nytimes.com

When His Church Goes Dark, They Talk to His Digital Twin

To meet the growing needs of his congregation, Justin Lester created an A.I. duplicate of himself. Every day he sees more people using it. Justin Lester preaching at a Sunday service in June. Credit..
CNN

Secret Service agent on Vance’s detail suspected of leaking information is put on leave amid internal review

A Secret Service agent on Vice President JD Vance’s security detail is under internal review and has been put on administrative leave after being suspected of leaking information for a news story that ...
XDA Developers

I tried using VS Code as my notes app, and it was better than it had any right to be

Anurag is an experienced journalist and author who’s been covering tech for the past 5 years, with a focus on Windows, Android, and Apple. He’s written for sites like Android Police, Neowin, Dexerto, ...
VentureBeat

OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Work, a cloud-based AI agent that manages tasks across email, Slack and calendars

OpenAI on Thursday launched ChatGPT Work, a new AI agent embedded inside its flagship chatbot that aims to transform ChatGPT from a question-and-answer tool into an autonomous work platform capable of ...
GeekWire

An agent in the empty chair: Amazon vets launch Primitive Labs, using AI to model customer behavior

Chronicling the Seattle and Pacific Northwest startup scene. SEE MORE by Todd Bishop on Jul 7, 2026 at 6:00 am July 7, 2026 at 7:53 am Primitive Labs co-founders, from left: CTO Jean Farmer, CEO Rohit ...
CSOonline

This AI agent autonomously hacked a network, adapted on the fly, and demanded a ransom

JadePuffer exploited a vulnerable Langflow server, harvested credentials, moved laterally and encrypted more than 1,300 database records, marking what Sysdig describes as the first documented ...
Bleeping Computer

JadePuffer ransomware used AI agent to automate entire attack

Researchers identified what they believe is the first documented case of a ransomware operation, JadePuffer, conducted entirely by a large language model (LLM) agent. According to cloud security ...
Forbes

Is Your AI Agent Production-Ready? Review These Key Factors First

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. As organizations move AI agents from pilots into production, the stakes quickly rise. An ...
TribLIVE.com

Don’t expect any major free-agent additions for the Penguins

Kyle Dubas looked exhausted Friday night. And hey, it was roughly 11:30 p.m., and the first round of the NHL Draft had just concluded after four-plus hours of vapid cameos with alleged celebrities and ...
Searchenginejournal.com

Google Gemini Can Now Control Your Computer. Hackers Are Already Targeting AI Agents

Google has moved “computer use” from a specialized model into Google Gemini 3.5 Flash, making agent-style control of browsers, apps, and desktop workflows a built-in capability instead of a separate ...
techtimes

Hermes Agent Skills: /learn Distills Any Workflow Into Reusable Slash Commands

Nous Research on June 24 shipped a new command for its open-source Hermes Agent that removes one of the most persistent friction points in AI agent deployment: the upfront documentation burden. The ...