Google's new AI shopping cart tracks deals across stores
Ever find something you want to buy online, leave it sitting in a browser tab and then completely forget where you saw it? Maybe you spotted a great pair of headphones while searching Google.Later, you found a birthday gift at another retailer.
Before long, you've got a dozen tabs open and no idea which store had the better deal.Google thinks it has a solution.On Oct.
15, the company began the U.S.rollout of Universal Cart, a new artificial intelligence-powered shopping tool that brings products from different retailers into one place.
It also tracks prices, watches for restocks and helps you find savings before checkout.With holiday shopping approaching, the timing could be especially useful.But there's another question worth asking.
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Register for free now at CyberGuyLive.com.AMAZON ABOUT YOU MAY KNOW YOU A LITTLE TOO WELLGoogle's Universal Cart brings together products from different retailers, price-drop alerts and checkout options in one shopping experience.(Google)Google Universal Cart is a shopping hub that works across Google Search and the Gemini app.
Instead of keeping separate lists of products you might buy, you can save items from different retailers in one place.For example, you might find a coffee maker while searching Google and add it to your Universal Cart.
Later, while tal...