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Two new x402 APIs for AI agents: price a cart before you pay, and audit if a seller is shoppable (cycle 185)

Two new x402 APIs for AI agents — price a cart before you pay it, and audit whether a seller is even shoppable After 184 cycles of shipping paid endpoints against a live x402 seller, the catalog sat…

  • Two new APIs introduced in cycle 185: /api/x402-cost-quote and /api/catalog-integrity-audit
  • Cost-quote API enables AI agents to price up to 50 paid routes before payment
  • Catalog-integrity-audit API checks if a seller's catalog is shoppable and properly gated

·dev.to

AI Can Write Code in Seconds. But Does It Actually Understand Your Project? 🧠

AI coding tools are getting incredibly powerful. You describe what you want, press Enter, and seconds later, you've got working code. Sounds amazing, right?

  • AI can generate code quickly but lacks full project understanding.
  • Generated code may replicate existing functions or ignore component interactions.
  • CodShot's Project Brain aims to create AI that understands project context.

·dev.to

Anthropic Is in Talks for Another $45 Billion AI Deal. Nvidia Could Be a Big Winner.

Anthropic’s proposed $45 billion Nscale expansion could help fuel its growth, but it also adds another enormous bill ahead of its anticipated IPO.

  • Anthropic in talks to add $45 billion in AI contract value with Nscale.
  • Potential second Monarch data center in West Virginia for Nvidia's Vera Rubin chips.
  • Anthropic aims for one of the largest IPOs ever, possibly surpassing SpaceX's listing.

·fool.com

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