AI Agents Finally Get Access Without the Password
AI agents can now access password-protected websites without requiring user passwords or manual intervention at login screens. The new capability allows agents to complete tasks like researching products, comparing prices, and filling forms across sites that previously required authentication.
Morgan Stanley’s ETRADE Rolls Out Direct Spot Trading for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana
ETRADE now allows eligible U.S. clients to directly buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana within their brokerage accounts alongside traditional investments. The platform integrates three cryptocurrencies with existing holdings of stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds.
Women and men in the C-suite see 2 different workplaces
A new survey of senior executives reveals a widening perception gap between men and women regarding workplace fairness, with 90 percent of women now believing they are judged more critically in executive roles compared to 35 percent of men. Additionally, 83 percent of women surveyed believe they must be more exceptional than men to succeed, up from 68 percent in 2006.
Apple is in early settlement talks with the DOJ over its iPhone antitrust case
Apple and the Department of Justice are holding early settlement discussions regarding the 2024 antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple of violating competition law through its iPhone ecosystem. Apple has made multiple settlement offers this year, though active discussions do not guarantee an agreement will be reached.
SBI Holdings Finalizes Acquisition of Singapore’s Coinhako Platform
SBI Holdings completed its acquisition of Coinhako, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange. The deal gives SBI a controlling interest in the platform as part of its strategy to expand its global tokenized asset network.
Agents think in milliseconds, legacy infrastructure doesn't. LinkedIn, Walmart and Zendesk shared how they closed the gap at VB Transform 2026
Enterprise infrastructure designed for human workflows became the bottleneck when scaling AI agents to production, not the underlying AI models themselves. Companies like LinkedIn, Walmart, and Zendesk each encountered different infrastructure failures when moving agents from pilot to production environments.
What Zelenskyy risks by firing Ukraine’s tech-minded defense minister
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on July 15, removing the official most closely identified with Ukraine's effort to weaponize commercial technology and drones. Fedorov, 35, had overseen digital platforms for service members, direct equipment ordering systems, and reward credits for drone teams achieving verified battlefield results.
An AWS billing bug sent users estimated charges of up to $2.5 trillion
A pricing error in AWS's billing system generated false estimated charges reaching $2.5 trillion for some users. Amazon confirmed a unit pricing error in the Billing Console's estimated billing computation subsystem caused the erroneous charges, with one user seeing an estimate jump from $0.19 to nearly $2.5 billion.
Anthropic is in early talks to lease $10 billion in compute from Meta
Anthropic is negotiating to lease approximately $10 billion in computing power from Meta in preliminary discussions. The talks follow Anthropic's recent $1.25 billion monthly arrangement with SpaceX for access to Nvidia GPUs at the Colossus 1 data center.
Brex built its AI agent policy by watching what agents actually do, not by writing rules first
Brex built CrabTrap, an open-source HTTP/HTTPS proxy that intercepts agent network traffic and uses a large language model to approve or deny requests based on policy rules. The platform monitors every API call agents make at the network layer rather than relying on traditional SDK-level permissions or model guardrails.
How Apple’s big lawsuit could disrupt OpenAI’s IPO plans
Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging misconduct by its chief hardware officer and claiming over 400 former Apple employees work there. The lawsuit's timing potentially complicates OpenAI's reported plans to pursue an initial public offering.
A cyberattack has disrupted one of America’s biggest milk brands. Should shoppers be worried?
A ransomware cyberattack forced Fairlife, a major U.S. milk brand owned by Coca-Cola, to suspend production operations after hackers gained unauthorized access to internal systems including production controls. The company stated product safety and quality remain unaffected, while Canadian operations continue functioning.
India launches first hydrogen-powered train built in the country to expand clean energy on railways
India launched its first domestically built hydrogen-powered train, consisting of two hydrogen-powered driving cars and eight passenger coaches. The train will operate in Haryana state as part of efforts to expand clean energy use across India's rail network.
VC Firm Lakestar Raises $300 Million to Fund European Tech Sovereignty
A $300 million investment fund focused on defense and dual-use technologies has been established to strengthen European technological capabilities. Lakestar, a European venture capital firm, created the Resilience I Fund to support technologies enhancing Europe's resilience.
