AI AGENTS

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Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account

TechCrunch · 2 hr ago

OPENAI DOTS

OpenAI Dots vs Meta Muse: Why Dots Cost $100 a Month

Geeky Gadgets · 18 hr ago

Google Gemini Tasks vs OpenAI Dots: Which AI tool to use for more productivity | Explained

Mint · Oct 4

OpenAI’s Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order your dinner

The Verge · Oct 2

OpenAI Dots vs Meta Muse vs Grok Bot: Three Always-On Agents Built for Three Different Jobs

Memeburn · Oct 1

OpenAI named its new agent system Dots. It's already causing confusion.

Insider · Sep 29

OpenAI’s Dots: Like OpenClaw declawed – for $100/mo ChatGPT Pro users

ZDNET · Sep 29

META MUSE

I Used Meta’s Muse Agent as My Personal Shopper. It Upcharged Me for No Reason

CNET · 9 hr ago

Meta Muse AI Drives Massive Retail Growth As Shopping Features Explode

Yahoo Finance · 12 hr ago

Brand AI Agent Vs Personal Agent, How Meta Muse And ChatGPT Dots Shop

Forbes · 15 hr ago

Meta’s agent Muse may be spying on you whether you use it or not

Cybernews · 16 hr ago

As Muse Tops the App Store and Instinct Raises $1 Billion, Snaplii Offers a Separate Wallet for AI Agent Spending, With Cashback

USA TODAY · 16 hr ago

Meta's Muse is already pulling one CEO's purchases away from Amazon

Insider · 20 hr ago

Meta's Muse can shop and check out for you. Here's how it works

CNBC · Oct 3

Meta wants your next gadget to be Muse-infused

TechCrunch · Oct 3

Meta Muse vs ChatGPT Dots — I compared the new AI agents, and they’re not as similar as they look

Tom's Guide · Sep 30

OpenAI's answer to Meta Muse is a cute AI agent that never clocks out

Android Authority · Sep 29

GROK BOT

Dot.com domain now redirects to Musk's Grok Bot

NewsBytes · 10 hr ago

Dot.com domain quietly redirects to Elon Musk’s Grok Bot

Moneycontrol · 20 hr ago

Grok Bot Tutorial Adds 20 Lessons

Blockchain News · Oct 3

Why Dot.com Now Redirects to Elon Musk’s Grok Bot Page

TechJuice · Oct 1

Dot.com Redirects to Grok Bot: Musk Trolls OpenAI’s Agent Launch

INSTINCT

Instinct AI Adds Group Chat Features; Valued at $10 Billion

whalesbook · 8 hr ago

Instinct launches AI agent joining group chats with non-Instinct users

NewsBytes · 18 hr ago

Instinct Launches AI Group Chats as Funding Values Company at $10 Billion

Mezha · 20 hr ago

Instinct creator says it'd be a 'very dangerous world' if the AI agent tried to influence users to make purchases

Insider · Sep 29

MORE AGENT NEWS

Connecting AI agents to enterprise knowledge

MIT Technology Review · 5 hr ago

Bringing predictive analytics to the agentic AI era

MIT Technology Review · 7 hr ago

A personal AI agent can now control the lights, thermostats and vacuums in a Google Home, but not unlock its doors

Morning Overview · 8 hr ago

Agentic reliability and evaluations: Fewer enterprises plan to let AI agents ship production changes on automated checks alone — 56% allow it or plan to, down from 75% in July

VentureBeat · 9 hr ago

AI agents are here. How should designers feel?

Business of Home · 10 hr ago

How AI Agents Are Helping Companies Scale Their Marketing

Entrepreneur · 11 hr ago

Female AI agents would get paid 10% less than male ones, study finds

Euronews · 13 hr ago

"I Love You": When Two AI Agents Panicked Over Their Sick Human

NDTV · 16 hr ago

Apple locks down Full Disk Access, and AI agents are the reason

Computerworld · 17 hr ago

Gary Marcus Likens AI Agents to Cars With Cardboard Brakes as FTC Probe Opens

Yahoo · Oct 4

AI Agents Need More Than Curiosity: They Need Our Trust

JD Supra · Oct 4

Google researchers find a way to keep self-improving AI agents from memorizing their tests

The Decoder · Oct 4

Qualcomm thinks AI agents are ready. But are we ready to trust them?

Digital Trends · Oct 4

2 AI agents sent 60+ messages after owner stopped responding: ‘Need to know you’re okay’

Moneycontrol · Oct 4

AI agents are offering to run your life. Should you let them?

Hindustan Times · Oct 4

All the AI agents that can live in your text messages

TechCrunch · Oct 3

AI agents can now make phone calls for you

Fox News · Oct 3

Apple changes full-disk access permissions to curb abuse from AI agents

Ars Technica · Oct 2

This entrepreneur treated an AI agent like a colleague. Then it started doing the work.

Insider · Oct 2

Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and Extremists on the Ballot

Wired · Oct 1

Why Are OpenAI, Meta and xAI Giving AI Agents Their Own Computers?

International Business Times Singapore · Oct 1

AI personal agents are having a moment. Are they safe to use?

USA TODAY · Oct 1

Salt Labs Research: A Single Email Could Hijack an AI Agent and Reach a User's Connected Accounts

PR Newswire · Oct 1

ByteDance’s Doubao reportedly preparing personal AI agent, codenamed Spell and tested since April

TechNode · Sep 30

AI agents are wreaking havoc. We break down these emerging tools

Deseret News · Sep 30

AI agents threaten banks’ cash cows

Politico · Sep 29