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Oct 15, 2026, 5:38 AM EDT
Harbor Agent Evals Now Run Inside Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM Isolation for Reproducible Coding-Agent Benchmarks
Docker's Harbor eval harness now runs every task inside Docker Sandboxes MicroVMs with staged network policies, while Docker's agent security playbook supplies the threat model and LangChain's new guide covers what to actually measure.
Oct 15, 2026, 4:31 AM EDT
Figma Ships Specs, a Markdown Rules Editor for AI Agents, and Takes Code Layers to Public Beta
At its first Config in India, Figma launched Specs, a Markdown editor for design rules that agents can consult as context, moved code layers from private to public beta, and added more than 20 tools to its MCP support, TechCrunch reports.
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Bank of America Says Patching Flaws Anthropic's Mythos Found Cost It 'A Couple Hundred Million Plus'
On its Q3 2026 earnings call, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan disclosed 1,000 contractors and hundreds of millions in costs tied to patching flaws Anthropic's Mythos model exposed — one of the first concrete megabank tallies of frontier-model dual-use risk.

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Hero illustration showing Modal crossing $1B ARR and raising a $750M Series D at a $15.75B post-money valuation led by Accel, with three product cards for Functions, Sandboxes ($300M run rate) and Servers, plus the investor roster and a customer list below.

October 14, 2026

Modal Crosses $1B ARR and Raises $750M Series D at $15.75B Led by Accel

Modal announces a $1 billion annualized run rate and a $750M Series D at a $15.75B post-money valuation led by Accel, with Sandboxes alone at a $300M run rate. What agent builders should plan around now.

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