Tags: automation

Intruder, a UK cybersecurity startup, has launched AI pentesting agents that replicate manual pen testing methodology in minutes, threatening to replace human pen testers. The company's AI agents work by investigating vulnerability scanner findings, interacting with target systems, and determining whether findings represent genuine exploitable flaws or false positives. Read more

Perplexity has opened its Personal Computer AI agent to every Mac user, offering a desktop assistant that can search local files, operate native apps, browse the web and tap into more than 400 tools without constant supervision. Users launch a task, the system works autonomously, and only intervenes when a decision requires approval. The app, which runs best on a Mac mini, is downloadable directly from Perplexity’s website and is not yet listed on the App Store. Read more

Anthropic announced three major upgrades to its Claude Managed Agents—Dreaming, Outcomes, and Multiagent Orchestration—along with public‑beta webhooks. The Dreaming feature runs between sessions, reviewing an agent’s past work to spot patterns and lock in improvements. Outcomes lets developers set quality rubrics that a separate grader enforces, while Multiagent Orchestration enables several Claude agents to collaborate on complex tasks. Available as a research preview on the Claude Platform, the enhancements aim to make AI agents more self‑improving and reliable for developers building long‑running workflows. Read more