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Another day, another agent. This time from Amazon. They have launched the Agentic Shopping Assistant (ASA) which goes head to head with Google Business Agent. ASA is a GenAI-powered conversational interface (or simply sp…
Never bet against Google. (Spoiler: GenAI exploded) Alphabet released the Q1 earnings yesterday. At the time of writing the stock is already up 5.73% (before market open). The highlights: 💰 Total Revenue reached $109.9…
1) No need to FOMO on Agentic Checkout. Adoption is slow. Most retailers don't want it. Walmart has even reported lower conversion rates from agentic checkout compared to their own site 2) Double down on discovery. Agent…
I dove into the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) specification to understand exactly what data is being passed to merchants. What you get is currently quite limited: 📦 Product ID 🔢 Quantity 📧 Buyer email 📍 Shipping…
Think of it as a universal translator for the shopping world. Before UCP, if an AI agent (like Gemini or a shopping bot) wanted to buy something from a store, it needed a custom-built connection to that specific store's…
Soon, you’ll be able to have an AI agent call local stores on your behalf to check stock levels, ask about promotions, and compare options. The AI will clearly disclose itself on the call, and merchants can opt out if th…