This Month's AI Agents News

OpenAI launches always-on AI agents a day after apologizing for a hack by its bots

At the OpenAI developers conference Tuesday, CEO Sam Altman announced new artificial intelligence personal assistant agents named "dots" to rival Meta's Muse.Heather Diehl / Getty Images CEO Sam Altman kicked off the day by unveiling [Dots](https://openai.com/index/introducing-dots/) — autonomous AI systems, or AI agents, that function continuously to carry out tasks on behalf of users. Romain Huet, head of developer experience at OpenAI, ran into trouble trying to showcase users’ ability to direct Dots by voice commands. ## For Subscribers ### FOR SUBSCRIBERS [AI agents promise to run your errands. Websites are fighting back.](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ai-agent-muse-shop-e-commerce-amazon-wal-mart-wayfair-buy-rcna599069) [](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/democrats-face-staggering-spending-disadvantage-georgias-tight-race-go-rcna599595) [](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/democrats-face-staggering-spending-disadvantage-georgias-tight-race-go-rcna599595) ### FOR SUBSCRIBERS [Another, closer look at an alleged 2024 campus gang rape](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/another-closer-look-alleged-2024-campus-gang-rape-rcna599920) Holly Li, a member of the product team at OpenAI, demos Dots, personal assista

Nbcnews 1 week, 3 days ago

Public Interest Law Nonprofit LASST Sues OpenAI Over Autonomous AI Agent Hacks

Legal Advocates for Safe Science & Technology (LASST) files first-of-its-kind California lawsuit seeking accountability for AI agents that autonomously...

Finance 1 week, 3 days ago

Rig Security launches with $12 million to manage AI agent identities

# Rig Security launches with $12 million to manage AI agent identities September 29, 2026 Share [By SCStaff](https://www.scworld.com/contributor/sc-staff) (Adobe Stock Images) As outlined in Silicon Angle, Rig Security Inc. has launched with $12 million in funding to address the growing challenge of managing artificial intelligence agents operating within enterprise environments. The funding round was co-led by Ten Eleven Ventures and Brightmind Partners, with participation from CrowdStrike and other cybersecurity leaders. [SCStaff](https://www.scworld.com/contributor/sc-staff)

Scworld 1 week, 3 days ago

OpenAI launches Dots, always-on AI agents in ChatGPT with their own cloud computers

OpenAI launches Dots, always-on AI agents in ChatGPT with their own cloud computers - SiliconANGLE [Skip to content](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/29/openai-launches-dots-always-on-ai-agents-in-chatgpt-with-their-own-cloud-computers/#sa-page-content) ### OpenAI launches Dots, always-on AI agents in ChatGPT with their own cloud computers  by [Duncan Riley](https://siliconangle.com/author/duncanriley/) OpenAI Group PBC today used its DevDay developer conference to [launch Dots](https://openai.com/index/introducing-dots/), a set of always-on artificial intelligence agents in ChatGPT. The release is aimed at moving ChatGPT users beyond working one prompt at a time. Someone can hand an agent a goal and let it carry the job forward without direction at every step, even while it has several other projects going. Each agent learns its owner’s preferences from feedback. OpenAI says some of the work will show up before anyone asks for it. [GPT-6 Astra](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/17/openai-launches-astra-for-law-a-gpt-6-configuration-for-legal-research) powers the agents, and each one works from a cloud computer of its own that users can open at any time to see what it is doing. More than 4,000 apps are reachable through OpenAI’s plugins. With permission, an agent can also work directly on its owner’s laptop. Users can message or call their agent in ChatGPT on desktop, web or mobile, or reach it in Slack and Teams. Because context follows the agent between channels, a project started in ChatGPT can be passed to a team in Slack without a fresh briefing. Agents send progress updates and questions back to their owners. OpenAI has been using the agents on its own teams. When a bug gets reported in the company’s Slack, the agents start investigating right away, and new designs are turned into working apps while staff concentrate on customer feedback. One early

