Version 1.27 of the open-source agent platform OpenHands adds OpenCode and Pi as built-in agents on local backends through the ACP protocol. It also introduces a reworked flow for setting up automations, with agent-assisted forms and saved drafts, plus browser recording in its verification tooling.
Simon Willison released web-edit, a small Python web app for viewing and editing files in a folder, meant to run over Tailscale. He had OpenAI's Codex build it so he could edit a credentials file from his phone without passing those secrets through the model.
Phasis is developing a platform to orient AI agents, using graphs to measure culture. It aims to map relationships between people and their values, beliefs and subcultures.
Microsoft researchers found autonomous AI agents get stuck in 'idea basins', local solution regions created by their growing chat context. Their Fork-and-Flush method wipes the chat history but keeps the workspace, yielding up to 66% better results on the same compute budget.
Home Assistant 2026.10 makes it simpler to connect AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude to a smart home. Some settings deserve a careful look before giving them access to your devices.
After TF1, Values.media is testing agent-based buying of TV sponsorship with M6 and France Télévisions. Group CEO Emmanuel Crego explains how it works.