SCOOP: Major U.S. banks are detecting unauthorized third-party AI agents inside customer accounts, including some attempting to take actions that appear to be independent of user instructions, sources told Axios. The findings have alarmed banking executives, who are racing to restrict access to their systems as AI moves at a velocity faster than financial institutions can respond, multiple industry and bank executives told Axios. Several banks are now preparing for worst-case and even “day after” scenarios, including how to rapidly secure or restore customer accounts if things go wrong, the people said. Several bank executives told Axios they're struggling to distinguish between human users and AI agents. One executive said banks also struggle to determine whether agents are authorized by customers or potentially operating without their permission, more akin to rogue agent behavior. Read my latest for Axios here: axios.com/2026/10/22/ai-agen…

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"We are the cows of the future... Just as cows can't understand the financial system that controls their lives today, we will not be able to understand the AI financial system that will control our lives in 10 or 20 years." Watch the whole conversation with @DanielStach for @hpcivilizace on @Vedact24 here: bit.ly/YNH-HPC

Elon Musk to the rescue? The world's richest man has quietly funneled more than $276 million into GOP groups and his super PAC since July, making him by far the largest known donor in the midterms as he tries to save the beleaguered party. @teddyschleifer nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/po…