Siliconangle 1 week, 3 days ago

How Congress Should Investigate Threat from Rogue AI Agents

Artificial intelligence companies have promised to investigate how their models triggered the recent wave of hacking incidents by rogue AI agents. In July, agents built by OpenAI took unauthorized action to hack into the servers of software company [Hugging Face](https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident/) while trying to complete an evaluation of how effectively they could turn software vulnerabilities into cyberattacks. It has since come to light that a separate swarm of agents, tasked with conducting research and collecting data on behalf of the company, targeted [other internal systems](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/technology/openai-ai-breach-australia.html) and [websites](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-agents-used-aggressive-techniques-to-access-u-n-website-522c70ff) beginning [as early as March](https://transluce.org/agent-activity). [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/news/investigating-incidents-cybersecurity-evals), [Meta](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-ai-model-hacked-outside-company-adding-to-concerns-over-rogue-bots-dd5f6e45), [Google](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/gemini-hacked-three-companies-in-first-known-breakout-by-googles-ai-5c0baba2), and [the United Kingdom’s AI research and governance body](https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/incident-report-unsanctioned-agent-behaviour-during-cyber-testing) have reported that their cybersecurity testing has triggered similar intrusions. [Josh Hawley](https://www.hawley.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-10-Hawley-Letter-to-OpenAI-re-Hugging-Face-AI-Agent-Hack.pdf?inline=1) (R-MO) and [Chris Van Hollen](https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-releases/van-hollen-presses-openai-ceo-sam-altman-on-alarming-new-ai-model-claims-calls-for-risk-assessment-of-ai-capabilities) (D-MD) wrote separately to OpenAI in September for more information. [Fifteen states](https://ago.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/doc/08.03%20-%20MultiState%20Letter%20to%20OpenAI%20re%20Huggin

Brennancenter 1 week, 3 days ago

The AI agents are spiraling out of control

# The AI agents are spiraling out of control As OpenAI discloses multiple incidents of its technology going rogue and the UN warns of uncontrollable agents, Meta is putting an AI agent in the hands of millions Hello, and welcome to TechScape. ## AI agents spiral out of control just as they go mainstream [View image in fullscreen](https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/sep/28/ai-agents-spiral#img-2) Photograph: Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Since Friday, OpenAI has made a series of disclosures that have widened the scope of its AI agents’ rogue activity considerably and concerningly. In addition to hacking the developer forum Hugging Face, which was disclosed in July, the company revealed its bots broke into Australia’s government healthcare system; meddled in US government websites for the departments of education and commerce; leaked more than 50 images from [ChatGPT](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/chatgpt) users; and “bruteforced” a United Nations website that blocked them from accessing data. Both OpenAI and Anthropic are investigating tens of thousands of incidents of problematic behavior by their frontier models, per [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/09/26/openai-anthropic-thousands-ai-security-incidents). Sam Altman [said](https://x.com/sama/status/2103567198690349362?s=20) OpenAI was sifting through “petabytes of agent activity logs”. The company made a similar announcement in August. Less than a month later, executives [heralded its new model’s release](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/03/openai-artificial-general-intelligence-astra-release) as “a new era of artificial intelligence”. The United Nations’ independent international scientific panel on

Theguardian 1 week, 3 days ago

OpenAI Launches AI Agent 'Dots', While Reportedly Seeking A $30B Funding Bridge At $1.4 Trillion Valuation

# OpenAI Launches AI Agent 'Dots', While Reportedly Seeking A $30B Funding Bridge At $1.4 Trillion Valuation Shashank Nayar Tue, September 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM EDT2 min read - [OPAI.PVT](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/OPAI.PVT/) - OpenAI is seeking a $30 billion bridge round targeting a $1.4 trillion pre-money valuation, Bloomberg reported. - The company introduced a premium $500-per-month membership tier. OpenAI announced a major expansion of its product line on Tuesday, introducing a digital assistant named Dots, an updated artificial intelligence model, and a premium $500-per-month subscription tier. The unveilings at the company's developer conference coincided with plans to raise at least $30 billion in fresh venture funding, valuing the firm at about $1.4 trillion, according to a Bloomberg report. The product launches and financing efforts follow OpenAI's decision to delay its anticipated initial public offering (IPO) beyond 2026 to prioritize AI safety standards and navigate heightened regulatory concerns. ## **Next-Generation Digital Assistant And Pricing Tiers** The central reveal of Tuesday's event was "Dots," an always-on artificial intelligence agent built on the GPT-6 architecture and a direct competitor to Meta's (META) Muse AI. Alongside the autonomous agent, OpenAI introduced a $500 monthly subscription tier with faster processing and expanded usage limits, while restructuring its standard $200 plan. ## **Delayed Public Debut Spurs $30 Billion Bridge Round** To support operations while postponing its Wall Street launch, OpenAI is negotiating a bridge funding round, Bloomberg reported. The proposed $30 billion raise would place the company's valuation at $1.4 trillion pre-money, eclipsing its $852 billion valuation from a $122 billion funding round completed in March. Story Continues Driven by high demand for developer tools and coding solutions, the company's annualized revenue run rate nears $70 billion, as per Reuters. _For updates and c

