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Autonomous agents are the hottest thing in AI. OpenAI, Meta, Google, Instinct, and others promise their agents can scour the internet on your behalf, doing anything from booking a dinner reservation and cleaning out your inbox to buying new shoes. But what happens when the rest of the internet won’t play nice? In recent weeks, users of services like Meta’s Muse, xAI’s Grok, OpenAI’s Dots, and Instinct have reported blocks preventing their AI agents from performing tasks across top websites. Yelp told TechCrunch that it only allows AI agents that pay for its data licensing program, while Delta Air Lines is preventing them from booking tickets on behalf of users. JPMorgan Chase and Charles Schwab have also confirmed that they’re blocking AI agents from accessing accounts due to security concerns. Some users say sites that previously worked with their AI agent are no longer accessible, including Cars.com and Amtrak, suggesting other companies could be quietly blocking them. Amazon was already fighting off AI agents last year when it banned Perplexity’s agentic shopping feature and sued the AI startup, raising legal and practical questions about the future of agents on the web.

Nfld. & LabradorHow long would you wait in line to save 15 cents a litre? For some drivers in Newfoundland and Labrador, they put that to the test on Wednesday.'Everybody just wants to save a few dollars' said one driverCBC News · Posted: Oct 14, 2026 4:28 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 14Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A man in a orange safety vest helps direct traffic as drivers line up to save money at the pumps at the Orange Store on Kelsey Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 14. (Mark Cumby/CBC)Some promised relief to the ever-climbing prices of gas brought drivers out in droves to some particular pumps on Wednesday. Orange Store locations in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia offered a discount of 15 cents a litre for four hours on Wednesday afternoon. Orange Stores are owned and operated by a partnership between North Atlantic and Suncor Energy. Gas prices currently range from $2.13 a litre on the Avalon peninsula to $2.28 a litre in La Poile.

Sooke’s municipal election candidates put transportation, economic development and wildfire preparedness at the centre of an all-candidates forum ahead of the Oct. 17 vote. Local business was a major focus, with discussion centred on creating more commercial space while maintaining Sooke’s small-town character and natural environment.

The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has certified a class action on behalf of passengers on board Air Canada Flight AC 2259 which landed hard at Halifax in December of 2025 after the plane’s landing gear collapsed. The flight had taken off from St. John’s International earlier that evening, and officials at YYT later confirmed that debris was found on one of its runways after the flight took off. They wouldn’t say at the time whether the discovery was related to the incident at Halifax. The class action names Air Canada, Provincial Aerospace Ltd, St. John’s International Airport Authority and the Halifax International Airport Authority, all of whom have consented to certification. Stephen Barnes of Bob Buckingham Law says they want to understand what went wrong that night and make sure that passengers have an opportunity to be fairly compensated for what they went through. The case will examine whether the defendants met their responsibilities for aircraft safety, runway safety and emergency response, and whether any failures caused injury or loss to passengers.