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COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

Yelp adds 'Check for Me' voice agent to call restaurants and check wait times

Yelp is rolling out a 'Check for Me' feature in its app that uses an AI voice agent to call restaurants on users' behalf to check wait times (users provide party size and phone number and get a text with the result). The update also brings OpenTable booking integration, 30-day chat history and personalization for the Yelp AI assistant, user list features, weekly recommendations coming next month, and a new paid business product, Smart Lead Reply ($30/month) to automate and qualify customer inquiries.

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COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · MIT Technology Review AI

Personal AI agents reshape the web as companies block, adapt, and litigate

The rise of consumer AI agents (e.g., OpenAI’s Dots, Meta’s Muse) is creating a new category of web traffic that many sites and platforms are unprepared for; some services are blocking agents (Amazon, Yelp), others are adapting (Shopify’s agent checkout lanes), and litigation has followed (Amazon’s appeal over Perplexity). The shift could push websites to be redesigned for agents rather than human users, with implications for verification, pricing, ads, and customer service.

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