Stripe stories
Publishers could soon charge AI crawlers per request as AWS WAF starts billing bots for content access at the network edge.
Automated buying by AI systems could soon run at machine speed, with Mastercard backed by more than 30 partners to enable it.
Businesses will be able to share AI models and unstructured data across clouds and on-premises systems without custom integrations.
Many harmless prompts will now be diverted to Claude Opus 4.8 as Anthropic tightens safeguards around its newest general-use model.
The fresh cash lifts Supabase's valuation to USD $10.5 billion as AI-driven demand for its database platform continues to surge.
Smart home makers can now add cameras and doorbells more quickly as Ayla bundles cloud recording, billing and app support into one service.
Standards work for autonomous software is drawing broader backing, with public bodies and major tech groups joining as deployment moves into production.
The funding highlights growing demand for AI systems that plug into shared company workflows, with Dust already used by 3,000 organisations.
Developers can now let AI agents pay for paid content and services in real time, with US East, US West, Europe and Asia Pacific support.
Businesses can now retain customer context across voice, messaging and AI hand-offs as Twilio broadens its engagement platform.
Shareholders are set to pocket USD $9.50 a share as the business travel group exits public markets, pending approvals.
The new tools could let merchants sell inside AI apps and bill for token use in real time, while tightening fraud checks.
Merchants may need to adapt product data as AI assistants increasingly shape online shopping and determine which items appear first.
UK merchants will soon be able to sell via AI chatbots as Stripe broadens cross-border payments, pricing and fraud tools for overseas trade.
Small UK firms can now take card and digital wallet payments via smartphones, payment links and terminals after Lloyds teamed up with Stripe.
About 1,000 councils, police and armed forces services will move from Stripe as the government adds pay by bank options on GOV.UK Pay.
British Stripe merchants will add instalment payments at checkout from July, as Affirm broadens its reach and competes for online sales.
Businesses using x402 could keep payment amounts and balances private, as TACEO's new Merces-based system targets confidential transactions on Base.
Merchants are set to gain faster checkout, broader payment options and AI shopping tools as Commerce expands its platform updates.
High decline rates and chargeback risk are already hitting merchants as AI agents struggle to pass payment checks built for human shoppers.
