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AI Agents

Agentic systems, orchestration, MCP and autonomous tooling.

agentic ai security risksJul 30, 20263 min

China's WAICO: Inside the 29-Member AI Governance Body

An investigation into WAICO (World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization), China's 29-member AI governance body that emerged during US-China diplomatic tensions over AI model distillation.

agentic ai security risksJul 30, 20265 min

Wired For Oversight: Rethinking Board Capabilities in an AI Era

An exploration of how corporate boards must evolve to govern technology-driven organizations effectively—examining new skills, oversight responsibilities, and strategies leaders need for the AI age. This sponsored feature from WIRED examines the shifting demands on board members as artificial intelligence transforms business operations and strategic decision-making.

agentic ai infrastructureJul 30, 20263 min

20-Watt Planning: How the Brain's Cognitive Maps Replace Backpropagation in AI

Graz University researchers developed a brain-inspired AI model using hippocampal cognitive maps, stochastic neural computing, and compositional coding to execute flexible planning on a fraction of the energy used by LLMs.

agentic ai infrastructureJul 30, 20264 min

Perplexity Unshackles Model Council for Multi-Model Advisory Boards on Computer Platform

Perplexity's Model Council has expanded to its Computer platform, allowing users to configure 2-8 AI models for multi-model queries with usage-based billing. The feature now reaches beyond enterprise tiers to Pro and Max individual users.

agentic ai infrastructureJul 30, 20265 min

The Cloud Was Easy. Owning AI Infrastructure Is Harder—and Worth It

Tesla's AI strategy reveals why public cloud convenience gives way to private infrastructure ownership as workloads scale. An analysis of cost, control, and governance for enterprises investing in AI.

agentic ai security risksJul 30, 20265 min

The Open-Weight Paradox: Why Anthropic's Boss Wants Powerful AI — Just Not in Beijing's Hands

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei clarifies his stance on open-weight AI models, distinguishing between their value as a public good and the risks they pose to authoritarian regimes, particularly China, while advocating for a global safety testing framework.

agentic ai security risksJul 30, 20264 min

The Internal AI Paradox: Balancing Data Control Against Open-Weight Realities

Self-hosting open-weight models promises complete data control for internal teams, but custom licenses and operational overhead demand a pragmatic evaluation framework.

agentic data platformsJul 30, 20263 min

When Proofs of Concept Turn Hostile: What Runlayer v. Rippling Means for Agentic Data Platforms

An analysis of Runlayer's trade secret lawsuit against Rippling following an extended product trial, examining the legal allegations, Rippling's defense, and what the clash reveals about building agentic data platforms in enterprise environments.

agentic ai infrastructureJul 30, 20263 min

NAC Therapy Bypasses 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome by Activating Alternative Gene Networks

A new study shows N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) antioxidant therapy can treat neurodevelopmental deficits in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome by activating compensatory gene networks, offering a paradigm shift for genetic brain disorder treatments.

agentic ai infrastructureJul 30, 20264 min

How AI Cloud Infrastructure Companies in India Absorb the $1 Trillion Intelligence Compute Shift

The $1 trillion AI infrastructure wave is forcing tech vendors to pass costs to enterprise buyers. Here is how AI cloud infrastructure companies in India and global operators are handling edge readiness, agentic compute, and rising price pressures.

agentic commerce shoppingJul 30, 20265 min

Gender May Nudge Collecting Choices at the Margins: A Neuroscience Perspective

Research-based analysis of how gender influences collecting behavior, drawing on neuroscience and psychology to explain why people collect - emphasizing that while gender may subtly nudge preferences, the deeper story is about objects helping us remember, organize, and express identity.

agentic data platformsJul 30, 20264 min

The AI Context Crisis: What 101 Enterprises Got Wrong About Agentic Data Platforms

VB Pulse survey reveals 57% of enterprises trace wrong AI answers to missing business context. Credible Data raised $10M to build portable, open-source semantic layer using Malloy.