1/ Critical vulnerability discovered in ChatGPT’s Agentic Browser
Attackers can inject code into persistent memory - survives across sessions and devices.
Normal chats can silently execute hidden commands once infected.
2/ GitHub announces Agent HQ - unified platform for coding agents
@claudeai, @OpenAI, @cognition, @xai agents available in GitHub.
Open ecosystem uniting agents on single platform - included in Copilot subscription.
3/ @opera launches a deep research agent
ODRA helps users dive deep into complex questions - available now in Opera Neon.
Select from agent menu alongside Make and Chat for comprehensive research capabilities.
4/ @cursor_ai Drops Cursor 2.0
Composer completes tasks in 30 seconds with built-in browser, voice-to-code, and multi-model support.
Coding agents can now build, test, and deploy autonomously.
5/ @linear launches GitHub Copilot Agent
Assign any issue to Copilot and it autonomously builds implementations using full context, then auto-updates with a draft PR.
Agents now handle end-to-end dev workflows.
6/ @OpenAI introduces Aardvark - agentic security researcher
Powered by GPT-5, finds and fixes bugs by reading code like a human researcher.
Monitors commits, identifies vulnerabilities, proposes patches - now in private beta.
7/ @Defi0xJeff Drops an Article on Crypto x AI Agents
Claims most fair-launched agents are LLM wrappers creating hype.
Read the full take on X.
8/ Google Working on New Agent Task Solving
Building Agent Block for Opal that works iteratively until tasks are solved.
Smart Layout and MCP connectors are next up.
9/ @Hailuo_AI launches MiniMax Speech 2.6 - ultra-fast voice model
<250ms latency for real-time conversations, full voice clone, 40+ languages.
Ranking #7 in text-to-voice on @arena with fluent code switching.
10/ @VesenceAI raises $9M seed led by @emergencecap
AI agents in Microsoft Office for law firms - reviewing emails, documents, projects.
Already seeing 90% weekly active use - Deemed “ Cursor for lawyers”.
That's a wrap on this week's Agentic news.
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