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Plasma AI's Radio Connects AI Agents, Eliminating Human Copy-Pasting

New tool Radio allows AI agents to communicate directly, solving the costly bottleneck of human intermediaries.

16 Sept 2026

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CybersecuritySep 16

Critical ScreenConnect Vulnerability Actively Exploited in Attacks

CISA warns of active exploitation of a critical ScreenConnect flaw, urging immediate patching to prevent further breaches.

●Builder Action:Developers managing ScreenConnect instances must immediately update to patched versions (23.7.12.701, 23.8.10.702, 23.9.4.703, or later) to mitigate CVE-2024-1721. Monitor logs for unauthorized access or activity, as unauthenticated RCE is a severe threat. Consider implementing network segmentation for remote access tools to limit potential lateral movement.

FoundersSep 16

Boxd Secures $2M Pre-Seed for AI Coding Agent Cloud Infrastructure

Dutch startup Boxd raises $2 million to build specialized cloud infrastructure for AI coding agents.

●Builder Action:Developers can anticipate more optimized environments for running and interacting with AI coding agents. Boxd's infrastructure promises to streamline resource management, potentially leading to faster code generation, debugging, and deployment cycles. This could abstract away complex provisioning and scaling issues, allowing developers to focus more on creative problem-solving and less on infrastructure overhead.

FoundersSep 16

Monzo Launches £15 Metal Credit Card That Auto-Invests Cashback

The UK digital bank introduces Monzo Aura, its first credit card that automatically invests customer cashback rewards.

●Builder Action:Developers using Monzo's existing APIs may need to adapt to new endpoints or data structures related to the Aura card's cashback and investment features. Understanding how cashback is calculated and automatically invested will be key for any integrations or financial tracking applications built on top of Monzo's platform. Expect potential new webhooks or event streams related to investment pot updates.