Finance 1 week, 3 days ago

OpenAI Dots vs Meta Muse: 4,000-App Enterprise Agent

OpenAI unveiled a new class of AI agent called **Dots** on September 29, 2026, and the framing was unmistakable: this is OpenAI’s answer to Meta’s fast-growing Muse agent, and the opening move in a fight over who controls the enterprise AI agent market. Reuters described the launch as “OpenAI takes on Meta with always-on Dots agent in enterprise AI push,” while Axios called the product OpenAI’s answer to Meta’s viral Muse. The New York Times ran a similar framing, positioning Dots as a direct rival not just to Muse but to Google’s Gemini Spark and an AI-agent startup called Instinct. ## Meta Isn’t Standing Still Either According to reporting reviewed alongside the Dots launch, Meta unveiled a [Meta Enterprise Platform](https://tech-insider.org/meta-enterprise-platform-ai-neocloud-2026/) on September 28, 2026, intended to bring its AI models and agents — including Muse and a separate Meta Business Agent — directly to corporate customers. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is OpenAI’s Dots agent? Dots is an always-on AI agent OpenAI announced on September 29, 2026, designed to work toward a user-defined goal continuously rather than responding to single prompts. ### What other companies are building competing agents? Beyond Meta’s Muse, the New York Times named Google’s Gemini Spark and an AI-agent startup called Instinct as competitors in the same category, though public details on both remain limited compared to the specifics available for Dots and Muse.

Tech-Insider 1 week, 3 days ago

Bolt.new Acquires AI Agent Startup Dokai in First Acquisition

The acquisition brings Bolt.new a team with experience developing and deploying autonomous AI agents that perform multi-step tasks within enterprise systems. Dokai, meanwhile, developed autonomous agents for enterprise go-to-market operations, including prospect research, account prioritization and tiering, data enrichment and customer relationship management workflows. The acquisition expands the AI and machine learning team responsible for developing Bolt.new’s agent capabilities as the platform pushes further into enterprise software development. By bringing Dokai’s team and orchestration technology into its platform, Bolt.new is extending its agent strategy beyond generating applications toward AI systems capable of completing longer-running tasks and interacting with the software infrastructure businesses already use. ## Clients who trust citybiz [More…](https://www.citybiz.co/article/911129/bolt-new-acquires-ai-agent-startup-dokai-in-first-acquisition/#addtoany)

Citybiz 1 week, 3 days ago

Bolt.new makes first acquisition, buying AI agent startup Dokai

# Bolt.new makes first acquisition, buying AI agent startup Dokai ● 6 hours ago  **What's the deal?** [Bolt.new](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/boltbot_net), the [StackBlitz](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/bolt_stackblitz)-owned software development platform, has completed its first acquisition, buying San Francisco-based AI startup [Dokai](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/dokai_1). **Who's who?** Dokai built autonomous agents that perform multi-step go-to-market tasks, including prospect research, account prioritization, data enrichment, and CRM operations. Bolt.new plans to fold Dokai's technology into its platform, strengthening how its agents handle complex, longer-running application builds. Dokai's orchestration layer lets agents plan and complete multi-step workflows without a person continuously involved. Rather than generating recommendations, its agents execute work inside the software businesses already use. Co-founder Gerry Fernando Patia and the Dokai team will join Bolt.new's AI and machine learning organization. **Why now?** Dokai was founded by Patia and Rio Atmadja, and backed by [Character Capital](https://app.dealroom.co/investors/character_capital) and [ERA](https://app.dealroom.co/investors/entrepreneurs_roundtable_accelerator). It started by teaching AI systems to learn enterprise workflows through demonstrations, then evolved into a go-to-market engineering platform for enterprise sales teams. Read more: [pulse2.com](https://pulse2.com/bolt-new-acquires-dokai-in-first-deal-to-expand-enterprise-ai-agents/) _Image credit: Generated with Gemini_ 94 [Dokai](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/dokai_1) 35 ### Start a conversation 0 /500 charactersAdvanced

