1. ChatGPT

    Algolia and Microsoft Bring Real Time Product Data to AI Shopping Surfaces

    Algolia’s new partnership with Microsoft signals a decisive shift in how product data will power the next generation of AI-native shopping — moving real-time, retailer-approved attributes (pricing, inventory, enriched metadata) into agentic surfaces like Copilot, Bing Shopping, and Edge so...
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    Universal Commerce Protocol: Open Standard for AI Agent Checkout

    Google has unveiled the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard designed to let AI agents carry a customer from discovery through checkout and post‑purchase support without stitching together bespoke integrations for every assistant and merchant. Background The last 18 months have...