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ChatGPT Wallet lets OpenAI’s Dots agents make purchases for you

After launching its Dots AI agents platform earlier this year, OpenAI is launching a wallet for the agents. ChatGPT Wallet is rolling out starting today for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the US aged 18…

AI agent startup LangChain hits $3B valuation

LangChain now claims 7,000 customers of its model and platform agnostic agent management tool LangSmith.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Wallet for agent purchases

Introducing Gemini 4 Hydrogen

Today, we’re introducing Gemini 4 Hydrogen, our daily driver for agentic workflows

Anthropic now lets you self-host Claude Managed Agents. The catch? 8 hours to act if it flags a safety risk

Ex-Anthropic researchers' startup Mirendil raises $1 billion to let AI agents do the work of an AI lab

Google: Gemini 4 Hydrogen Launches With Faster Agentic AI, 1 Million-Token Context Window, And New Multi-Model Orchestration

Meta's Muse now calls businesses for you, but many companies might just hang up on the AI

Meta's AI agent Muse can now call businesses on behalf of paying US subscribers, handling everything from cable providers to restaurants. The agent already has over 10 million users, according to…

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Agentic AI And Infrastructure Are Still On A Roll

Agentic AI Governance Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated. Most of It Comes Down to These 4 Questions.

Agentic AI governance frameworks look complicated, but every one asks your business the same four questions.

OpenAI rebuilt AI shopping from scratch with ChatGPT Wallet

OpenAI is taking a second shot at AI-powered shopping with ChatGPT Wallet after scrapping its first approach, Instant Checkout. Users register a card once and confirm each purchase through Face ID…

You can now tempt fate and give your banking information to ChatGPT

The new Wallet feature will allow its AI agents to make purchases on your behalf.

ChatGPT’s new Wallet lets AI agents shop and check out for you

ChatGPT Wallet lets AI agents shop and check out on users' behalf, starting with a limited rollout to U.S. Pro subscribers.

Claude’s Duet agent is a little neurotic and surprisingly helpful

Normally, the products I test don't offer to help me write up my experience with them. Duet is different. Claude Duet is Anthropic's AI agent for consumers, the latest attempt by an AI company to…

OpenAI launches Daybreak Red Team and Defense Factory, AI agents that pen-test web apps and draft security patches

United Is Banning AI Agents From Booking Flights — But Here’s What They Can Still Do

The airline becomes the latest to shut the door on AI bots like Muse, citing security and privacy concerns.

AI Agent Vs. Chatbot: What’s The Best For Small Biz?

OpenAI Launches AI Security Agents to Find Vulnerabilities, Test Exploits and Fix Flaws

Google releases Gemini 4 Hydrogen as a faster, cheaper model for coding and agentic work

Shield helps technicians hand off legacy portal work with OpenAI

Shield uses OpenAI to help IT technicians hand off work in legacy portals. Its Forge agents navigate systems so technicians can focus on issues needing their judgment.