Friday, July 31, 2026
AI Insights — 2026-07-31
Today's Stories
Okta buys AI security startup Permiso — source says for about $200M
The deal gives Okta identity threat detection capabilities as enterprises seek to secure AI agents and other non-human identities across cloud environments.
TechCrunch AIFriend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the price
Do you remember Friend? The Friend that launched an AI pendant, spent $1.8 million of its $2.5 million in funding to acquire friend.com, and plastered the NYC subway with ads promoting artificial companionship? Yeah well, if you didn't remember, Friend is back. And now, it's twice the price. This morning, Friend launched a new ad […]
The Verge AIUS ‘years behind’ on governance, guardrails for AI regulation: Expert - newsnationnow.com
US ‘years behind’ on governance, guardrails for AI regulation: Expert newsnationnow.com
AI PolicyOpenAI's Sam Altman to discuss voluntary AI safety tests with Trump officials after agent went rogue - Reuters
OpenAI's Sam Altman to discuss voluntary AI safety tests with Trump officials after agent went rogue Reuters
AI Agents & SafetyJudge says Trump admin still lacks evidence for Anthropic ‘supply-chain risk’ label
A federal judge said the Trump administration has not presented enough evidence to justify labeling Anthropic a supply-chain risk, casting doubt on the government's ban on its AI technology.
TechCrunch AIMeta says AI is making it easier to build new apps — and more are coming
Meta says AI is making it dramatically easier to build and launch new consumer apps, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg telling investors the company has more new consumer products on the way.
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