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ANTHROPIC RELEASES OPUS 4.6 WITH NEW ‘AGENT TEAMS'

Anthropic's latest version of Opus features Agent Teams, teams of agents that can split larger tasks into segmented jobs. It also comes with a one-million-token context window, allowing for the processing of larger documents. The segmenting of agent responsibilities allows them to coordinate work in parallel to complete tasks faster. Agent Teams is currently available in a research preview for API users and subscribers.

CRITICAL N8N FLAWS DISCLOSED ALONG WITH PUBLIC EXPLOITS

CVE-2026-25049 enables any authenticated n8n user with workflow-editing permissions to escape the JavaScript sandbox via incomplete AST-based sanitization, resulting in unrestricted RCE and access to all stored credentials, API keys, and connected cloud accounts. The flaws bypass the prior patch for CVE-2025-68613 via a type confusion vulnerability in property access key validation, with public PoC exploits now available and GreyNoise reporting 33,000+ probing requests against exposed n8n endpoints. Organizations should immediately update to n8n versions 2.5.2 or 1.123.17, rotate the N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY and all stored credentials, and restrict workflow editing to trusted users only.

BITCOIN HEADING TO WORST ONE-DAY DRAWDOWN SINCE FTX

Bitcoin tumbled more than 10% over 24 hours to $63,000 during early afternoon US trading Thursday, marking its steepest one-day drawdown since the FTX collapse on November 8, 2022 (14.3% drop) and dropping the largest cryptocurrency 50% below its record high above $126,000 hit in early October to its weakest level since October 2024. The selloff extended across asset classes with silver plunging 14% (now nearly 40% below its record from a week ago), gold falling over 2%, software stocks declining more than 3%, and crypto equities all tumbling over 10% alongside major crypto miners. Analysts attributed the severity to "very thin liquidity" where modest sell pressure triggers cascading liquidations in a fragile market environment with few orders to cushion trades, warning there is "still no signal that we bottomed out" and pointing to the 200-day moving average around $58,000 to $60,000 as the next key support level that aligns with bitcoin's average cost basis among all holders.

OPENAI UNVEILS FRONTIER, A PRODUCT FOR BUILDING ‘AI CO-WORKERS'

OpenAI Frontier is a new AI platform for building, deploying, and overseeing AI agents. It makes it easier for businesses to combine sources of data that agents need to perform tasks. The agents act as co-workers that can collaborate with humans and can be used alongside agents developed by other labs. Frontier is currently available to a limited set of customers. OpenAI has yet to disclose prices for the feature.

CHINA IS RUNNING THE EV PLAYBOOK ON HUMANOID ROBOTS — AND IT'S WORKING

Nearly 90% of all humanoid robots sold globally last year were Chinese. The humanoid robot industry is still in its infancy, but China's progress will potentially lock it into a commanding position. Its early advantage is due to a combination of policy support, public investment, a mature supply chain, and advancements made in AI software and hardware. The global market for humanoid robots in 2035 is estimated to grow to $38 billion.

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