
AI Agents Were Used to Break Into More Than 100 Sites, Security Researchers Say
Researchers say AI agents helped a hacker break into more than 100 sites, including reported targets at John Deere and SharkNinja.
Updates on X.ai’s scheduling assistants and AI productivity tools.

Researchers say AI agents helped a hacker break into more than 100 sites, including reported targets at John Deere and SharkNinja.

AI agents are being blocked by major websites, exposing a growing clash over security, revenue and who controls online access.

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Rivian says AI agents could soon power its cars, with plans to support frontier models from Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta.

Google’s AI shopping cart rolls out in Search and Gemini, letting U.S. users track products, prices, restocks, and checkout options.

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SpaceXSI folds X Premium, Grok and Cursor into one AI subscription, aiming to win more paid users in a crowded market.

AI shopping risks came into focus after Elon Musk’s Grok Lego demo exposed sensitive order data and highlighted weak support safeguards.

Trump’s super intelligence push is gaining support from Musk, Benioff, Huang and Nadella, signaling Big Tech’s new political alignment.

Trump is pushing super intelligence as the new name for AI, but the rebrand faces legal, political and public resistance.