Uber unveils Cart Assistant, an AI-powered feature that instantly builds grocery baskets by scanning text lists or photos, automatically checking availability and pricing while personalizing recommendations based on purchase history to streamline shopping from idea to checkout.
Google launches Universal Commerce Protocol in 2026, enabling AI-powered direct checkout within search experiences and partnering with Etsy and Wayfair to revolutionize online shopping with personalized recommendations and seamless transactions.
Reddit's AI-powered search feature explodes from 1 million to 15 million weekly users in 2025, with CEO Steve Huffman positioning it as a major revenue opportunity while announcing plans to eliminate the distinction between logged-in and logged-out users by Q3 2026 through AI personalization.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces AI-powered social platforms that will deeply understand users' personal lives while revealing smart glasses sales have tripled, positioning them as smartphone replacements, even as Reality Labs hits peak losses of $80 billion.
X open-sources its 'For You' feed algorithm powered by Grok transformer technology, revealing how the platform combines posts from followed accounts with AI-discovered content by predicting user engagement probabilities across likes, replies, reposts, and clicks.
Google unveils Canvas, a revolutionary AI-powered travel planning tool that generates complete custom itineraries with flights, hotels, restaurants, and attractions from simple user descriptions, featuring collaborative sharing, automatic progress saving, and image-based destination matching capabilities.
DoorDash launches Zesty, an AI-powered social app that delivers personalized restaurant recommendations by analyzing data from multiple platforms including TikTok and Google Maps, now available in San Francisco Bay Area and New York with social sharing features.
Google expands its AI-powered Flight Deals tool to over 200 countries with 60+ language support while launching Canvas integration for comprehensive travel planning and rolling out agentic booking capabilities for restaurant reservations to all U.S. users, with flight and hotel booking features planned for the future.
Google unveils Canvas in AI Mode, a revolutionary travel planning tool that creates personalized itineraries using real-time data, while expanding Flight Deals to over 200 countries with conversational AI search and introducing smart booking features for restaurants, events, and future flight reservations.
Pinterest stock crashes 21% as CEO warns Trump tariffs will damage Q4 revenue despite launching AI-powered shopping assistant and achieving major cost savings through open source AI models.