App 1 week, 3 days ago

Sam Altman unveils "dots," OpenAI's new AI personal agent

OpenAI unveiled a personal AI agent at its annual developer conference on Tuesday, joining a growing number of companies promising to make consumers' lives easier with virtual assistants. The company's new AI agents, called "dots," will help perform workplace and other tasks such as scheduling meetings, making travel arrangements, budgeting, debugging computer systems and writing software code. The agents run on GPT‑6 Astra, a new model OpenAI released earlier this month. ## Competing agents In a short demo on Tuesday, a member of OpenAI's product team played up the agents' workplace capabilities, explaining how they can integrate into companies' Slack and Teams channels to help workers brainstorm ideas, update calendars and review customer feedback. OpenAI [said](https://openai.com/index/introducing-dots/) dots will be available in ChatGPT starting Tuesday for Pro and Business Premium users in "eligible markets." The launch comes less than a month after [Meta released Muse](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meta-ai-agent-muse-shopping/), an AI agent designed to help people book travel, manage their email and perform other tasks. Along with Muse, other AI assistants will compete, such as Google's Gemini Spark. ## Growing safety concerns Concerns over AI have swelled in response to a growing number of reports of AI agents [escaping human control](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-artificial-intelligence-really-kill-us-all/) and behaving unexpectedly. Among the most notable was the [Hugging Face incident](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/openai-hugging-face-hack-ai-risks/)over the summer, during which OpenAI agents gained internet access and hacked into an AI company. On Friday, OpenAI also disclosed another incident in which some of its agents accessed publicly available information on websites operated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. The number of security incidents Anthropic and OpenAI are investigating could now number in the tens of thousands

Cbsnews 1 week, 3 days ago

OpenAI takes on Meta with dots agent in autonomous AI push

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - [OpenAI](https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/openai-targets-30-billion-funding-14-trillion-valuation-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-09-29/) on Tuesday unveiled always-on agents called dots that chase user goals across apps ​on their own, deepening its push into the lucrative enterprise market and pitting it against Meta [(META.O), opens new tab](https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/META.O) in the race to sell [AI](https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/) that can work autonomously.

Reuters 1 week, 3 days ago

OpenAI Unveils Dots, New A.I. Agents to Rival Meta’s Muse

OpenAI now has artificial intelligence agents that act as personal digital assistants. Announced at the company's annual developer conference on Tuesday in...

Nytimes 1 week, 3 days ago

EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic says rogue AI agents pose uncertain legal risk for the company

Sept 29 (Reuters) - Anthropic could face legal claims from customers and users over the actions of rogue artificial intelligence agents, ‌though the legal framework is uncertain, the company said in the prospectus for its stock market debut seen by Reuters. A string of incidents involving rogue AI agents, from OpenAI's autonomous agents [hacking](https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/openais-rogue-agents-probed-hugging-face-weaknesses-two-months-before-major-hack-2026-09-16/) ​an AI startup and [breaching](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-pm-albanese-says-openai-breached-medicare-sydney-morning-herald-2026-09-23/) an Australian health data portal, to several [cybersecurity incidents](https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/anthropic-reports-fourth-cybersecurity-incident-with-early-version-claude-2026-09-09/) involving Anthropic's Claude AI models, has led to debate among researchers, investors and lawmakers over who is liable for harm from an autonomous AI system. Last week, US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said that he [rejects the idea](https://www.reuters.com/business/ftc-chair-pushes-back-treating-ai-agents-independent-actors-2026-09-25/) of anthropomorphized AI agents that "break loose," suggesting that the developers or users who instruct agents would be the ones liable in the case of harm.

Reuters 1 week, 3 days ago

Nvidia is touting a software tool to contain runaway AI. How would it work?

# Nvidia is touting a software tool to contain runaway AI. How would it work? ##### Andrew Zinin Nvidia says a security platform for artificial intelligence that it announced on Monday can help stop autonomous AI agents from misbehaving.

