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Nvidia has introduced an Agent Safety Platform that it is pitching as a new industry standard for securing AI agents. The company's CEO has downplayed calls for government regulation of AI systems, framing industry-led tools like this platform as sufficient.
Glassdoor's latest monthly employee sentiment review found confidence in employers has dropped to its lowest level in a decade. The report links the decline to growing worker anxiety over job security, the spread of AI in workplaces, and broader economic uncertainty.
Security researchers have identified a novel attack technique, dubbed BragJack, that exploits agentic AI assistants embedded directly in web browsers. The attack allows malicious actors to manipulate these assistants into accessing sensitive user information, performing unauthorized actions, and exfiltrating data without the user's knowledge.
Priority Pass, the airport lounge membership program, announced plans to broaden its benefits over the next year, including more fast-track security lanes at airports, additional partner lounges, and personalized recommendations powered by artificial intelligence. The changes aim to extend the program's value beyond simply granting lounge access before flights.
Anker's Eufy division introduced MindBase, a home AI hub that processes data from its security, energy, cleaning and audio devices entirely on-device using a custom LLM and AI chip, avoiding cloud servers. The hub connects via Anker's EasyOmni Link platform and supports Matter, letting it work alongside Apple Home, Alexa and Google Home devices. Eufy also debuted new security hardware, including a radar-equipped Smart Security Shield sensor and a 3K doorbell with facial recognition that identifies familiar faces from up to 30 meters away.
Israeli startup AIR, founded by former Unit 8200 cybersecurity officers Yair Saban and Niv Hoffman, has raised $50 million across two seed rounds to build a platform that monitors and vets the skills, plugins, and MCP servers that AI agents use inside companies. The rounds, led by Sequoia and Greenoaks respectively, closed weeks apart and included several notable angel investors from the cybersecurity world.