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Mastercard Launches Agent Connect to Link AI Shopping Agents, Merchants and Payments

It gives merchants a single integration that preserves pricing control, records customer authorization as tokenized permissions, supports high-frequency machine and stablecoin payments.

Apple Raises AppleCare+ Prices for New Mac and iPad Plans

Square Launches ChatGPT App and Claude Plugin to Enable AI-Powered Ordering

Amazon Cuts Store Access for Pre-2013 Kindles as Support Ends

Apple Pulls Legacy Mac iWork Apps From the App Store

Microsoft Signals Possible End to Windows 11’s Forced Account Login During Setup

Alibaba Commits 3 Billion Yuan to Lunar New Year Qwen Push, Escalating China’s AI App Race

iPhone 17 Drives 22% First-Month Rebound for Apple in China, Counterpoint Says

Nio Starts ES8 Shipments for Sept. 21 Deliveries After Nio Day

Huawei Overtakes Apple to Lead Q2 2025 Global Smartwatch Shipments

Instagram Confirms Internal “Picks” Prototype to Highlight Shared Interests

Apple Enlists in China’s Digital Subsidy Program to Counter Declining Sales