Techxplore 1 week, 3 days ago

US-based Reco raises $55 million to monitor AI agents, with strategic investment from AT&T

# US-based Reco raises $55 million to monitor AI agents, with strategic investment from AT&T 2026-09-29 10:55 (GMT-4) [Add preferred source](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=finance.biggo.com) US-based Reco announced on September 29, 2026 that it has raised an additional $55 million (approximately ¥8.6 billion) to expand its AI agent security business. AT&T Ventures made a strategic investment, with Forestay and Quadrille Capital joining as new investors. Total funding has now reached $140 million. It integrates with more than 280 applications, and its valuation has more than doubled since its Series B round to a "high nine-figure" level. The company serves over 100 customers and expects ARR to triple this year. ##### Key Elements [Reco](https://finance.biggo.com/s/Reco?hot_keyword=1) [AT&T](https://finance.biggo.com/s/AT%26T?hot_keyword=1) [AT&T Ventures](https://finance.biggo.com/s/AT%26T%20Ventures?hot_keyword=1) [Ofer Klein](https://finance.biggo.com/s/Ofer%20Klein?hot_keyword=1) [Forestay](https://finance.biggo.com/s/Forestay?hot_keyword=1) [Quadrille Capital](https://finance.biggo.com/s/Quadrille%20Capital?hot_keyword=1) [Rich Baich](https://finance.biggo.com/s/Rich%20Baich?hot_keyword=1) [Reco Graph](https://finance.biggo.com/s/Reco%20Graph?hot_keyword=1) [HiddenLayer](https://finance.biggo.com/s/HiddenLayer?hot_keyword=1) [Cymphony](https://finance.biggo.com/s/Cymphony?hot_keyword=1)  Reco, a US-based company focused on securing the proliferating AI agents within enterprises, announced on September 29, 2026 (US time) that it has raised an additional $55 million (approximately ¥8.6 billion). AT&T Ventures, the investmen

Finance 1 week, 3 days ago

Reco raises $50M to secure enterprise AI agents, with AT&T backing

# Reco raises $50M to secure enterprise AI agents, with AT&T backing ● 17 hours ago  Cybersecurity company [Reco](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/reco_2) has raised $50 million in a Series C round, including a strategic investment from [AT&T Ventures](https://app.dealroom.co/investors/at_t_ventures), as enterprises deploy more AI agents across their systems. The round brings Reco's total funding to $135 million. **Who's in?** New backers [AT&T](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/at_t) Ventures, [Forestay](https://app.dealroom.co/investors/forestay_capital_1), and [Quadrille Capital](https://app.dealroom.co/investors/quadrille_capital) join existing investors including [Insight Partners](https://app.dealroom.co/investors/insight_venture_partners), [Boldstart Ventures](https://app.dealroom.co/investors/boldstart_ventures), [Workday Ventures](https://app.dealroom.co/investors/workday_ventures), TIAA Ventures, and [S Ventures](https://app.dealroom.co/investors/s_ventures_1). AT&T Ventures began as a Reco customer before becoming an investor. **Why now?** Demand is rising as AI agents embed across applications, browsers, copilots, and automated workflows. Reco says its platform holds more than 280 application integrations and 1,000 detection controls, and connects with providers including [OpenAI](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/openai), [Anthropic](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/anthropic1), [Microsoft Copilot](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/microsoft), [Salesforce](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/salesforce), [ServiceNow](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/servicenow), and [Workday](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/workday). The company will use the funding to expand sales, partnerships, channels, and customer support as large enterprises move from early projects toward wider agent deployments. Reco reports significant

App 1 week, 3 days ago

Visa Warns AI Fraud Is Surging Just as Shopify Lets Agents Complete Checkout

Visa warns AI-driven scams hit $1B in six months as Shopify opens checkout to AI agents and Citi expands Coinbase stablecoin payment rails.

