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The Agent Stack

Airbnb to launch AI travel agent in first half of 2027

Airbnb says its custom AI‑native experience will help guests plan, book and manage trips, rolling out next year.

The Infercline Desk · 33 min ago

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Agent Security and Trust

Tyro appoints Christina Keing as new chief information security officer

The fintech's new CISO will focus on using AI to boost cyber defences, according to iTnews.

The Agent Economy

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.

The AI Opportunity Desk

Which business processes can AI agents handle today

Agents already take on real work in customer service, finance and freight. The jobs they handle best share a pattern, and so do the ones they still get wrong.

The Agent Economy

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.

AI Exits and Acquisitions

Dropbox buys Tigris Data for $350m to boost AI infrastructure

Dropbox plans to use Tigris Data’s cloud storage tech to launch DBX Agent Cloud, a storage platform for AI models and agents.

The AI Workforce

Perplexity launches always‑on AI teammates for work

The new Teammates run 24/7, integrate with Perplexity Computer and cost $200 a month on the Max plan.

The Agent-or-Hire Scorecard

Should this job grow through people or through systems?

Seven questions about one job in your business. Each answer scores 0 to 3, so the total runs from 0 to 21.

Four possible answersHire someone. Improve the process first. A person and an agent together. Or agent-led, with a person approving the exceptions. Take the Scorecard.