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’s AI Inbox could be a glimpse of Gmail’s future
This week, Google announced a new AI Inbox view for Gmail that replaces the traditional list of emails with an AI-generated list of to-dos and topics to track based on what's in your inbox. It'...
How TiVo killed live TV
For a while, it seemed like everyone had a TiVo. It was a plot point on major TV shows; it had A-list Hollywood fans; it became a verb as ubiquitous as Google or Xerox. The love was well-earned...
These are the smart home gadgets that impressed me at CES 2026
A giant version of Lockin’s wirelessly charged V7 smart lock was a showstopper on the CES show floor.
I picked Aqara's Smart Lock U400 and Roborock's Saros Rover robot vacuum as the overall be...
This Week In Techdirt History: January 4th – 10th
Five Years Ago
This week in 2021, 60 Minutes aired some pure misleading moral panic about Section 230, while Parler (remember Parler?) was desperately seeking attention by pretending it didn’t need ...
