🌍Equity: Amazon Ends Data Center NDAs as Agents Want Cards
TL;DR
TechCrunch's Equity podcast covers Amazon dropping NDAs in data center talks with local governments, following Microsoft. It also digs into startups betting that consumers will hand AI agents their inboxes and credit cards.
TechCrunch's Equity podcast covers Amazon dropping NDAs in data center talks with local governments, following Microsoft. It also digs into startups betting that consumers will hand AI agents their inboxes and credit cards.
Key Points
Amazon will stop using NDAs with local governments on data centers, after Microsoft's similar move earlier in 2026
Secrecy has fed backlash and hundreds of proposed or enacted moratoriums
Agent startups need websites to let agents in; United, Apple and Amazon are building barriers
Also covered: the White House Super Intelligence Force and Ghost's $3,499 always-on agent computer
Also covered: Lambda's reported $4B raise, with one customer behind $35B of backlog
Why It Matters
Community trust is now a gating factor for AI buildout, and agent commerce hinges on whether platforms open their doors. Both shape where capacity and payments land.
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