Meta launches AI agent for WhatsApp Business globally with token-based pricing

Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström has outlined the company's strategy to position itself as the music service of choice for AI agents. As autonomous AI systems become more prevalent, Spotify is betting that agents will need to integrate music functionality, creating a new distribution channel for the platform. The move reflects how Spotify is adapting its business model to capitalize on the emerging AI agent ecosystem rather than viewing it as a threat.

Anthropic has launched Claude Duet, an app representing the company's push into AI agents. The app is currently available through a waitlist limited to Pro and Max plan users. This move signals Anthropic's strategic focus on agentic AI capabilities as a key product direction.

NVIDIA has expanded its Cosmos platform with new tools for training, evaluating, and deploying world models, including Cosmos Data Factory blueprints for data curation and synthetic data generation. The platform ranks in the top five on six open model leaderboards and now supports fine-tuning and optimization of compatible models like GR00T, Alpamayo, and QWEN. Early adopters including Porsche, ANYbotics, and Ultralytics are using the tools to reduce physical testing and accelerate model development.

Amazon is blocking AI agents from making purchases on its platform, while Walmart is moving in the opposite direction by introducing technology that enables AI agents to shop on behalf of customers. Walmart's system includes controls for spending limits and transaction approvals. The divergent approaches signal a strategic split between major retailers on how to handle autonomous AI purchasing.