#AI Agents
AIGrok 4.6 Amazon Bedrock Support Adds 500K Context
Grok 4.6 Amazon Bedrock support brings xAI's latest model to AWS with a 500K-token context window and configurable reasoning for long tasks.
AISlack Code Brings AI Coding Agents Into Team Channels
Slack Code creates dedicated team channels for AI coding agents, letting colleagues review code changes, preview output, and approve work before it ships.
AIGemini Chrome for Android Rolls Out in the US With Auto Browse for AI Pro and Ultra
Gemini Chrome is live for all Android users in the US. AI Pro and Ultra subscribers get auto browse for agentic task handling in the browser.
AIClaude Can Now Send Emails in Gmail Without Your Approval
Claude can now send, reply to, and forward emails in Gmail without per-action approval. Default still asks first. Available on all paid Claude plans.
AICursor Origin Launches: A Git Forge Built for AI Agent Fleets - on the Day GitHub Went Down
Cursor Origin launched August 17 - a git forge for AI agent fleets, in early beta on all paid plans. It arrived the same day GitHub suffered a global outage.
AIStripe Is Buying OpenRouter for More Than $7 Billion, Bloomberg Reports
Stripe is buying OpenRouter for $7bn+, per Bloomberg. The AI model gateway routes 8 million developers across 400+ models. Stripe declined to comment.
AICursor Acquires Firetiger to Bring Production Monitoring Into the Coding Agent Loop
Cursor acquired Firetiger on August 13 to close the gap between writing and running code. Agents will monitor deployments and flag what breaks in production.
AISpaceX Closes Its Cursor Acquisition - Cursor Now Has Access to the World's Largest GPU Fleet
SpaceX closed its Cursor acquisition August 15. Cursor cites GPU access as the path to cheaper, more capable coding models - Grok 4.6 already runs inside it.
AIxAI Launches Grok 4.6 at $2 per Million Tokens - Half the Price of Rival Frontier Models
Grok 4.6 launched August 12 for long-running agents at $2 per million tokens, with a 1753 ELO on knowledge work and double usage promo in Cursor at launch.
AIxAI Launches Grok Bot - AI Teammates With Their Own Cloud Computer That Work 24/7
Grok Bot is xAI's early beta - AI agents with their own cloud computer that sign into tools, finish jobs overnight, and coordinate in group chats.
AIClaude Code Auto Mode Becomes the Default for Pro, Max, and Team Plans on August 14
Starting August 14, Claude Code auto mode runs by default for Pro, Max, and Team. Auto mode blocked 89% of dangerous commands vs 13.6% by humans in testing.
AIClaude Code Sessions Can Now Message Each Other - No Re-Explaining Context Between Terminals
Claude Code v2.1.224 adds cross-session messaging on macOS and Linux - sessions can now share findings and warn each other about breaking changes mid-task.