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techcrunch. com > 04/15/2026 > openai-updates-its-agents-sdk-to-help-enterprises-build-safer-more-capable-agents

Open AI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build safer, more capable agents

55+ min ago  (249+ words) The SDK's new capabilities include a sandboxing ability, which allows the agents to operate in controlled computer environments. This is important because running agents in a totally unsupervised fashion can be risky due to their occasionally unpredictable nature. With the…...

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techcrunch. com > 04/15/2026 > google-rolls-out-a-native-gemini-app-for-mac

Google rolls out a native Gemini app for Mac

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (197+ words) Google announced on Wednesday that it's introducing a native Gemini app for Mac, catching up to rivals like Open AI and Anthropic, which have had Mac apps for quite some time. "Now, you can bring up Gemini from anywhere on…...

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techcrunch. com > 04/15/2026 > indias-vibe-coding-startup-emergent-enters-openclaw-like-ai-agent-space

India's vibe-coding startup Emergent enters Open Claw-like AI agent space

2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (400+ words) Emergent, an Indian startup known for its vibe-coding platform, has launched Wingman, a messaging-first autonomous AI agent, as it expands into a growing category of software that runs in the background to complete tasks " popularized by tools like Open Claw…...

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techcrunch. com > 04/15/2026 > parasail-raises-32m-to-feed-tokenmaxxing-ai-developers

This startup is betting tokenmaxxing will create the next compute giant

7+ hour, 23+ min ago  (489+ words) Give me tokens. Just give me tokens. I want them fast. I want them cheap. I want them now." That's the mantra for developers building software on generative AI models, or at least what Parasail CEO Mike Henry hears. Parasail…...

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techcrunch. com > 04/15/2026 > gitar-a-startup-that-uses-agents-to-secure-code-emerges-from-stealth-with-9-million

Gitar, a startup that uses agents to secure code, emerges from stealth with $9 million

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (295+ words) Now, a new company is trying to fix this problem using the same tool that caused it: AI. Gitar'a startup founded by Ali-Reza Adl-Tabatabai, a veteran of Intel Labs, Google, and Uber'emerged from stealth Wednesday with a $9 million funding round…...

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techcrunch. com > 04/15/2026 > adobes-new-firefly-ai-assistant-can-use-creative-cloud-apps-to-complete-tasks

Adobe's new Firefly AI assistant can use Creative Cloud apps to complete tasks

7+ hour, 22+ min ago  (304+ words) The Firefly AI Assistant will be available in public beta in the coming weeks. The company didn't specify if the AI assistant will be priced differently from Firefly's credit-based subscription tiers. Users can control the outputs from the AI assistant…...

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techcrunch. com > 04/15/2026 > fathom-adds-a-bot-less-meeting-mode-in-a-bid-to-take-on-granola

Fathom adds a bot-less meeting mode in a bid to take on Granola

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (393+ words) Online meetings these days are crowded. The abundance of note-taking assistants means that everyone has their own meeting assistant join calls to transcribe and summarize the conversation, which results in overcrowded meeting rooms. Fathom, a startup that makes an AI…...

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techcrunch. com > 04/14/2026 > someone-planted-backdoors-in-dozens-of-wordpress-plugins-used-in-thousands-of-websites

Someone planted backdoors in dozens of Word Press plug-ins used in thousands of websites

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (357+ words) Dozens of plug-ins for the widely used open source web blogging software Word Press are now offline after a backdoor was discovered in them, used to push malicious code to any website that relied on the plug-ins. The backdoor was…...

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techcrunch. com > 04/14/2026 > youtube-livestreams-will-now-hold-back-ads-during-peak-engagement-to-protect-the-vibe

You Tube livestreams will now hold back ads during peak engagement to protect the vibe

23+ hour, 5+ min ago  (436+ words) You Tube announced this week that it will now hold back ads during livestreams if chat engagement is at its peak, and if users show support with Super Chat, Super Stickers, or gift purchases. Until now, the only way to…...

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techcrunch. com > 09/21/2025 > silicon-valley-bets-big-on-environments-to-train-ai-agents

Silicon Valley bets big on 'environments' to train AI agents

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1343+ words) One of those techniques is carefully simulating workspaces where agents can be trained on multistep tasks " known as reinforcement learning (RL) environments. Similarly to how labeled datasets powered the last wave of AI, RL environments are starting to look like…...