Microsoft’s open-source SkillOpt automatically upgrades AI agent skills without touching model weights

by News Feed Editor | Jun 11, 2026 | Technology

Agent skills have become an important part of real-world AI applications, providing a mechanism — a set of instructions saved in a folder of text-based markdown (.md) files, usually — for models to adapt to specific enterprise use cases and complex workflows. However,...

Why AI that works in the lab often fails in production — and what actually fixes it

by News Feed Editor | Jun 11, 2026 | Technology

Presented by Capital One Enterprises aren’t struggling to experiment with AI; they’re struggling to make it work in the real world. Moving from promising prototypes to reliable, production-scale systems is where most efforts stall.In my role within Capital One’s AI...

Coinbase debuts AI agent that can trade and pay for premium research

by News Feed Editor | Jun 11, 2026 | Technology

As AI agent traffic surpasses human traffic on the internet, companies working in commerce and finance are building tools that allow agents to take action on behalf of users at a rapid pace. Days after trading platform Robinhood introduced agents that can trade for...

Coinbase’s new tool can help agents trade and pay for premium research

by News Feed Editor | Jun 11, 2026 | Technology

As AI agent traffic surpasses human traffic on the internet, companies working in commerce and finance are building tools that allow agents to take action on behalf of users at a rapid pace. Days after trading platform Robinhood introduced agents that can trade for...

Quantum Space’s military SPAC is trying to catch SpaceX’s IPO wave

by News Feed Editor | Jun 11, 2026 | Technology

Quantum Space, a startup with plans to build highly maneuverable spacecraft for the U.S. military, announced plans to go public through a $1.2 billion merger with a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. In a season of mega-IPOs, there’s...

Deezer’s new tool can identify AI music from Spotify, Apple Music, and others

by News Feed Editor | Jun 11, 2026 | Technology

As the rise of AI-generated music on streaming services continues, concerns are growing regarding how AI companies use copyrighted material to train their models, as well as how potential manipulations in streaming systems could lead to fraud. However, many music...