Open-source protocols have become a mainstay in the tech world and are gaining traction due to the myriad benefits that they offer over their proprietary counterparts. The protocols are typically ...

On Tuesday, Google announced a new open protocol for purchases initiated by AI agents — automated software programs that can shop and make decisions on behalf of users — with backing from more than 60 ...

Even before procuring a 9.2% stake in Twitter back in April, Musk openly posited that Twitter’s recommendation algorithm should be open source. When Twitter later accepted his offer to buy the company ...

Visa Inc. entered the agentic-commerce fray early Tuesday with the launch of Trusted Agent, a protocol developed in ...

The Google AP2 announcement is another step towards an economy dominated by machine actors, with agents using smart wallets to pay for the services they require.

Circuit & Chisel, an agentic commerce platform, today announced $19.2 million in seed funding to launch ATXP, a web-wide protocol that enables AI agents to handle the commerce life cycle – from ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Marcelo Calbucci on Mar 25, 2025 at ...