The $10 Billion Trust Data Market That AI Companies Can't See

<p>Last week, a security research team published a technical breakdown of what happens when you complete an "age verification" check powered by Persona.</p> <p>What they found

<p>Everyone's building "AI agents" in 2026. But after watching 50+ launches and talking to dozens of founders, I'm convinced we're actually seeing two completely different markets

<p>There’s an uncomfortable truth about most AI products today: your data isn’t just part of the system—it is the system. It’s collected, analyzed, and quietly turned into

<h1> I Audited 70 Companies' llms.txt Files. Most Don't Have One. </h1> <p>The <code>/llms.txt</code> proposal has been around since late 2024. Two years in, every SEO blog has a

<h1> The Trust Layer Nobody Built: Why AI Agents Need Verification Before They Can Spend </h1> <p>Two developments this week exposed the same gap in agentic infrastructure.

<h2> The Infrastructure Shift That Changes Everything </h2> <p>Two years ago, building a production AI system required venture capital. You needed GPUs, orchestration layers,

<p>Most of the data we act on is claimed data. Someone tells you a number, shows you a chart, or hands you a PNG, and you decide whether to believe them.</p> <p>Verifiable data is

<p>There is a number going around tech right now that I genuinely cannot fit in my head.</p> <p>Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta plan to spend somewhere around <strong>$725