Would you let robots spend your money? Google is betting on it
Summary
Google is expanding its AI shopping tools by introducing a 'Universal Cart' that lets users add products from different retailers while browsing Google Search and chatting with Gemini (Google's AI assistant), then checkout directly through Google. The cart will also track prices, notify users about stock availability, suggest discounts, and flag potential problems with selected items.
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Original source: https://www.theverge.com/news/932927/google-io-agentic-ai-shopping-universal-cart
First tracked: May 19, 2026 at 02:00 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 75%