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Meta's Muse agent sold a keyboard cheap and gave out the seller's address
It also told the buyer he was home. He was not expecting anyone.
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 5.5: same price, up to 30% cheaper per task
Shopify lets AI agents check out on its merchants' stores
TechCrunch· 28 SepShopify extended WebMCP support to checkout, including Shop Pay, for all eligible merchants. Three new tools let an AI agent in the buyer's browser read the checkout, change the address or delivery option, and place the order once the buyer authorises it. Amazon blocks shopping agents. Shopify is going the other way, and Muse and Instinct already partner with it.
- If you sell on Shopify, place a test order through an agent and see what it reads from your checkout.
- Make shipping costs, delivery times and return terms plain on the page. Agents pass on what they can read.
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The RegisterMicrosoft's Copilot now bills agent work by usage, on top of seats
NVIDIA NewsroomNvidia builds a kill switch for AI agents
TechCrunchInstinct, an AI agent that books and pays for you, raises $1B
TechCrunchElevenLabs v4: a voice clone now needs 10 seconds of audio
TechCrunchAI scams cost Americans nearly $900M last year, FBI says
MIT Technology ReviewWhen an AI agent breaks something, nobody is clearly on the hook
TechCrunchOutmarket raises $34.5M to take the paperwork off insurance brokers
TechCrunchMavi bets AI will change what firms hire accountants for
CBS NewsAnthropic's CEO dines with Trump after months of conflict
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