Gemini news and trends

Google Aims at Merchants With Open-Source Universal Agentic Protocol
Google // January 12, 2026

Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol marks a shift in how the company wants transactions to happen online. Instead of sending users from search results to merchant websites, Google is beginning to execute purchases directly inside its artificial intelligence (AI) products. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Kroger, Papa Johns Test Gemini AI Agents for Retail
artificial intelligence // January 12, 2026

Google Cloud introduced Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience, a platform designed to help retailers deploy artificial intelligence (AI) agents that can support shopping, ordering and customer service across digital channels. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Gemini Adds Prediction Markets to Financial Super App in US
Consumer Finance // December 15, 2025

Gemini Space Station affiliate Gemini Titan has made its prediction markets platform available to customers in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

BNY Mellon Expands Eliza AI Platform With Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise
artificial intelligence // December 09, 2025

BNY Mellon announced Monday (Dec. 8) that the bank will integrate Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise into its enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) platform Eliza, further expanding the bank’s use of agentic AI to accelerate research, automate complex tasks and improve data processing. The company said the...

Interviews & Exclusives
Apple’s Siri: Once a Pioneer, Now an AI Laggard

March 20, 2025
When Apple’s artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Siri, debuted in 2011, it was revolutionary for giving users the ability to “talk” to their smartphone. Siri’s capabilities were made possible by machine learning, which was state of the art at the time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free […]

AI’s Leap Year: Smarter, Sharper and Ready to Reshape Everything

December 31, 2024
Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence powerhouses staked their tech claims in 2024, rolling out AI models that solved increasingly complex problems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Google Slashes Gemini Prices and Boosts Performance of AI Models

September 24, 2024
Google’s latest artificial intelligence models could accelerate AI adoption in eCommerce and retail, developers say, as the tech giant unveils upgrades designed to attract more businesses to its Gemini platform....

GenAI Giants Unleash New Models With More Business Capabilities

July 29, 2024
In a move that’s sending ripples through the tech and business worlds, Meta Platforms has unveiled its most advanced AI models yet, challenging industry leaders OpenAI and Google. Get the...

Quick Reads
Google Enables AI Assistant Gemini to Draw Information From Emails and Photos

January 14, 2026
Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Gemini can now help some users by accessing information from the Google apps Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube and Search. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you […]

Kroger, Papa Johns Test Gemini AI Agents for Retail

January 12, 2026
Google Cloud introduced Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience, a platform designed to help retailers deploy artificial intelligence (AI) agents that can support shopping, ordering and customer service across digital channels....

Gemini Adds Prediction Markets to Financial Super App in US

December 15, 2025
Gemini Space Station affiliate Gemini Titan has made its prediction markets platform available to customers in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Google Denies Report It Plans to Bring Ads to AI Chatbot Gemini

December 08, 2025
Google denied a Monday (Dec. 8) report by AdWeek that the tech giant plans to bring ads to its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Gemini. Get the Full Story Complete the...