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A gang of hackers targets Staples, but not to buy things from Staples.

Microsoft on October 19, 2026, announced new security capabilities in Project Perception and Microsoft 365 E7 that treat enterprise AI agents as potential insider threats, introducing Guardian Agents that supervise agent actions continuously and policy controls that adjust what each agent is allowed to do as its risk changes. Nadim Abdo, corporate vice president for identity and network access at Microsoft, wrote that AI agents are taking on a growing share of everyday work and often need…

SandboxAQ on October 19, 2026, announced an expansion of its Switch AI platform for enterprises adopting AI agents, introducing Switch Trust, for finding, testing, and guarding agents, and Switch ROI, which tracks the cost and value of each agent. The Palo Alto, California-based company said the two products extend its open-source Switch Rooms offering, positioning them as a vendor-neutral way for organizations to assess agent risk, measure business value, and tune performance across whichever…

A sophisticated organized crime gang hacked into Staples, issued millions of dollars worth of gift cards, and went on a spending spree across the U.S.

If you consume any news media, it is hard to ignore the rising alarmism surrounding the AI industry and doomsday warnings. The narrative, which warns of the ‘existential risk’ AI systems pose to humanity, has made it all too easy for cybersecurity firms to jump on the bandwagon and let fear do the selling. However, focusing on ‘doomsday’ is misguided, because it overlooks the more immediate risks agentic AI poses to organisations today. Of course, there are clear risks posed by AI agents acting…

The American Institute of CPAs and the Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company on October 19, 2026 announced a joint assurance certification that combines a SOC 2 report with AIUC-1 certification, delivered as a single report from one CPA-led engagement covering AI systems and agents. The organizations described the certification as the first comprehensive, independent review of business risk related to AI systems and agents. According to the announcement, the offering is built on…

Security research firm NorForge on October 19, 2026 published Inside Cairn, an investigation that identified more than 20 publicly exposed control panels for the Cairn AI problem-solving harness as likely associated with malicious, financially motivated intrusion activity. The exposed panels provide a detailed view of how threat actors choose targets, task autonomous agents, exploit vulnerabilities, and establish persistent access in compromised systems, the firm said. The report was written by…

Sales teams can lose an interested customer in the gap between an inquiry and a return call. Harmony, a voice AI platform built by monday.com, is launching with a system designed to handle those conversations using a collection of smaller, task-specific language models. Announced on October 19, the platform targets mid-market and enterprise sales teams in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Singapore. It combines automated calling, qualification, follow-up, CRM updates, and…

The Huntington National Bank announced The 1866 Studio on October 19, 2026, describing it as an AI-powered operating system for prospective and current small business owners built with Gemini platform, Google Cloud's AI platform. Early-access signups opened the same day and are not limited to Huntington customers. Named for the year Huntington was founded, the product is designed to combine business guidance, financial intelligence, digital tools and human expertise in a single, connected…

Binance launched Binance AI Pro on October 19, 2026, a conversational AI agent that turns trading ideas described in plain language into tested, automated workflows, the company announced on the Binance Blog. The product is available to all Binance users on the web and in the Binance app, with no separate sign-up required. From Plain-Language Prompts to a Visual Workflow Users start by describing an idea in plain words, the way they would explain it to a friend. AI Pro helps plan the strategy…

Raphael Satter / Reuters: Researcher: a Chinese-speaking hacker used AI agents to target 1,200+ websites and breach 100+ entities, including Deere and SharkNinja, spending ~$5,000 total  —  Over the past couple of weeks, a cybersecurity researcher watched as a Chinese-speaking hacker broke into websites belonging …

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Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal: Tel Aviv-based doubleAI releases its debut code execution model to optimize GPU and CPU performance; doubleAI raised $220M and acquired 1,000 Nvidia B300 chips  —  DoubleAI, a startup based in Tel Aviv, is set to debut what it calls a new category of artificial intelligence that can help companies lower their computing costs.

Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg: Vinted faces an influx of listings suspected of containing stolen goods following widespread French riots, which targeted Sephora, Louis Vuitton, and Burberry  —  Vinted, a secondhand online marketplace that counts France as its largest market, has seen an influx of listings suspected …

Financial Times: Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone agree to explore a joint bid to offer “direct-to-device” satellite service in Europe, challenging Starlink  —  Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone to explore joint bid for spectrum to provide mobile satellite coverage

Bloomberg: AI chip startup Tenstorrent raised a $1.5B Series E led by Trace Capital and Innovation X at a $6.2B valuation, up from $2.6B after raising $700M in 2024  —  AI chip startup Tenstorrent Inc., after attracting takeover interest earlier this year, has raised $1.5 billion from investors …

Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros / SemiAnalysis: Analysis: companies are set for a massive acceleration of 50GW+ in data center capacity additions in 2027; 24GW+ across 40 campuses are in the advanced stages  —  60GW Under Construction, SemiAnalysis Leading Indicators, 1.3T of Lease Contracts Signed YTD, The Shortage Could Move to Chips