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Google Debuts ‘Universal’ Protocol for Agentic Commerce
Google has launched an agentic commerce standard dubbed the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). Announced Sunday (Jan. 11) at the National Retail Federation (NRF) annual event, the UCP is de...

Apple and Samsung Oppose India’s Smartphone Source Code-Sharing Rule
India wants smartphone makers to share their source code with its government. That’s according to a report Sunday (Jan. 11) by Reuters, which said that the government also wants these co...

White House Briefing Fuels Insider Trading Debate—Pelosi Joins the Irony
A viral clip of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt abruptly ending a briefing seconds before a key betting threshold has amplified concerns about insider trading in prediction markets. The i...

Walmart’s OnePay Employee Share Repurchase Hints at $4 Billion Valuation
Walmart-backed FinTech OnePay is now reportedly a $4 billion company. OnePay reached that valuation, up from $2.5 billion in 2024, after repurchasing shares from employees, Bloomberg News r...

Google Matches OpenAI on Shopping
Sam Altman, look behind you. Sundar Pichai is catching up. Google on Sunday announced it was adding the ability to buy stuff within its Gemini AI chatbot, using Google Pay to complete the transaction,...

Google pulls AI overviews for some medical searches
Earlier this month, The Guardian published an investigation that showed Google was serving up misleading and outright false information via its AI overviews in response to certain medical inqui...

Under the Hood: Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)
The Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) is a new, open-source standard for agentic commerce, co-developed by Google and industry leaders. It establishes a common, secure language to connect consumer sur...

Google Unveils AI Shopping Tools for Gemini
Google is adding the ability for users to shop directly within its Gemini chatbot and AI Mode search tool, the company said Sunday, making it the latest firm to add AI-powered commerce features. Shopp...

Google at the National Retail Federation 2026
Learn more about Google announcements from the National Retail Federation’s annual conference....

The AI platform shift and the opportunity ahead for retail
Sundar Pichai gave a keynote address at the 2026 National Retail Federation. Read an edited transcript of his remarks....