The Agent Economy

The companies, money, markets and policy shaping the AI agent industry, read for what they change in business.

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Nuix launches AI agent for forensic investigations
The Australian firm adds an audit‑ready AI layer to its Neo platform for legal and compliance work.
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Meta expands Muse AI with real‑time voice and video chat in the US
Meta’s Muse avatar can now talk and video‑call users, with expressive animations and customisable looks.
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Ighodalo Labs to pitch 10 Nigerian startups to investors in Ibadan
The Founders Buffet on 7 November will give early‑stage founders feedback from local investors and ecosystem players.
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VFD Group posts 96% surge in nine‑month profit on higher investment income
The Lagos‑based investment firm saw profit jump nearly double, driven by stronger returns from its portfolio.
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AI ‘godfather’ warns UK of dangerous reliance on US tech giants
Geoffrey Hinton says concentration of AI power in US firms and their leaders threatens Britain’s tech independence and safety.
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Microsoft declines extra capacity in Nscale Texas data centre
The US tech giant will not double its rented computing power, leaving Nscale to seek other customers for the vacant capacity.
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UK dangerously reliant on China for critical minerals needed for defence and AI
A parliamentary probe says Britain depends on China for rare earths and lithium, risking military, AI and net‑zero goals.
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Texas elects first Democratic governor in decades, putting AI data centre boom at risk
Gina Hinojosa’s win could stall new AI‑related data centre projects and tax incentives in the nation’s second‑largest economy.
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CambriLearn adds AI assistant to parent portal
Parents can now ask Claude or ChatGPT about attendance, marks and homework using school records.
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Huawei Digital Power helps industrial park in Mpumalanga expand solar capacity
The Shumbasolve Phase 2 project adds 4.475 MWh of battery storage and brings total solar capacity to about 10 MWp at Highveld Industrial Park.
The Agent Economy · 15 h ago
Perth logistics startup Indrus raises $750,000 pre‑seed round
Indrus, a Perth‑based logistics analysis platform, secured a $750,000 pre‑seed investment to expand its AI‑driven services across Australia.
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Anthropic’s AI development has doubled in speed despite slowdown calls
Independent monitoring finds the San Francisco AI firm is improving model capabilities about twice as fast as a year ago, even as its CEO urges a pause.
The Agent Economy · 15 h ago
Midterm elections deal a blow to data centre expansion in the US
38 of 39 proposed data centre restrictions cleared the ballot, spurring new moratoriums and bans across several states.