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Lowest Price. Some Exclusions Apply.
AI shopping agents are supposed to search more than you can. They see less: a third of big US retail and travel sites shut Meta's Muse out, one bank…
Oct 10
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It Drives. You Get the Ticket.
Companies can insure their AI agents because they wrote the traffic rules in advance. Your life has none, so each tap on Approve sets the rule on the…
Oct 3
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September 2026
Paid Either Way
Meta's Muse was pitched as able to find you a thousand dollars. One hands-on test found $35 a month. The more telling number is what Meta plans to get…
Sep 26
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Who Sets the Limit
A rulebook now spells out what an agent may spend of your money. Nothing governs the other budget — the one it spends on itself, which quietly decides…
Sep 20
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Nobody insures the agent
Agent liability insurance is real and being sold. So is outcome-based pricing. In neither is the agent a party — evidence on whether there is a "this…
Sep 13
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Trust isn't a capability problem
You'd give it your calendar. Probably not your money — and capability isn't the reason why. Sixteen dated, public bets on the agent economy, with every…
Sep 6
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August 2026
Your calendar, sure. Your money?
First Frost starts next week. The scoreboard is already up.
Aug 30
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