Tom Pidcock surges up standings while Mauro Schmid wins Tour de France stage 13
Tom Pidcock moved into fourth place in the Tour de France general classification after helping form a mass breakaway on stage 13. Mauro Schmid won the stage after the 9-kilometer climb of the Ballon d'Alsace, securing his first Tour de France victory.
NVIDIA Quietly Holds $196 Million Stake in Crypto-Friendly Revolut
NVIDIA holds a $196 million stake in the fintech company Revolut, according to UK filings. Revolut is seeking a valuation of $115 billion and is known for offering cryptocurrency services.
The ultimate all-round sportsman - Sobers could do it all
Garfield Sobers, who died at age 89, was selected as one of the five leading cricketers of the 20th century. He is regarded as arguably the greatest all-rounder in cricket history.
Meta in Talks to Sell Computing Power to Anthropic
Meta is in early discussions to lease computing power from its data centers to Anthropic. The arrangement would create a new business line for Meta around its AI infrastructure investments.
Tokenization Could Add Hundreds of Billions of Pounds of Value to the UK economy by 2035
The UK government released a digital asset strategy aimed at removing regulatory barriers in wholesale financial markets. Tokenization could potentially add hundreds of billions of pounds to the UK economy by 2035 through greater efficiency and lower costs.
Amazon’s Zoox recalls 105 robotaxis after one drove into heavy smoke at an active fire scene
A Zoox robotaxi drove into heavy smoke at an active fire scene in Las Vegas on June 20, prompting a software recall affecting 105 vehicles. The unoccupied vehicle braked hard while attempting to steer away from the smoke, which had obscured the uncordoned emergency scene.
Bunkerhill raises $55M to scale agentic AI across health systems
Bunkerhill Health raised $55 million in Series B funding to expand its Carebricks agentic AI platform across health systems. The round included participation from Sequoia Capital, Felicis, Optum Ventures, and Y Combinator.
Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them
Patreon partnered with Cloudflare to actively block AI bots from scraping creator content, shifting away from passive robots.txt files. The platform is now preventing unauthorized data collection for AI model training through active technical defenses.
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Larry Fink Turns Bullish on BTC, Blames Leverage Trading
Larry Fink has become bullish on Bitcoin following one of the year's sharpest leverage liquidations in a bearish market environment. Fink attributes the recent price movements to leverage trading activity rather than fundamental market weakness.
The risk of weather data sabotage is rising
Weather data sabotage poses increasing risks to industries relying on forecasts for critical decisions. Airlines, power grid operators, and farmers depend on weather predictions that could be targeted by malicious actors to cause operational disruptions.
NVIDIA AI Releases Nemotron 3 Embed: An Open Embedding Collection Whose 8B Checkpoint Ranks #1 on RTEB
NVIDIA released three open embedding model checkpoints including an 8B version ranking first on RTEB with a 78.46 average NDCG@10 score. The 1B model was created through pruning and distillation from the 8B teacher, while the NVFP4 variant maintains 99% plus retrieval accuracy at up to 2x Blackwell throughput.
Scientists built a camera that can track invisible particles in 3D
A particle detector called PLATON uses a light-field camera and AI to reconstruct three-dimensional particle paths from a single block of light-producing material instead of millions of components. Simulations indicate it could match current detector performance while being easier to scale and potentially improving PET medical imaging resolution.
Bones reveal ancient Egyptian princesses born 4,000 years ago used weapons
Ancient Egyptian princesses from the Middle Kingdom, buried 4,000 years ago with weapons, showed skeletal evidence of being trained to use those weapons. Analysis of five royal women's mummies revealed asymmetrical bone development consistent with weapon practice rather than symbolic burial items.
Google takes aim at Canva and Adobe as its AI image editor Pics gets an official rollout date
Google's AI image editor Pics will be released to all paying Workspace customers starting in August. The tool was initially available in Gemini Alpha in May and offers AI-powered image creation and editing capabilities.
Golf generates nearly €630 million in societal benefits in Finland
Finnish golf players spend approximately €330 million annually on the sport, generating nearly €630 million in estimated societal benefits. The findings come from a study published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living showing societal benefits are nearly double the direct spending amount.
UN report offers roadmap for sustainable blue economies
A UN report created with University of Portsmouth researchers provides governments with practical guidance for developing sustainable blue economies amid mounting marine and freshwater ecosystem pressures. The global ocean economy is valued at US$2.2 trillion and faces threats from pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss.