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'Teams are moving to new models almost as fast as labs release them': Vercel data reveals AI models now have a half-life of just six weeks — with most most AI traffic running on models less than two months old

AI now has a half-life

United Airlines bars AI agents from booking tickets, sending Meta shares tumbling

Shares of Meta tumbled Wednesday on news United Airlines is banning artificial intelligence agents from booking flights for travelers – nixing a highly touted use case for the tech giant’s new Muse…

Capital One Financial Blocks AI Agents, Bets on Premium Cards and Discover

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) is investing in its payments network, premium card offerings and technology while maintaining flexibility to return capital to shareholders, Chief Financial Officer Andrew Young said at a conference.

United Airlines Blocks A.I. Agents From Booking Flights on Customers' Behalf

The carrier said that to protect customers' information and comply with regulations, it was barring the digital assistants from logging into accounts and managing reservations.

Zocdoc says AI agent traffic grew nearly 30-fold since July

Zocdoc CEO Oliver Kharraz says AI agent traffic grew nearly 30-fold since July as the platform opens booking to registered AI agents.

AI voice company WellSaid retools for agents while keeping its commitment to human actors

United blocks AI agents from booking flights for customers

AI voice company WellSaid retools for agents while keeping its commitment to human actors

WellSaid connected its AI voiceover tools to assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, letting businesses produce voiceovers from licensed actor voices without opening its app. The company has moved away from individual users to focus on businesses,

AWS Launches Emulator to Help AI Agents Test Cloud Services

Stock Market Today, Nov. 11: Intel Climbs on Broader Chip Rally as AI Infrastructure Demand Lifts Semiconductor Stocks

Today, Nov. 11, 2026, Intel shares rallied as CoreWeave's stronger results reinforced AI chip demand across the semiconductor group.