Amazon just killed its Rufus chatbot

Amazon just killed its Rufus chatbot

Compassion Processing
Published on: 19/05/2026

Most merchants have not connected the dots yet — when AI initiates a purchase on a customer's behalf, the merchant still absorbs the processing fee as if nothing changed. The interface is new. The leak is the same.

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Uber's "Shop for Me," Cash App + Square, and the Hidden Fee Stack of the Everything-App Economy

Uber's "Shop for Me," Cash App + Square, and the Hidden Fee Stack of the Everything-App Economy

Compassion Processing
Published on: 11/05/2026

Uber, Block, Cash App, and Square just merged into one commerce ecosystem. Every transaction = more fees. Here's how merchants protect their margin.

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