It was only a matter of time — following in the footsteps of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot, Google is launching direct checkout on eligible product listings in the AI Mode section of Google ...

In a rare Sunday launch, Google announced new AI Mode ads named Direct Offers. Google also announced branded AI agents and a new open standard for agentic commerce it calls Universal Commerce Protocol ...

Google Maps is moving beyond static directions and into conversational assistance. Over the past year, the company has steadily added AI-powered features to improve discovery and contextual search.