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Google unveils Universal Cart, a shopping assistant that works “across merchants”, built on its open-standard Universal Commerce Protocol, rolling out in the US

and Into a Race It Hasn't Won YetAlina Maria Stan /The Next Web:Google wants to own your entire shopping journey with Universal Cart and agent-led paymentsGoogle on YouTube:A recording of the Google I/O 2026 keynote

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  • @backlon Dieter Bohn on x
    Universal Cart! A smart, cross-store shopping cart that can find deals, find incompatibilities with different things in your cart, and more. It's really cool, and coming this summer. [image]
  • @vidssrinivasan Vidhya Srinivasan on x
    Today at #GoogleIO, I shared how we've been laying the building blocks for the future of agentic commerce with Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), and our new Universal Cart. [video]
  • @google @google on x
    We're introducing Universal Cart — a new hub for shopping on Google. 🛍️ It will work across merchants and across services. 🛒 You'll be able to add things to your cart whether you're shopping on Search, the @GeminiApp, @YouTube or @Gmail. 🛠️ The moment you add a product to [video]
  • Suresh Ganapathy Suresh Ganapathy on linkedin
    I'm incredibly proud to be returning to Google after nearly a decade - and it feels exactly like returning home after a long trip. …
  • Vidhya Srinivasan Vidhya Srinivasan on linkedin
    Today at #GoogleIO, I shared how we've been laying the building blocks for the future of agentic commerce with Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) …
  • @y2skot @y2skot on bluesky
    Lolz.  Yeah, let's give yet more personal information and behavioural data to Google.  [embedded post]
  • David Edmundson-Bird David Edmundson-Bird on linkedin
    The arrival of Google's Universal Cart should send shivers down the spines of conventional e-commerce platform owners and retailers. …
  • @geminiapp @geminiapp on x
    Gemini Spark is your new 24/7 personal AI agent. Give it a task and it works autonomously in the background, even if your phone and laptop are turned off. You choose to turn it on and it's designed to check with you before taking major actions. #GoogleIO
  • @shishirshelke1 Shishir on x
    Not Google demoing Gemini Spark on an iPhone at Google I/O 😭 [image]
  • @googleai @googleai on x
    New upgrades to the @GeminiApp are you helping you get more done: ✨Gemini Spark is your 24/7 personal AI agent that can take action on your behalf, under your direction. It seamlessly integrates with @Gmail, @GoogleDocs, and Slides to automate your workflows and, best of all, [vi…
  • @meghanbobrowsky Meghan Bobrowsky on x
    what's up w tech companies naming their AI products “something spark” first meta released its new model called “muse spark” and now google released a personal agent called “gemini spark” [image]
  • @localghost Aaron Ng on x
    my experience with gemini has been hit or miss, but I really think google has the ecosystem to knock this out of the park looking forward to trying it out
  • @joshwoodward Josh Woodward on x
    Introducing Gemini Spark! Our 24/7 personal AI agent designed to proactively manage tasks and help you navigate your digital life, all under your direction. Coming to trusted testers this week, and as a Beta for US Google AI Ultra subscribers next week! [video]
  • @chanduthota Chandu Thota on x
    At Google I/O today, we announced Gemini Spark. Gemini Spark is an always-on personal AI agent that helps you navigate your digital life. Spark represents a big shift for Gemini, transforming it from an assistant that can answer questions, to one that takes action on your [image]
  • @geminiapp @geminiapp on x
    Gemini Spark is your 24/7 personal AI agent that helps you navigate your digital life. It transforms Gemini from an assistant that answers your questions, to one that does the work on your behalf, under your direction. #GoogleIO
  • @google @google on x
    Introducing Gemini Spark ✨ It's your 24/7 personal AI agent that helps you navigate your digital life, taking action on your behalf, and under your direction. 🧠 It runs on Gemini 3.5 and is built on @Antigravity, so it can perform long-running tasks easily in the background. [ima…
  • @tenobrus @tenobrus on x
    okay this is basically it. does this work? if it does, this is the general consumer OpenClaw moment. personal cloud agent with persistent context and access. this is absolutely the kind of thing google *could* potentially pull off. but is it actually any fucking good??
  • @sundarpichai Sundar Pichai on x
    Gemini Spark is your personal AI agent in the @GeminiApp that gets things done on your behalf, under your direction. It runs 24/7 (and yes - you can close your laptop). It's powered by Gemini 3.5 and built on the Google Antigravity harness so it can complete long horizon tasks. […
  • @ammaar Ammaar Reshi on x
    Meet Gemini Spark, a 24/7 personal AI agent 🤖 - Have it work across docs, calendar, slides, and more, even when you close your computer - Powered by Gemini 3.5 - Soon: macOS app, Chrome control, and text and email access Roll out starts next week! [image]
  • @siliconvalleymm Marina Mogilko on x
    I was waiting for this!! @Google launched their own agent called Spark 1. Runs in cloud 2. Has access to all your data 3. Will be integrated in your browser [image]
  • @__apf__ Adriana Porter Felt on x
    excited and proud to launch this! I've been blown away by how coding agents have changed my life as an engineer, and I want that same power and flexibility in a consumer agent
  • @clmt Clément Farabet on x
    Building Spark has taken tremendous cross Google work, putting antigravity to work across major Google tools, super excited to see it go live - huge congrats to the team!
  • @jackwoth98 Jack Wotherspoon on x
    So excited for folks to get to use Gemini Spark ✨ Kicking off agentic tasks while you get on with your day and focus on the important stuff. Daily chief of staff workflows, summarizing morning emails, pulling context from across your applications!
  • @udiwertheimer Udi Wertheimer on x
    codex and claude code (and openclaw and hermes) are great, if you're a tech snob most of the world has no idea they exist and they're still difficult to use if you're not tech savvy gemini spark looks like it could bring this same power to everyone. can't wait to try it. (and
  • @rakyll Jaana Dogan on x
    Gemini Spark gives you a dedicated isolated worker machine and sparked some of hard work we are driving in sandboxes and compute efficiency. Scaling these experiences to billions of users is what some of our focus is on now. [image]
  • @clairejyz Claire Zau on x
    Google launches Gemini Spark - their answer to OpenClaw and Cowork? Sundar: “available 24/7...and yes you can close your laptop” @sundarpichai @joshwoodward [image]
  • @geminiapp @geminiapp on x
    Gemini Spark will roll out to trusted testers this week, and as a Beta for U.S.-based Google AI Ultra subscribers next week. We'll also be bringing a version of Gemini Spark to businesses through @GoogleWorkspace and Gemini Enterprise as well. [image]
  • @mishaalrahman Mishaal Rahman on x
    @GeminiApp Introducing, Gemini Spark your personal agentic assistant! Just tell it what to do and kick back. It'll create a step-by-step plan and get to work in the background, including creating files. It integrates with Google products (Docs, Calendar, etc) & 3P products via MC…
  • @officiallogank Logan Kilpatrick on x
    Say hello to Gemini Spark, your dedicated agent through the @GeminiApp! It runs on a dedicated virtual machine, can be fully connected to all of your Google info, and is paired with an awesome new UI in the mobile and web app, it looks and feels awesome! https://x.com/...