I tried DoorDash's new AI search. As a home cook, this feature won me over.

DoorDash's AI tool "Ask DoorDash" aims to simplify grocery shopping by allowing users to order ingredients from recipes.

AI shopping cart users rack up higher basket values and spend longer in store, research finds

Shoppers who use shopping carts embedded with digital screens to assist trips to the supermarket spend up to a third more than those who do not, according to new research by Bayes Business School.

OpenAI's updated GPT-5.5 Instant is better at shopping, complex constraints, and understanding user intent — and it's already in the API

OpenAI is moving away from models that require heavy hand-holding and toward systems that can better infer the user’s goal, ...

How Instacart Is Bringing Physical AI Into The Grocery Aisle

E-commerce changed how we shop online, but what happens when artificial intelligence enters the physical grocery store? David ...
Retail TouchPoints

Google Universal Cart: Retail Experts Weigh In

Google’s Universal Cart has drawn attention for checkout, but retail insiders say the bigger shift is AI becoming a new layer ...

Instacart is testing camera-ready AI shopping carts that sound convenient, but equally scary

Instacart's Caper Carts bring fast checkout, coupons, and loyalty perks to Weis stores, but their cameras, location tracking, ...
GitHub

nguthrie/ucp-mcp-server

Let AI assistants shop. An MCP server that gives Claude, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible AI the ability to interact with UCP-enabled merchants. UCP (Universal Commerce Protocol) is Google's new open ...
InfoQ

Google and Retail Leaders Launch Universal Commerce Protocol to Power Next‑Generation AI Shopping

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
The Straits Times

Python found under seat of SMRT bus in Woodlands after two rescue attempts by Acres

SINGAPORE - Ten passengers were transferred onto another bus to continue their journey after a python was spotted on board a bus in Woodlands on Oct 21. However, it took two attempts by the Animal ...
CMS Wire

OpenAI's ChatGPT Instant Checkout: The Dawn of Conversational Commerce CX

Since its November 2022 launch, ChatGPT has become synonymous with general AI capabilities. Now OpenAI is extending its influence toward a new frontier: ecommerce. OpenAI has officially transformed ...
Pusula

Google Agent Payments Protocol (AP2): Technical Guide & Implementation

The Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) is an open, non-proprietary protocol developed by Google in collaboration with several other organizations in financial services and tech industries. Its purpose is ...
InfoQ

Effective Practices for Architecting a RAG Pipeline

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