Automattic begins layoffs following board upheaval and executive departures TechCrunch By: Sarah Perez 21 October 2026 at 23:15 Sources say more cuts could follow as the company looks to improve its finances.
While Amazon blocks AI agents, Walmart rolls out the welcome mat TechCrunch By: Sarah Perez 21 October 2026 at 22:30 As Amazon blocks AI agents from shopping on its site, Walmart is taking the opposite approach, introducing new technology that lets AI agents make purchases on customers' behalf, with controls over spending and transaction approvals.
The internet is having a very bad cybersecurity day TechCrunch By: Sarah Perez 21 October 2026 at 22:03 From AI-discovered PHP vulnerabilities to flaws in Node.js and popular AI tool LiteLLM, cybersecurity teams have plenty to worry about this week.