Perplexity launches “Computer”, an AI agent that coordinates 19 models

Perplexity has launched “Computer”, an AI agent platform that coordinates 19 different AI models to complete complex tasks. The product is currently available to Perplexity Max subscribers at $200 per month, with plans to expand to Pro and Enterprise users. Computer accepts a high-level objective from a user, breaks it into subtasks, and assigns each …

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Alibaba releases Qwen3.5, a multimodal AI model with 397 billion parameters

Alibaba has launched Qwen3.5, a new artificial intelligence model designed to function as a multimodal agent capable of processing text, images, and video. The QwenTeam announces this development on the company’s website. The model contains 397 billion parameters but activates only 17 billion per task, which the team says optimizes both speed and cost. This …

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OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI as agent project moves to foundation

Peter Steinberger, creator of the open-source AI agent framework OpenClaw, joins OpenAI to work on bringing AI agents to mainstream users. OpenClaw will transition to an independent foundation while OpenAI sponsors the project. Steinberger built OpenClaw as a personal project that unexpectedly gained massive adoption. The framework attracted 196,000 GitHub stars and 2 million weekly …

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Opinion: Viral AI social network Moltbook exposes gap between agent hype and reality

Moltbook, a social network designed for AI agents to interact without human interference, became a viral sensation before exposing fundamental limitations in current AI technology. The platform reveals more about human fascination with artificial intelligence than about the future of autonomous agents. Will Douglas Heaven writes for MIT Technology Review that the site attracted over …

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OpenAI releases GPT-5.3-Codex with 25% speed boost and expanded capabilities

OpenAI has launched GPT-5.3-Codex, a coding model that the company describes as its most capable agentic coding tool to date. The model runs 25% faster than its predecessor and combines advanced coding performance with reasoning capabilities in a single system. According to OpenAI, GPT-5.3-Codex marks a significant milestone as the first model that helped create …

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Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.6 with expanded context window and agent teams

Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.6, an upgraded version of its flagship AI model that can handle longer conversations and coordinate multiple AI agents working simultaneously on complex tasks. The company claims the model outperforms competitors including OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 on several professional benchmarks. The release introduces a one-million-token context window for the first time in …

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OpenAI launches “Frontier” platform to manage enterprise AI agents

OpenAI has introduced Frontier, a platform designed to help businesses build, deploy, and manage AI agents across their organizations. The company positions the platform as a solution to the growing challenge of coordinating multiple AI agents that currently operate in isolated systems. According to OpenAI, Frontier connects siloed data sources and applications to provide AI …

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Security flaws expose thousands of users on AI agent platforms

Two major security incidents have exposed vulnerabilities in the rapidly growing ecosystem around AI agents, revealing risks when artificial intelligence creates software without human oversight. Cybersecurity firm Wiz discovered a significant security flaw in Moltbook, a social network designed exclusively for AI agents, Raphael Satter reports for Reuters. The vulnerability exposed private messages between agents, …

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Claude Cowork’s new plug-ins promise to transform workplace productivity

Anthropic has introduced plug-ins for Cowork, its recently launched agentic tool designed to bring AI assistance beyond coding tasks. The new feature aims to automate specialized workflows across different company departments, Lucas Ropek reports for TechCrunch. The plug-ins enable automated task handling for marketing content creation, legal document review, customer support responses, and other department-specific …

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OpenAI launches Codex desktop app for macOS to manage multiple AI coding agents

OpenAI has released a desktop application for macOS that transforms its Codex AI coding system into what the company calls a command center for managing multiple autonomous coding agents. The app allows developers to delegate multiple coding tasks simultaneously and supervise AI systems that can run independently for extended periods. The Codex app introduces several …

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