eWeek

4 Google Gemini Prompts for Budgeting: How to Plan Without the Headache

Google shared how its Gemini AI can help users plan budgets, track spending, and identify savings using simple prompts.
eWeek

US Senator Demands Answers on Google’s New Commerce Protocol

Elizabeth Warren presses Google for clarity on Gemini checkout privacy as the Universal Commerce Protocol expands AI-led ...

US senator presses Google on Gemini's upcoming checkout tool potentially manipulating shoppers

US Senator Elizabeth Warren has sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai questioning Gemini's upcoming checkout feature.

Google Seeks Gold With Navigation Tools for 2026 Winter Olympics

From enhanced Search features to AI-powered explanations, the company is rolling out a broad suite of tools aimed at both ...
Ecommerce Fastlane

From SEO to AIO: Why Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol Changes How We Sell in the Gemini Era

Google's Universal Commerce Protocol shifts Shopify discovery from SEO to AIO in Gemini, fewer clicks, more chat checkouts, plus a 2026 action checklist.

conversational commerce

Revolut Pay joins Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) to support agent-led transactions, extending one-tap checkout across the UK and EEA TechRepublic Get the web's best business technology news, ...
Searchenginejournal.com

Google: AI Mode Checkout Can’t Raise Prices

Critics are connecting “personalized upselling” language to the idea of individualized price manipulation. Google says upselling is about showing premium options, not raising prices. Google says its ...
PC World

Buy in chat: Google adds ‘Checkout’ to Gemini and Search’s AI Mode

Google introduces a new ‘Checkout’ feature in Gemini and Search AI Mode, allowing US users to make direct purchases through conversations with AI. PCWorld reports that Google launched the Universal ...
Indiatimes

AI shopping: Google partners Walmart, Shopify and Wayfair to turn Gemini into in-chat checkout platform; what you need to know

Google has expanded the shopping capabilities of its Gemini AI chatbot by partnering with major retailers including Walmart, Shopify and Wayfair, enabling users to browse and buy products directly ...
Android Authority

Google’s new checkout protocol lets you buy products without leaving your search results

Google’s new universal checkout protocol aims to complete the purchase for you directly within a Gemini chat or AI search interface. Google built the Universal Commerce Protocol with input from major ...
Engadget

Google's new commerce framework cranks up the heat on 'agentic shopping'

To further push the limits of consumerism, Google has launched a new open standard for agentic commerce that's called Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). In brief, it's a framework that combines the ...
Skift

Google’s New Tech Lets AI Agents Handle Checkout

Photo Credit: Google introduced Universal Commerce Protocol at NRF on Sunday. UCP is designed to let AI agents handle discovery, checkout, and post-purchase support. Courtesy of Google Google wants AI ...