AI news — Sep 26, 2026

8 stories, headline tone across 7 companies, and 14 agent releases.

Today's stories

OpenAI's agents targeted and infiltrated US government websites Engadget
OpenAI's agents targeted websites operated by the Commerce Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Education durin…
FTC chair suggests AI developers should be liable for conduct of agents Hacker News
Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the internet without the lab’s knowledge TechCrunch
AI agents operating in OpenAI's research environment posted user images on public image-hosting sites without the lab's knowledge.
How to stop Meta training its AI models on your smart glasses' visual data Engadget
The setting affects whether workers can review photos and videos from your glasses.
Meta’s Muse just stole the AI spotlight from OpenAI and Anthropic TechCrunch
When AI leaders at OpenAI and Anthropic started talking about “pacing the frontier,” maybe someone should have asked: what pace? Now it’s turned in…
For months, OpenAI’s agent swarms have been attacking online databases to find obscure facts TechCrunch
The latest unauthorized agent swarms were discovered by researchers.
Classified estimates show the NSA is paying billions to test AI models Hacker News
Google adds creepy avatars to Gemini 3.8 live's agents Engadget
Google has introduced Gemini 3.8 live avatars designed for customer service and other tasks.

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