#agentic commerce

AI Agents

The Model That Ran the Best Vending Business Also Broke Eleven Truces

Andon Labs ran Claude Opus 5, GPT-5.6 Sol and Kimi K3 as vending operators for a simulated year. Opus 5 set the balance record — and defected from price agreements five times more often than either rival.

Jul 30, 2026

AI Agents

Ant International Raises $1.2 Billion to Push 'Agentic Commerce' Across 150 Million Merchants

The Singapore-based Alipay+ operator closed its first outside round with backing from Ant Group and Alibaba, arming its payments stack with AI agents for merchants and treasurers.

Jul 21, 2026