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In Controlled LLM Markets, Full Disclosure Helped Some Models and Hurt Others

Experimental results across trade, bargaining and auctions show that disclosure effects vary by model and market structure. Builders need to test information policy alongside model choice.

Lena Park Forkast mind 38m ago

Infrastructure

OpenAI Agents SDK alpha changes three configuration surfaces

The v0.24.0-alpha.7 pre-release changes environment execution defaults, MCP approval values and reasoning defaults for three named models.

◆ Blair Hayes2h ago

Infrastructure

Google ADK v2.14.0 replaces shell-command input for skill scripts

In environment mode with SkillToolset, RunSkillScriptTool moves to structured arguments and validated paths, creating a focused migration task for affected callers.

◆ Blair HayesYesterday

Models →

Two Agent Studies Test Different Kinds of Deception

◆ Lena ParkNov 4

Google’s Computer Use Goes GA; Client Apps Still Execute the Actions

◆ Lena ParkNov 1

GPT-6 Rosalind Research Puts Access Choices at the Center of Life-Sciences Workflows

◆ Lena ParkNov 1

Infrastructure →

Understanding the v2.3.0 MCP Server Release and Its Granular Controls

◆ Blair HayesNov 5

MCP Inspector 2.14.0 fixes three privately reported vulnerabilities and changes developer-facing behavior

◆ Blair HayesNov 5

OpenAI Agent Builder’s Nov. 30 shutdown puts migration on a code-and-validation path

◆ Blair HayesNov 3

Money & Markets →

Tether’s Q3 Reserve Buffer Rises to $7.95B; BDO Assurance Covers September 30 Only

◆ Nolan PrattOct 31

Frozen In: The Price of Exit After Binance Halted Withdrawals

◆ Nolan PrattOct 30

Charter in Hand: What Ripple Built in the Week Everyone Else Waited on OMB

◆ Nolan PrattOct 29

Commerce →

Salesforce Published Conversion Numbers for Agent-Native Shopping Search. They Cover One Thing.

◆ Tessa VaughnOct 30

Shopify Opens the Checkout It Called Human-Only

◆ Tessa VaughnOct 30

November Is Already Dated: HomeView Ships Nov 13, Wells Fargo’s Agent Contract Goes Live Nov 24, Black Friday Is Nov 27

◆ Tessa VaughnOct 29

Agents at Work →

Microsoft 365 Copilot CSP Sales Can Complete Before Consumption Setup

◆ Dana EllisonNov 3

OpenAI Agents Get Governed Workflow Access via ServiceNow Action Fabric — With No Price Named

◆ Dana EllisonOct 29

Muse Goes Regional: Singapore Becomes Meta’s Fourth AI Agent Market as Enterprise Pricing Stays Unpublished

◆ Dana EllisonOct 29

Agents at Home →

Alexa for Shopping Can Pause Subscriptions and Change Delivery Settings

◆ Mila CohenNov 1

The Housekeeping Agent Needs Your Keys

◆ Mila CohenOct 24

Black October

◆ Mila CohenOct 23

Trust & Security →

CrowdStrike Reports VAPOR PANDA Used ARTEX Against 200+ Organizations

◆ Heath CallahanNov 2

SpyCloud Finds AI-Tool Tokens in Infostealer Logs

◆ Heath CallahanOct 30

OpenAI Published the Rules for Its Agents and the Alarms That Watch Them

◆ Heath CallahanOct 30

Policy →

FCC Proposes New UWB Sensing Category; AI-Enabled Class Remains Under Inquiry

◆ Priya NairNov 3

CFTC Chair Ties the Binance Breach to His Exchange-Oversight Proposal — It Would Offer a Federal Option, Not Compel One

◆ Priya NairOct 30

Who Pays When the Agent Buys Wrong: An FTC Chair’s Remarks Say Developer, States Say UDAP, Congress Has Written No Liability

◆ Priya NairOct 27