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As retailers increasingly turn to artificial intelligence tools to lure shoppers and run key parts of their business, Google wants to make sure it's in the center of the action. At the kickoff of the National Retail Federation's annual show on Sunday, Google announced the launch of what it's calling the Universal Commerce Protocol. The company wants UCP to become an industry standard that retailers use for their AI agents and systems across tasks like discovery, buying and "post-purchase-support."Google say ...

A Walmart sign hangs on the exterior of the store on Nov. 20, 2025 in Hollywood, Florida.Walmart and Google said Sunday that shoppers will soon be able to use Google's artificial intelligence assistant Gemini to more easily discover and buy products from the retail giant and its warehouse club, Sam's Club.Incoming Walmart CEO John Furner and Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the companies have teamed up on stage at the National Retail Federation's Big Show, an annual industry conference held at New Yo ...

The search giant is making its first foray into the agentic commerce market with AI tools for retailers. Meanwhile, major chains are already preparing for the wave of AI agent-based shopping. ...

Largest retailer in U.S. plans to offer aerial delivery at 270 stores by end of next year. ...

New Smart Shopping Platform, developed in collaboration with 66degrees, brings digitally enhanced personalization and navigation to the brick-and-mortar retail environment with Google's AI. NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) today announced the launch of an AI-enabled retail solution developed in collaboration with Google Cloud and 66degrees that leverages Google's Gemini and Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform to transform the in-store shopping experience for retailers worldwide. ...

BENTONVILLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Walmart Inc. and Google share plans to launch a new experience that pairs the intelligence of Google's Gemini with Walmart and Sam's Club's unmatched assortment, value and convenience, to make shopping more intuitive, reliable and perfectly aligned with the rhythms of everyday life. The new experience — built by Walmart and accessible directly within Gemini using the Universal Commerce Protocol — addresses several key customer needs: "The transition from traditiona ...

Wing, the Alphabet-owned company that delivers groceries, over-the-counter medicine, and hot lattes, is expanding its partnership with Walmart for the second time in less than a year. The two companies announced on Sunday plans to bring the on-demand drone delivery service to an additional 150 Walmart stores. The rollout, which builds off existing services at stores in Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta, will occur throughout this year and into 2027, Wing’s new chief business officer Heather Rivera told TechC ...

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Bryan Bedder / Getty Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Seventeen years ago, Bill Gates left his role at Microsoft, the company he founded, to focus on philanthropic efforts through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, providing billions of dollars in capital to noteworthy projects each year. With a net worth of $117 billion, according to Bloomberg (1), Gates’ portfolio is widely diversified. There’s his Microsoft stock, of course, but the ...