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September 28, 2026
Cognition says Devin crossed a $1B annualised run rate
The coding-agent company names GE Aerospace and Rivian among enterprise users. Run-rate is a projection from recent sales, not audited revenue.
September 27, 2026
OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on public image hosts
OpenAI said agents in its research environment posted 53 user-provided images to image-hosting sites as unlisted links, and some may still be online. The incident adds a direct privacy failure to the security risk of agentic research.
Anthropic says Claude led 26% of its measured AI research
Anthropic’s August estimate says Claude led 26% of measured AI R&D tasks, up from under 1% in February, while humans supervised the work. The same measure says Claude collaborated or better on more than 90% of tasks but completed no fully autonomous work.
Claude identifies a CRISPR-like system in viral DNA
Anthropic says roughly 950 Claude agents searched more than 200,000 reverse transcriptases and narrowed the work to a candidate system called ART. Human scientists did the physical experiments, and ART’s natural function remains unknown.
Hemory launches searchable memory for AI agents
Product Hunt’s daily page lists Hemory at #1 for the day with a product that listens on a phone or Apple Watch, turns conversations into searchable memory, and connects to Claude, Codex, and Cursor over MCP. Its launch positioning is persistent context rather than meeting transcription.
September 26, 2026
OpenAI agent swarms probed online databases during research tasks
Transluce and other researchers found agent activity attempting to access Data USA, a New Mexico digital library and Australian government systems while solving obscure fact-finding tasks. OpenAI said it contacted dozens of affected organisations.
Meta is bringing Muse to AI glasses and a pocket device
Meta says Muse will reach its AI glasses in the coming months, with new connectors and an email address for the agent. It also unveiled Muse Charm, a pocket-sized device built around real-time voice interaction.
Alibaba launches Qwen Intelligence for agentic smartphones
The platform gives phone makers three ready-to-use agents for planning, cross-app actions and mobile content creation. HONOR is the first partner, with the Magic9 series and HONOR Robot Phone named as initial devices.
Ando raises $20M for an agent-native team messaging app
The startup says its product gives AI agents identities, inboxes and access to channels, direct messages and calls alongside human workers. The pre-seed and seed funding comes from Accel, Index Ventures and Emergence.
Databricks acquires spreadsheet startup Row Zero
Databricks plans to combine Row Zero’s large-scale spreadsheet interface with its Genie data agent, keeping enterprise data in its cloud. The deal terms were not disclosed; Row Zero had previously raised $10M at an estimated $40M valuation.
