A new framework from researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and collaborating institutions provides an open source foundation for creating robust AI agents that can operate computers. The ...

As Silicon Valley obsesses over a new wave of AI coding agents, Google and other AI labs are shifting their bets.

Microsoft has developed a new component called UI-Evol that makes computer-use AI models much more accurate compared to ones which don't use it. Researchers from Microsoft Research Asia have developed ...

Microsoft’s New ‘Fara-7B’ AI Agent Rivals GPT-4o, Runs Locally on Your PC Your email has been sent Microsoft has unveiled Fara-7B, a compact computer-use AI model designed to perform tasks the way a ...

Leaders at enterprise app makers such as Figma, Workday and HubSpot have downplayed threats from AI that could crimp their ...

Perplexity announced Computer for Enterprise at its Ask 2026 developer conference, launching a multi-model AI agent with ...

Last month Perplexity announced the confusingly named “Computer,” its cloud-based agent tool for completing tasks using a harness that makes use of multiple different AI models. This week, the company ...

The model can interpret on-screen visuals, automate tasks directly on the device, and give enterprises a more affordable alternative to cloud-dependent AI agents. Microsoft is pushing agentic AI ...

Microsoft has launched Windows 365 for Agents, a new cloud PC solution tailored for AI agents to complete user tasks by interacting with applications on Windows or Linux. Microsoft first announced ...

Microsoft’s Fara-7B is a 7B-parameter computer-use agent that runs locally on PCs, rivals GPT-4o on web tasks, and adds safety checkpoints for risky actions. Explore Get the web's best business ...

Macrohard, XAI's ambitious AI agent project, has stalled following leadership shake-ups and suspension of a data project involving 600 contractors, people familiar with the situation told Business ...

Anthropic on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Vercept, an AI startup with deep roots to some of the biggest names in Seattle’s tech scene. The acquisition marks the latest after Anthropic ...