Startupfortune 1 week, 3 days ago

An employee or AI? A $12M Israeli startup wants to tell the difference

# An employee or AI? A $12M Israeli startup wants to tell the difference ## As AI agents increasingly operate through human accounts, Israeli startup Rig Security has raised $12 million to help companies distinguish between people and AI and stop risky agent activity without blocking employees [ynet Global](https://www.ynetnews.com/topics/ynet_Global)|Yesterday | 10:37 Add a comment Print [Find an error? Report us](https://ynet.co.il/redmail?notifyMistake=hkkbcbt9zx) Related Topics [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.ynetnews.com/topics/Artificial_Intelligence) [AI agents](https://www.ynetnews.com/topics/AI_agents) [AI](https://www.ynetnews.com/topics/AI) Trinity Player Listen now Listen to this article now 7 min listen 00:00 English Deutsch Français Español 中文 Italiano 10 10 1.0x 0.50.60.70.80.91.01.11.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.92.0 1.0x 06:59 **Powered by** [Trinity Audio](https://trinityaudio.ai/?utm_source=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ynetnews.com&utm_medium=player%2520lin) **Getting your [Trinity Audio](https://trinityaudio.ai/) player ready...** As [AI agents take on more work inside companies](https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/bk1kej0dgg), from writing code to investigating problems and automating routine tasks, they are creating a surprisingly basic security problem: Companies may no longer know whether a person or a piece of software is actually using an employee’s account. p.ynet.co.il # p.ynet.co.il is blocked The Tel Aviv-based company emerged from stealth Tuesday with $12 million in seed funding for a platform designed to [identify AI agents operating](https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/sjspkihcgl) through human and machine accounts — and, when necessary, stop them without blocking the people whose credentials they are using. New American Funding, one of Rig’s customers, said its employees are already using AI agents across engineering, marketing, operations and other departments.

Ynetnews 1 week, 3 days ago

Manus 2.0 and Cue give AI agents their own email, phone and wallet

Manus, the AI agent startup founded in China and now based in Singapore, launched Manus 2.0 on Monday. It also released Cue, a standalone app for personal AI agents. The launch comes five months after Beijing ordered Meta to [cancel its $2bn deal](https://thenextweb.com/news/china-blocks-meta-manus-2-billion-acquisition) for the startup, as Micah Barkley [reported for Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-28/manus-expands-ai-tools-in-renewed-push-into-agent-market). ## Agents with their own phone and wallet In the company’s example, one agent researches venues for a New York launch. The app arrives as Meta pushes its own personal agent. [Meta launched Muse](https://thenextweb.com/news/meta-muse-personal-ai-agent-launch) earlier this month, and it quickly climbed to the top of app store charts, Bloomberg reported. ## What changes in Manus 2.0 Manus first brought its agent to the [desktop in March](https://thenextweb.com/news/meta-manus-my-computer-desktop-ai-agent).

Thenextweb 1 week, 3 days ago

Relevance AI Launches Invent 2.0 to Help Companies Quickly Build, Test, and Iterate Autonomous AI Agent Workforces

PRNewswire/ -- Relevance AI today announced Invent 2.0, the latest version of its powerful, collaborative agent for designing, building, and managing AI...

Prnewswire 1 week, 4 days ago

Reco raises $50 million with AT&T backing to secure AI agents

# Reco raises $50 million with AT&T backing to secure AI agents ## The company, which began working with AT&T as a customer, plans to expand sales, partnerships and customer support as large enterprises deploy more agents. [Meir Orbach](https://www.calcalistech.com/tags/Meir_Orbach) 16:00, 29.09.26  Askmeanyquestion Click to listen [Powered bywhtvr.ai](https://www.whtvr.ai/?utm_source=watermark&utm_campaign=google.com) Cybersecurity company Reco has raised an additional $50 million, including a strategic investment from AT&T Ventures, as enterprises increasingly deploy AI agents across their business ecosystems. The latest funding brings Reco's total funding to $135 million. [Full list of Israeli high-tech funding rounds in 2026](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rq8lzbs4c) New investors participating in the round include AT&T Ventures, which began as a Reco customer before becoming a strategic investor, and Forestay and Quadrille Capital. They join existing investors including Insight Partners, Boldstart Ventures, Workday Ventures, TIAA Ventures, and S Ventures. The company did not disclose the valuation at which the funds were raised but said it had increased significantly between the two rounds. 1 View gallery  Reco founders. (Photo: Ron Feibish) Tal Shapira, CTO, and Gal Nakash, CPO. The company reports significant revenue growth and employs approximately 140 people, split evenly between Israel and the US. z.calcalist.co.il # z.calcalist.co.il is blocked - [Wiz veteran raises $12 million Seed to secure AI agents at Rig Secu

