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OpenClaw security fears lead Meta, other AI firms to restrict its use

Paresh Dave, wired.com / arstechnica - The viral agentic AI tool is known for being highly capable but also wildly unpredictable.


Companies lock down OpenClaw amid security, privacy, and insider fears

OpenClaw and the privacy problem of agentic AI

14 days / ft

Amazon service was taken down by AI coding bot

14 days / ft

An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Operator Came Forward

15 days / ycombinator

Theft of Trade Secrets Is on the Rise—and AI Is Making It Worse

15 days / wsj / Amrith Ramkumar

OpenClaw Security Fears Lead Meta, Other AI Firms To Restrict Its Use

15 days / slashdot / BeauHD

The AI security nightmare is here and it looks suspiciously like lobster

15 days / theverge / Robert Hart

OpenClaw security fears lead Meta, other AI firms to restrict its use

15 days / arstechnica / Paresh Dave, wired.com


NVIDIA enables faster local OpenClaw runs on RTX and DGX

NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPU & DGX Spark Owners Can Run OpenClaw With Boosted AI Performance

15 days / wccftech / Hassan Mujtaba


Researchers and NIST push standards as agentic AI runs wild

AI agents abound, unbound by rules or safety disclosures

15 days / theregister / Thomas Claburn

New Research Shows AI Agents Are Running Wild Online, With Few Guardrails in Place

15 days / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Most AI bots lack basic safety disclosures, study finds

15 days / techxplore

AI Agents Are Getting Better. Their Safety Disclosures Aren't

15 days / cnet / Macy Meyer

NIST launches AI Agent Standards Initiative as autonomous AI moves into production

15 days / siliconangle / Duncan Riley

AI vs AI: Defense Without Humans in the Loop

15 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Open-source benchmark EVMbench tests how well AI agents handle smart contract exploits

15 days / reddit / /u/tekz


Startups clone OpenClaw, selling agentic automation to businesses

Ecosystem Roundup: Sea doubles down on AI; SBI backs Singapore as Asia’s digital asset hub; Fraud teams shift from back office to revenue drivers

14 days / e27 / Sainul

What Businesses Can Learn From the OpenClaw Story

15 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Agentic finance automation startup Stacks raises $23M in funding

15 days / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Intel’s Fix for PC Problems Is… “Agentic AI”; a Microsoft Copilot Bot That Promises Solutions While You Cross Your Fingers

15 days / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

Interface.ai Debuts Agentic AI Collection Tool For Credit Unions

15 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Toyo raises seed funding to further develop “OpenClaw for founders” tool

15 days / betakit / Alex Riehl

Seedance 2.0 API Test: Integrated into My Agent in ~1 Minute

15 days / reddit / /u/Equivalent-Spend-415


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New Research Shows AI Agents Are Running Wild Online, With Few Guardrails in Place

15 days / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

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Stacks Raises $23M in Series A Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Stacks, a London, UK-based provider of an agentic platform for enterprise finance, raised $23M in Series A funding. The round was led by Lightspeed, with participation from EQT Ventures, General Catalyst, and S16VC. The raise followed its the $12M seed fi…

#ai #startups #automation #fintech #analytics #saas #enterprise #genai #business #finance

Stacks Raises $23M Series A to Expand Web3 Growth

15 days / ventureburn / Ekemini

Lightspeed leads $23M investment in AI startup for accounting departments Stacks

15 days / tech / John Reynolds

Agentic finance platform Stacks raises £17m

15 days / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

Enterprise finance platform Stacks raises €19 million to streamline reporting and month-end workflows

15 days / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Stacks Raises $23M in Series A Funding

15 days / finsmes / FinSMEs

Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 19410 / 5 stories in 15 days


OpenAI aims to secure $100 Billion in latest funding round, reportedly aiming for an $800 billion valuation — Parties offering up cash include Nvidia, Microsoft, SoftBank, and more

tomshardware - OpenAI may be about to secure as much as $100 billion in funding, which will go some way to offsetting the $1.4 trillion is has pledged to expend over the next eight years. This round of investment is said to come from other major tech firms in the space,…

#ai #startups #vc #cloud #chips #openai #genai #business #technology

OpenAI is reportedly getting close to closing a $100 billion deal, with backers including Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, and Microsoft. The deal would value the ChatGPT-maker at $850 billion.

15 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

OpenAI reportedly finalizing $100B deal at more than $850B valuation

15 days / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

OpenAI reportedly finalizing $100 billion fundraising round at $830 billion valuation

15 days / sherwood / Max Knoblauch

OpenAI reportedly close to finalizing $100 billion funding round

15 days / qz / Chris Morris

OpenAI nears $100B round, with Amazon, Nvidia leading

15 days / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

OpenAI aims to secure $100 Billion in latest funding round, reportedly aiming for an $800 billion valuation — Parties offering up cash include Nvidia, Microsoft, SoftBank, and more

15 days / tomshardware

OpenAI’s New Funding Round Could Exceed $100 Billion

15 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

OpenAI Closes In on Record $100 Billion Round at $850 Billion Valuation

15 days / implicator / Maria Garcia

Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 19407 / 8 stories in 15 days


Plato Raises $14.5M To Expand AI Platform for Wholesale Distributors

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Plato, an AI-driven operating system for wholesale distributors, has secured $14.5 million in a seed funding round led by Atomico, with participation from existing investors such as Cherry Ventures. The distribution sector faces mounting pressures from la…

#ai #startups #vc #automation #saas #enterprise #business #supplychain #operatingsystems #eu

Plato Raises $14.5M in Seed Funding

15 days / finsmes / FinSMEs

Plato Secures $14.5M Seed Funding for AI Distribution Platform

15 days / ventureburn / Ekemini

“From Germany, for the world” – Plato secures €12.2 million to automate sales and ERP workflows in distribution

15 days / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Plato Raises $14.5M To Expand AI Platform for Wholesale Distributors

15 days / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Plato closes $14.5M round to scale AI tools for distributors

15 days / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 5:20 am / permalink 19403 / 5 stories in 15 days


Vilnius’ Copla bags €6M to swap Excel chaos for automatic DORA compliance

Abhinaya Prabhu / techfundingnews - Vilnius-based Copla has secured €6 million in Series A funding as European financial institutions brace for a sweeping…

#startups #vc #cybersecurity #saas #enterprise #banking #finance #europe #eu

Vilnius’ Copla bags €6M to swap Excel chaos for automatic DORA compliance

15 days / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

Copla Secures €6M Series A To Boost EU Regulatory Compliance

15 days / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Copla raises €6M Series A to support EU regulatory compliance

15 days / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 3:20 am / permalink 19400 / 3 stories in 15 days


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