Agents Reach the Physical World

AI agents are reaching beyond the chat window, bringing new questions about who controls the systems they can access. Google Home’s agent integrations and Mandiant’s security architecture put those boundaries in focus, while Virginia’s data-centre measures raise questions about the physical footprint of AI services. The edition also explores machine forecasting as a product category and the role of proprietary data in ad-tech consolidation. In this edition — jump to a story ...

September 19, 2026 · 5 min · Çetin Ardal