A developer asks for community input on building AI agents capable of autonomous shopping and payments, highlighting technical barriers (3D Secure, browser automation blocking) and regulatory concerns (Amazon v. Perplexity legal precedent) in implementing autonomous payment systems.
Apple has reduced its App Store commission rate in China from 30% to 25% for in-app purchases and paid apps, with further reductions for subscription renewals and small business programs, in response to regulatory pressure from Chinese authorities.
RestaRules is an open standard enabling restaurants to publish machine-readable conduct rules for AI agents via a /.well-known/agent-venue-rules.json file, specifying disclosure requirements, allowed channels, party limits, and retry policies—developed in response to AI voice agents calling restaurants and emerging regulatory requirements like the EU AI Act.