Google says AI agents spending your money is a 'more fun' way to shop

Google introduced "Universal Cart," an AI-powered shopping feature and Universal Commerce Protocol that consolidates purchases from multiple retailers into a single cart, uses Gemini agentic AI to suggest items and automate routine purchases, and aims to streamline checkout while giving retailers access to loyalty and payment data; the article highlights convenience benefits and notes privacy/behavior-tracking implications but does not report any security incident.