Sarah Perez
Consumer News Editor, TechCrunch
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While Amazon blocks AI agents, Walmart rolls out the welcome mat
According to the description, TechCrunch reports that Amazon blocks AI agents from shopping on its site, while Walmart is introducing technology that lets AI agents make purchases for customers, with controls over spending and transaction approvals.
Cerebras CEO pushes back on AI doomsday warnings
TechCrunch reports that Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman, interviewed at Disrupt 2026, argues that the AI doomer narrative is not helping the industry and that AI's promise is overlooked. Feldman says powerful technologies carry misuse risks, calls for reasonable regulation, and says the industry failed to engage communities over data centers. TechCrunch notes Cerebras's customers include OpenAI.