Calcalistech 1 week, 4 days ago

Rig Security launches with $12M to watch AI agents that run under employees’ accounts

Rig Security launches with $12M to watch AI agents that run under employees' accounts - SiliconANGLE [Skip to content](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/29/rig-security-launches-with-12m-to-watch-ai-agents-that-run-under-employees-accounts/#sa-page-content) ### Rig Security launches with $12M to watch AI agents that run under employees’ accounts  by [Duncan Riley](https://siliconangle.com/author/duncanriley/) Israeli identity security startup [Rig Security Inc.](https://www.rig.security/) launched today with $12 million in new funding to help enterprises keep watch over the artificial intelligence agents that operate under their employees’ accounts. Mortgage lender New American Funding LLC is one customer. [bought in 2023](https://siliconangle.com/2023/03/03/hpe-gets-sase-acquisition-axis-security/). Ten Eleven Ventures and Brightmind Partners co-led the seed round. CrowdStrike took part as a strategic investor, and Luttwak was among a group of cybersecurity founders and executives who also put money in. Most identity tools only point out what is wrong, according to Mark Hatfield, co-founder and partner at Ten Eleven Ventures.

Siliconangle 1 week, 4 days ago

Accel and Google back Dodge AI's ambitions to automate enterprise software maintenance with agents

### Accel and Google back Dodge AI’s ambitions to automate enterprise software maintenance with agents A startup called [Dodge AI Inc.](https://www.getdodge.ai/) closed on $2.65 million in seed funding today, saying it can help large organizations avoid hiring an army of external consultants to keep their enterprise software up and running. Today’s round was co-led by Accel and the Google AI Futures Fund and saw participation from Schema Ventures, New Build Ventures, Antler and a number of angel investors from SAP SE’s ecosystem, the startup said. The startup claims it has already convinced several large enterprises to drop their human consultants and hand over the reins to its AI agents. # A message from John Furrier, co-founder of SiliconANGLE: ### Are you an AWS customer?  Support SiliconANGLE financially by buying your AWS services from our Marketplace portal page and links: [[https://siliconangle.com/aws-marketplace/](https://siliconangle.com/aws-marketplace/)](https://siliconangle.com/aws-marketplace/) ##### LATEST STORIES [OpenAI launches Dots, always-on AI agents in ChatGPT with their own cloud computers](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/29/openai-launches-dots-always-on-ai-agents-in-chatgpt-with-their-own-cloud-computers/) [OpenAI launches Dots, always-on AI agents in ChatGPT with their own cloud computers](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/29/openai-launches-dots-always-on-ai-agents-in-chatgpt-with-their-own-cloud-computers/) - [](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/29/agent-gateway-lets-okta-police-ai-runtime-actions-oktane/) [OpenAI launches Dots, always-on AI agents in ChatGPT with their own cloud computers](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/29/openai-launches-dots-always-on-ai-agents-in-chatgpt-with-their-own-cloud-comput

Siliconangle 1 week, 4 days ago

Reco raises $55M as AI agent security startups crowd the market

[Skip to content](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/reco-raises-55m-as-ai-agent-security-startups-crowd-the-market/#wp--skip-link--target) [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F29%2Freco-raises-55m-as-ai-agent-security-startups-crowd-the-market%2F)[Share on X](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F29%2Freco-raises-55m-as-ai-agent-security-startups-crowd-the-market%2F&text=Reco+raises+%2455M+as+AI+agent+security+startups+crowd+the+market&via=techcrunch)[Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F29%2Freco-raises-55m-as-ai-agent-security-startups-crowd-the-market%2F&title=Reco+raises+%2455M+as+AI+agent+security+startups+crowd+the+market&summary=The+round+builds+on+a+%2430+million+fundraise+in+February%2C+taking+the+company%27s+total+funding+to+%24140+million.&mini=1&source=TechCrunch)[Share on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F29%2Freco-raises-55m-as-ai-agent-security-startups-crowd-the-market%2F&title=Reco+raises+%2455M+as+AI+agent+security+startups+crowd+the+market)[Share over Email](mailto:?subject=Reco+raises+%2455M+as+AI+agent+security+startups+crowd+the+market&body=Article%3A+https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F29%2Freco-raises-55m-as-ai-agent-security-startups-crowd-the-market%2F)[Copy Share Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/reco-raises-55m-as-ai-agent-security-startups-crowd-the-market/) # Reco raises $55M as AI agent security startups crowd the market 5:30 AM PDT · September 29, 2026 [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F29%2Freco-raises-55m-as-ai-agent-security-startups-crowd-the-market%2F)[Share on X](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F29%2Freco-raises-55m-as-ai-agent-security-startups-crowd-the-market%2F&text=Reco+raises+

