AI agents tripled web traffic in a month. Now sites are fighting back
Meta's Muse hit 5M downloads as agent traffic surged, but Amazon, Yelp, and Pizza Hut are blocking the bots while Shopify rolls out the red carpet.

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Meta's Muse hit 5M downloads as agent traffic surged, but Amazon, Yelp, and Pizza Hut are blocking the bots while Shopify rolls out the red carpet.
The Vietnamese automaker's asset sale raises fresh questions about its cash runway and the true cost of its EV push.
The 2026 runway marked the Fantasy Bra's return after an eight-year hiatus, with Jenner wearing the priciest version ever. Here's how it stacks up against the $15 million record.
The ride-hailing launch gives VinFast a rolling US showroom and tests whether Vietnamese EVs can compete in a market dominated by Uber and Tesla.
Tyler Shultz's allegation adds a fresh twist to the Theranos saga, underscoring how the founder's deception extended even to documentary filmmakers.
The e-commerce giant is backing a 960-megawatt SMR fleet with X-energy and AEP, a high-stakes test for the AI data center power crunch.
OpenAI's AI proved a weaker version of the biggest open question in math, and human experts have already unpacked it.
Experts tied the fragment to LandSpace's Zhuque-2E, which launched on September 15 and shed debris over the American Midwest after deploying 10 satellites.
The Series B, co-led by Forerunner and Menlo, signals a shift from solo AI copilots to collaborative agent workforces.
Musk's plan to hand every American child a SpaceX share worth $10.5B raises questions about wealth, AI, and whether money will even matter.
Rapid glacier retreat, heavy rainfall, and thousands of tiny tremors preceded Alaska's 1,580-foot tsunami, a warning for every coastal community in a warming world.
Scientists found a natural defense against protein buildup, opening a new path to preventive treatments.