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Meta has launched Muse, an AI agent controlled through WhatsApp that can browse the web, fill out forms, negotiate prices, and complete purchases with user approval via Stripe's Link service. The agent runs in an isolated virtual machine monitored by a separate oversight process Meta calls Sentinel.

Instinct, the AI assistant startup valued at $2.5 billion, announced that every user now gets a dedicated Instinct email address, letting the agent create accounts, contact businesses, and handle email-based tasks without cluttering users' inboxes. The feature builds on recent partnerships with 1Password for logins and Stripe for payments.

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments, built with Coinbase and Stripe, is now generally available after a May preview. The service lets AI agents autonomously pay for paywalled content, APIs, and per-inference compute using stablecoin wallets with spending caps and audit logging.

AWS announced Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments (preview), enabling AI agents to autonomously discover and pay for APIs, web content, MCP servers, and other agents. Built with Coinbase and Stripe, the service supports micropayments through the x402 protocol with per-session spending limits and full transaction observability.