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Agent Payments Protocol: when AI buys — and nobody can prove the limit

August 25, 2026 by Daily Scope 24

Agent Payments Protocol: coral cart pulled by abstract agent arm with broken receipt-chain seal

Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) lets AI shop with signed mandates — but Fortune’s Aug. 24 analysis shows evidence still may not link “search, don’t buy” to the charge. China floated know-your-agent rules the same week.

What is a passkey: the site never gets your secret

August 14, 2026 by Daily Scope 24

What is a passkey: unlabeled phone and a small security key on a desk

A passkey is a public/private key pair tied to one site. The phone unlocks the private key. A fake login page cannot replay it. That is the whole trick.

DNS in plain English: the phone book the internet still uses

August 14, 2026 by Daily Scope 24

When you type a name, DNS returns an address. Change the resolver and you change who answers — which is why “private DNS” and outages show up in the same week.