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Cohesity adds recovery capabilities for AI agents and the data they manage

Cohesity launched Agent Resilience to discover, protect, and recover AI agent memory, configuration, and agent-managed data, debuting with Amazon Bedrock integration.

At Cohesity Catalyst, Cohesity introduced Agent Resilience within Cohesity Data Cloud, protecting AI agent memory and configuration with snapshot architecture, immutable backups, and clean-room recovery, plus recovery for databases and file systems that agents manage. It launches with Amazon Bedrock integration, support for Microsoft and Google platforms planned, and general availability targeted for year-end. The company cited Gartner's prediction that up to 40% of enterprise applications will include task-specific agents by 2026, and Cohesity research showing 56% of organizations are unprepared to detect or contain unintended agent actions while 58% lack confidence in verifying AI model integrity after attacks. Cohesity also outlined an Autonomous Cyber Resilience vision using agentic workflows and introduced the AI Resilience Academy.

Help Net Security · 8h agoTools

How Fyxer built an AI executive assistant people trust

Fyxer details its OpenAI-powered AI executive assistant, orchestrating 30-50 specialized models trained on 500,000+ hours of assistant workflows.

OpenAI published a case study on Fyxer, whose AI executive assistant orchestrates 30-50 specialized OpenAI models trained on more than 500,000 hours of annotated executive assistant workflows. The system uses supervised fine-tuning, LoRA, and Direct Preference Optimization on user edits, and 53% of AI-generated email drafts are accepted as written. Fyxer's annual recurring revenue grew from $1 million to $32 million during 2025.

OpenAI News · 2d agoAI industry

Apple releases iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27 with Siri AI and Liquid Glass refinements

Apple released iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate 27 with a LLM-based Siri AI overhaul powered by new AFM 3 on-device and cloud models.

Apple shipped its 2026 annual OS updates: iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, watchOS 27, visionOS 27, and tvOS 27. Siri AI is the flagship feature, offering context-aware responses, personal history search, app interaction, and a dedicated Siri app. The stack includes AFM 3 Core (3B parameters on-device), AFM 3 Core Advanced (20B sparse model activating 1-4B parameters), plus AFM 3 Cloud, ADM 3 Cloud (Image), and AFM 3 Cloud Pro server models. Additional features include prompt-generated Shortcuts and Safari extensions, new photo editing options, and a Liquid Glass transparency slider.

Ars Technica · AI · 2d agoAI industry1

EU chief wants joint response to cyberattacks, sabotage

EU Commission President von der Leyen proposed an Emergency Security Protocol letting any member state convene joint responses to cyberattacks and sabotage.

In her State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen proposed an Emergency Security Protocol, modeled on NATO Article 4, allowing a single EU member state to summon all 27 governments to coordinate responses to cyberattacks, sabotage, arson, and drone incursions. The proposal is part of a broader European security strategy that includes a European Security Council with partners such as the UK, Canada, Norway, and Ukraine, plus a European Instrument for Strategic Enablers supporting cyber and defense capabilities. She cited rising incidents in Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, and an attempted drone attack in Leipzig, but did not specify whether unanimous decision-making rules would change.

The Record · 6h agoPolicy & legal

What the 3M ChatGPT case reveals about AI governance

3M litigation shows ChatGPT prompts can become discoverable evidence, forcing enterprises to govern AI conversation records.

In the Watson Grinding explosion litigation, an engineering expert retained by 3M had used ChatGPT, and a surfaced prompt asked the system to 'show how 3M is 0% at fault'; after an off-record deposition demand, more than 350 pages of previously unproduced ChatGPT material were provided. The author argues AI interaction histories are becoming part of decision records and discovery material, a trend the American Bar Association has already examined. Enterprises are urged to manage retention, ownership, sharing, and deletion of AI conversation logs across tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, and Gemini.

CSO Online · 2d agoPolicy & legal

How workers are unlocking new ways of working

OpenAI's analysis of 1.5 million ChatGPT work messages finds cross-occupation AI tasks becoming recurring parts of workers' routines.

OpenAI's latest Work at the Frontier research analyzed more than 1.5 million work-related ChatGPT messages from April through July 2026. Among roughly 6,200 consistently observed workers, previously used cross-occupation tasks grew from 13.1% of occupation-specific AI activity in April to 25.9% in July. Workers returned to a cross-occupation task used the prior month 23.6% of the time versus an 8.4% baseline, with an average next-month return rate of 18.5%. Recurrence was highest for customer discussions (54%), advertising copy (44%), and marketing materials (37%), suggesting AI may broaden jobs before titles change.

OpenAI News · 10h agoAI industry

Reimagining advertising with AI

OpenAI launches ChatGPT advertising features including Sponsored Agents, AI ad creation in Ads Manager, and integrations with HubSpot and Shopify.

OpenAI is testing Sponsored Agents in the United States, letting users converse with clearly labeled business-sponsored agents after clicking ads in ChatGPT. Advertisers can create, update, and analyze campaigns via natural-language prompts in ChatGPT with an Ads Manager plugin, plus AI-suggested copy and imagery in Ads Manager. HubSpot becomes the first CRM partner and Shopify the first ecommerce partner, with the Shopify app expanding internationally on September 23.

OpenAI News · 6h agoAI industry

Unsolved Problem by Fields Medalist Breached by Two High School Students

Two high school students used Claude Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol to help solve an open Lorentzian polynomials problem, posting a 75-page arXiv proof.

Aayush Bathija and Prince Rohatgi of Oak Park High School, mentored by UCLA postdoc Daniel Soskin, published the 75-page paper 'Bounded Ratios for Lorentzian Polynomials' (arXiv 2609.05341), solving an open problem in Fields Medalist June Huh's Lorentzian polynomial theory. The main structural theorem extends bounded coefficient-ratio characterization from quadratic to arbitrary-degree polynomials via discrete convexity conditions. The students used Claude Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol for exploration and proof ideas but independently verified all arguments; the result follows an open letter from 25 Fields Medalists voicing concerns about AI's impact on mathematical rigor.

EU Chief Warns of AI-Powered Hacking, Moves to Rein In Social Media

EU Commission President von der Leyen warned AI will enable unprecedented hacking and announced Kids Act and Digital Fairness Act proposals regulating social media.

In her State of the European Union 2026 speech, Ursula von der Leyen warned that upcoming AI models 'will allow hacking on a level we never thought possible' and cited dangers of self-improving models, referencing a Hugging Face incident. She reaffirmed the AI Act as the core guardrail framework and pledged cooperation with Canada, the UK, and other partners. She also proposed a Kids Act banning social media under age 13 and personal accounts under 15, plus a Digital Fairness Act to be proposed in autumn.

SecurityWeek · 5h agoAI policy