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Google unveils Universal Cart AI shopping tool that carries purchases through checkout
Google has unveiled an AI shopping tool called Universal Cart that brings multiple retailers into a single experience centered on Search and Gemini. Items found through search or chat can be saved to a Google cart and taken through checkout. The feature supports price tracking, price history and restock alerts, and can warn about incompatible purchases. Google Pay can link memberships and cards and suggest ways to save, while purchases can also be completed on retailers’ sites. Google is expanding AI-driven direct purchasing with approval and records.
Finance
Google Pay adds installment payments to AI shopping with Affirm, Klarna integration
Google has added installment payment options from Affirm and Klarna to Google Pay. Users can choose pay-later installments on the payment screen through dedicated buttons, running on Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol-based platform. Klarna and Google said the move reflects shopping shifting toward conversational, AI-based environments and highlights the importance of secure, trusted payment options. Google did not disclose rollout countries, partner expansion plans or fee structures.
AI & Enterprise
HS Hyosung Information Systems to provide end-to-end solutions from AI adoption to operations
HS Hyosung Information Systems said it will broaden its AI offerings beyond integrated GPU server and storage platforms to include AI agents and LLMOps. At an AI transformation strategy briefing on Thursday, it outlined a portfolio shift from hardware-focused infrastructure to software solutions. The company said it will build a full-stack AI platform and expand support for DataOps, MLOps and multimodal data management through partners. It also introduced UCP Private Cloud AI and data platforms VSP One and VSP 360.