Techcrunch 1 week, 4 days ago

Dextr AI secures $6.7M for agentic hospitality platform

[Dextr AI](https://dextr.ai/), an agent platform for hospitality, has announced $6.7 million in seed funding. The investment was led by Elevation Capital, with Foundation Capital also participating. ## From Our Partners [.jpeg?tr=w-100%2Ch-100%2Cfo-auto)](https://www.phocuswire.com/news/finance/dextr-ai-seed-funding) News / Finance [Dextr AI secures $6.7M for agentic hospitality platform](https://www.phocuswire.com/news/finance/dextr-ai-seed-funding) News / Finance

Phocuswire 1 week, 4 days ago

AI startup Instinct raises $1bn in Series C at $10bn valuation

US-based AI agent startup Instinct has raised $1bn in a Series C funding round, led by Sequoia Capital, Coatue, and Benchmark Capital, bringing the...

Finance 1 week, 4 days ago

AI agent Instinct jumps to $10B valuation with $1B led by Sequoia, Benchmark and Coatue

# AI agent Instinct jumps to $10B valuation with $1B led by Sequoia, Benchmark and Coatue ## **The 23-year-old founder** Founder [Noah Shinn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-shinn), 23, is a former research scientist at [Sierra](https://techfundingnews.com/ai-startup-sierra-touches-4-5b-valuation-amid-rising-ai-industry-demand/) and first author of a 2023 [research](https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.11366) [paper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.11366) on language agents that learn from their failed attempts. Reuters [reports](https://www.reuters.com/technology/ai-agent-firm-instinct-raises-1-billion-latest-funding-round-2026-09-28/) he founded Instinct in 2025. This funding helps us bring Instinct to more people and continue building the future of personal AI. [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/viral-ai-agent-instinct-raises-1b-series-c-at-a-10b-valuation/) adds a concierge that phones businesses without online booking, and a “trusted person network” that lets one user’s agent coordinate plans with friends’ agents. ## **The personal AI agent race heats up** It was downloaded more than 2.5 million times, [CNN reported](https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/tech/meta-muse-ai-agent), citing Sensor Tower. Meta agreed to buy it for $2 billion in December 2025, but Beijing [ordered the deal cancelled](https://techfundingnews.com/china-blocks-meta-2b-manus-ai-acquisition-benchmark-tencent/), and Manus [said in August](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/manus-china-meta-acquisition.html) it would soon operate independently again. Benchmark, an [early Manus backer](https://techfundingnews.com/chinese-backers-move-to-buy-manus-back-from-meta-at-the-original-2b-price-as-revenue-quadruples/), now backs Instinct too. [Perplexity](https://techfundingnews.com/nvidia-reportedly-eyes-perplexity-at-a-30b-valuation-as-ai-search-becomes-an-agent-business/), valued at about $23 billion after a January round, is reportedly in talks with Nvidia at more than $30 billion. The Information put i

Techfundingnews 1 week, 4 days ago

What will make consumers trust AI shopping agents? Startup founders explain

What stands between today's AI assistants and autonomous commerce? The Start Path agentic commerce startups discuss trust, payments, identity and adoption.

Mastercard 1 week, 4 days ago

Q3 2026 Startup List: 67 VC-Backed AI Companies Working to Defend Against Rogue Agents

# Startup List: 67 VC-Backed AI Companies Working to Defend Against Rogue Agents September 28, 2026 Download this Report 20260926 - AI agent security September 28, 2026 - [AI](https://pitchbook.com/tag/ai)

Pitchbook 1 week, 4 days ago