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1 hour agoTools

Research Tools

Cohere Publishes Agent-Tool Dataset, Finds 419 Occupations Have No Coverage

The new ATE dataset offers a supply-side map of what developers have made available for AI agents, not proof of workplace adoption. Its central finding is less about how many tools exist than which job tasks they reach—and which they leave alone.

3 min

Yesterday

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22 hours agoProducts

Launch Products

AWS Makes Its Contact-Center AI Designer Generally Available With Rules Beside the Model

The product separates flexible conversation from fixed decisions such as identity checks and eligibility, while linking voice calls to on-screen choices and preserving context during a transfer.

3 min

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YesterdayInfrastructure

Partnership Infrastructure

t54 Puts a Hard Trust Gate on Bedrock Agent Payments, Citing 20 Million Micropayments

The integration separates an agent’s ability to buy data or tools from the rules that approve those purchases. Its reported scale is notable, but its safeguards depend on a scoring system that must correctly judge unfamiliar endpoints in real time.

3 min

Aug 31, 2026Models

Benchmark Models

Qwen3.8-Max Leads Open-Weight Commerce Agent Bench by Two Passes, With Audit Limits

The benchmark checks whether agents leave commerce software and files in the required state, rather than simply narrate a workflow. But configuration choices and unavailable immutable result bundles limit what the narrow ranking can settle.

2 min

Aug 31, 2026Products

Launch Products

Scalable Capital Connects ChatGPT, Claude and Grok to Broker Accounts, but Trades Need Approval

The product moves AI from general investment research into a customer’s live account context. Its central control is simple: models can prepare actions, but customers must approve trades and savings plans before execution.

3 min

Aug 31, 2026Tools

Open release Tools

Vanta Releases 65 Agent Controls, Drawing a Line Between Governance and Runtime Enforcement

The open-source library gives organizations a shared way to document and assess agent risk, but it does not stop an agent action while it is running.

2 min

Aug 31, 2026Infrastructure

Open release Infrastructure

AWS Publishes Four-Stack Bedrock Blueprint for Observable Agentic Retrieval

The sample separates cross-knowledge-base routing from retrieval within a selected knowledge base, but ties the pattern to AWS-managed services and their operating requirements.

3 min

Aug 31, 2026Products

Launch Products

AWS Agent Registry Reaches GA With Approval Gates for Enterprise Agent Discovery

The service makes approval status a condition of discovery, separating a complete administrative record from the capabilities available for enterprise reuse.

3 min

Aug 31, 2026Products

Partnership Products

Intuit Links QuickBooks and Mailchimp to Perplexity Computer Through MCP

The MCP connection moves Perplexity Computer closer to business-software tasks, with announced uses spanning invoicing, payroll information and marketing analysis.

2 min

Aug 31, 2026Startups

Funding Startups

Clipto Raises $15M at $250M Valuation to Turn Local Files Into AI-Agent Context

The profitable file-search startup says its MCP connection lets authorized AI tools retrieve selected local data. Its bet is that cross-format search can remain a product category even as large platforms build similar features into their own apps.

3 min

Aug 31, 2026Products

Partnership Products

RelativityOne Connects Microsoft Copilot to Legal Administration Through MCP

Legal teams can now run specified RelativityOne administration and reporting tasks from Copilot, but the rollout splits workflow creation and reporting across two Copilot surfaces.

3 min

Last week

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Aug 27, 2026Products

Partnership Products

Amazon Quick Connects to fal Through MCP, Making Creative Approval Steps Reusable

The integration is designed to turn creative generation from a string of tool switches into a repeatable process, but it still requires teams to manage third-party data sharing, API access and generation costs.

3 min

Aug 27, 2026Tools

Launch Tools

OpenAI’s 10-Day WebMCP Challenge Pushes Websites to Expose Tools for AI Agents

The contest is an early test of whether sites will publish agent-facing actions instead of relying only on interfaces designed for human clicks.

3 min

Aug 27, 2026Infrastructure

Launch Infrastructure

Anthropic Puts Model-Agnostic MHS in Preview for AI-Controlled Machinery

Anthropic’s proposed interface could reduce the bespoke work of connecting agents to equipment, but broad adoption still rests on future safety work and an open-source release.

2 min

Aug 27, 2026Products

Launch Products

Perplexity Puts Computer Behind MCP, Opening 400+ Services to AI Clients

The endpoint turns Computer into an execution layer for compatible assistants, but clients must preserve task state and surface logins, questions and sensitive-action approvals.

2 min

Aug 27, 2026Products

Launch Products

Harness Launches Agent-Ready Repository and AI Review for High-Volume Code Changes

The products pair high-volume repository operations with inherited permissions and merge-time checks, but Harness still places the final decision to ship with people.

2 min

Aug 26, 2026Business

Partnership Business

Morningstar Brings PitchBook to Gemini Enterprise With Attributed Research

The partnership puts financial-data provenance at the center of Gemini workflows, but access is limited to eligible subscribers and the promised research gains remain a company-stated outcome.

2 min

Aug 26, 2026Infrastructure

Launch Infrastructure

AWS Publishes Two AgentCore Paths to Query Cross-Account Knowledge Bases

The useful constraint is not simply access across AWS accounts: generated answers require an assumed role, while many workloads may not need an agent at all.

3 min

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