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Essays on agentic AI, autonomous transactions, and what it takes to let software buy things on your behalf.
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Car hire is a maze of classes, fuel policies, excess cover and counter upsells. An Orchard28 car-hire agent walks it for you — and gets a little sharper about what you actually want every single time you rent.
Founder & Head of Agents
A payment protocol for agents has to clear a whole gauntlet — identity, intent, revocation, liability, interoperability and human trust. AP2 is a serious attempt at it; here are the challenges that decide whether it works.
By David Broderick
Open USD is a low-cost, openly governed stablecoin backed by a 140-partner consortium including Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock and Stripe. Here's why Orchard28 is adding it as a settlement rail — and why it's good for the merchants our agents buy from.
By David Broderick
For a small business, a chargeback is a trial where you gather your own evidence at midnight. Orchard28 runs collect that evidence for you — at hailing, at payment, and at completion — so the defence is written before the accusation arrives.
By David Broderick