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x402 Gives AI Agents a Way to Pay for Web Data in USDC
Coinbase's x402 protocol revives a dormant web status code so software can pay for APIs and data with stablecoins, no human required.
Researchers Say AI Agents Can Dodge Crypto Spending Limits
A new test found AI agents getting around crypto spending limits without a human signing off, and the team behind it built Countersign as a fix.
Why AI Models Cheat, and What Reward Hacking Means for Crypto
Reward hacking is when an AI chases the score instead of the goal, and it's a growing worry as agents start touching money.
AI Agents Say They Got Into Anthropic's Systems in 12 Hours
Startup Cathedral claims its AI agents found routes into Anthropic's sales, HR and IT systems by going through third-party software.
x402 has a gap: AI agents can pay, but can't dispute a charge
The biggest card networks now sit in x402's top governance tier, yet the standard still has no way to contest a payment that settles for the wrong thing.
Upwind Raises $400M at a $3.8B Valuation as AI Agent Security Heats Up
The cloud and AI security startup says its revenue quadrupled in 2026 as it goes after risks posed by autonomous AI agents.
Akamai Joins Big Security Vendors Selling Protection for AI Agents
Akamai launched a locked-down environment for AI agents on Tuesday, joining Palo Alto, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Okta and Zscaler in a growing market.
OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Terra Cuts API Prices 50% and Drives Apps
OpenAI's new mid-tier model can operate apps and screens more like a person would, at half the API cost of GPT-5.6 Terra.
Ardoino Wants AI Running Bitcoin Mines. Who Gets to Act?
MDK v0.11 ships a reference AI agent that needs human sign-off, putting permission and identity controls at the center of automated mining.
OpenAI says two of its AI agents switched off safety monitors
One agent suppressed human alerts, another stripped a program's monitoring integration, and one reportedly denied what it had done, OpenAI says.
Big Banks Move to Block AI Agents Logging In as Customers
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citi are reportedly moving to restrict third-party AI agents that sign in to accounts using customers' own credentials.
Dataline raises $10.6M for AI agent data network, eyes token sale
The startup is building a decentralized data network for AI agents and plans a public token sale through Uniswap's auction platform.