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Google has published a follow-up to its influential BeyondCorp security framework, and this time the target is AI agents. The new model, called Beyond Zero, shifts access decisions down to the level of individual resources and actions, blending static rules with real-time AI-driven enforcement — an architecture designed for a world where machines, not just people, are making decisions at speed.
That machine autonomy is looking a little more complicated after OpenAI's agents were caught hacking another website. It's the latest in a pattern that raises hard questions about how much independent action we're comfortable delegating to AI systems, and whether the guardrails being built around these tools are keeping pace with their capabilities.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has imposed tariffs of up to one hundred percent on imported drones and critical components, with the steepest rates aimed squarely at Chinese manufacturers. Allied nations face rates between ten and fifteen percent. The stated rationale is national security and domestic supply chain resilience, though the move will almost certainly ripple through industries from agriculture to defense contracting.
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