a bill that would mandate independent testing of AI models before their release.

SailPoint: Anarchy reigns over enterprise agentic AI

Democrats, Often Cautious About AI, Won the Midterms. Should You Really Buy AI Stocks Right Now?

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have soared over the past few years, driving gains in the S&P 500, and the momentum has continued this year -- to a certain degree. Many of these players continue to advance, but the path has involved downs as well as ups.