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AI Advancements and Cyberattacks Dominate Tech News

Recent developments in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity have captured headlines, ranging from new AI agent platforms to cyberattacks impacting major institutions. OpenAI launched OpenAI Frontier, a platform designed for enterprises to build and manage AI agents, while Anthropic released Opus 4.6, featuring "agent teams" capable of splitting tasks. Concurrently, La Sapienza University in Rome, one of Europe's largest universities, faced a significant disruption following a cyberattack.

OpenAI Frontier, announced Thursday, aims to assist enterprises in navigating the complexities of AI agents. The platform is designed to be open, allowing users to manage agents built both within and outside of the OpenAI ecosystem. Frontier enables users to program AI agents to connect to external data and applications, expanding their capabilities beyond the OpenAI platform. According to OpenAI, users can also manage the access and actions of these agents, drawing parallels to how companies manage human employees.

Anthropic's Opus 4.6, released Thursday as well, introduced "agent teams," a feature that allows for the division of larger tasks into segmented jobs. Scott White, Head of Product at Anthropic, likened the new feature to having a talented team of humans working together, where work is split across multiple agents, each coordinating directly with the others. Opus 4.5 was released in November, and the company has sought to broaden its models capabilities and appeal, allowing for a greater variety of uses and customers.

Meanwhile, La Sapienza University in Rome experienced a cyberattack that took its computer systems offline for three days. The university, with approximately 120,000 students, took its systems down as a precaution following the attack. In a statement on Instagram, the university said it was investigating the incident and working to restore all digital services. Some communication channels, such as email and workstations, were partially limited. The university stated that it was working to restore systems based on backups, which were unaffected by the hack. Italian daily news outlet Il Corriere della Sera reported that the disruption was due to a ransomware attack. As of this writing the Sapienza website remains down.

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