A consumer watchdog issued a warning about Google’s AI agent shopping protocol — Google says she’s wrong

Shortly after Google announced its new universal commerce protocol for AI-powered sales agents, a consumer economy watchdog sounded the alarm. In a post now viral on X Viewed nearly 400,000 times, Lindsay Owens wrote on Sunday: “Big/bad news for consumers. Google today announced how it plans to integrate shopping into its AI offerings, including search…

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Fundera Network Launches AI-Powered Platform Built for Clarity

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, January 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fundera Network has launched an AI-powered, non-custodial platform designed for clarity, risk awareness and structured execution. Alongside the launch of the platform, Fundera opened the pre-sale of $FDR tokens, providing early access to the ecosystem. Decentralized finance has delivered on its initial promise: open…

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AI Enters the Race at the Winter Olympic Games

Artificial intelligence (AI) is also entering the race 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina, Italy, which runs through February 22, bringing a layer of artificial intelligence to an event long defined as a showcase of human performance. From athlete training and broadcast production to fan engagement and judging, AI systems are increasingly integrated into the…

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Using AI Personas To Craft Synthetic Mental Health Therapists Of All Types And Gauge The Future Of Psychotherapy

Devising AI personas that are therapists of all types is handy for many reasons. getty In today’s column, I examine in-depth the use of AI personas to craft synthetic mental health therapists. This is readily undertaken via modern-era generative AI and large language models (LLMs). With a few detailed instructions in a prompt, you can…

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Building Trust in Agentic AI

From principles to practice As artificial intelligence systems become more agentic and capable of multi-step reasoning and autonomous action, the issue of trust moves from theory to practice. These challenges are the focus of the Trust in AI Alliance, a new forum hosted by Thomson Reuters Labs that brings together leading AI researchers and engineers…

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