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Google Gemini – The Assistant Becomes the Salesman
Google is turning Gemini into a shopping platform. Users can now search, compare and buy directly in the chat at Walmart, Shopify shops and Wayfair – without ever opening a traditional online shop. This is Google's answer to ChatGPT's commerce offensive and the beginning of a new era: agentic commerce, where AI assistants decide what you see, what you buy and where.
CES 2026 Highlights – The Machines Become Personal
CES 2026 showed not individual gadgets, but ecosystems. Agentic AI that thinks along. Humanoid robots that climb stairs. Cars that learn new functions via software update. And PCs whose displays unroll at the press of a button. The show made clear: technology is becoming ambient, proactive and invisible – until you need it.
The Rise of the Human-Machine Teaming Manager
Just a few years ago, the job title sounded like something out of a future trends report. Today, it's rapidly becoming reality: the Human-Machine Teaming Manager is emerging as a key figure in organisations seeking to bridge the gap between human intuition and machine efficiency. As artificial intelligence and automation become deeply embedded in workflows, a new professional role is taking shape—at the intersection of technology, psychology, and organisational development.
How to Truly Prepare Children for the Age of AI
In a world where chatbots solve problems, algorithms shape job profiles, and artificial intelligence is far from science fiction, it’s no longer enough for the next generation to simply use AI. They must understand it – and learn what uniquely human skills they’ll need to thrive alongside it. Curiosity, ethics, creativity and critical thinking: today’s children need all of these to grow into confident, capable citizens in an AI‑driven society.
Three Quarters of US Firms Now Profit from AI: Wharton Study Marks Turning Point
Artificial intelligence is no longer just an experiment for major companies – it's a proven driver of business value. That’s the key finding from a new study by the Human-AI Research Department at the Wharton School, which surveyed more than 800 senior executives from large US firms. Around 75 per cent of respondents said their AI projects are already delivering a positive return on investment – a striking result amid ongoing scepticism around the real-world impact of AI.
OpenAI and PayPal: How a Partnership Is Redefining Shopping Through Conversation
The partnership between OpenAI and PayPal marks a turning point in digital commerce – and perhaps in the way we interact with technology itself. What once sounded like a glimpse into the future is about to become reality: from 2026, users will be able to discover, compare and purchase products directly within a ChatGPT conversation, without ever visiting a traditional online shop.
