Shopify ChatGPT Fee and Agent Commerce Economics

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On this week’s AI Inside, Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell test Google’s new Gemini-powered Auto-Browse Chrome agents, wonder whether Yahoo Scout really matters, question Apple’s Gemini-fueled Siri revamp and rumored AI pin, and explore Mozilla’s “rebel alliance” bet on open-source AI.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Podcast begins

0:04:30 - Chrome takes on AI browsers with tighter Gemini integration, agentic features for autonomous tasks

0:26:42 - Yahoo Scout looks like a more web-friendly take on AI search

0:38:31 - Apple to Revamp Siri as a Built-In iPhone, Mac Chatbot to Fend Off OpenAI

0:42:59 - Not to be outdone by OpenAI, Apple is reportedly developing an AI wearable

0:47:10 - Mozilla is building an AI ‘rebel alliance’ to take on industry heavyweights OpenAI, Anthropic

0:56:14 - Google DeepMind launches AI tool to help identify genetic drivers of disease

0:59:05 - The EU tells Google to give external AI assistants the same access to Android as Gemini has

1:01:07 - Shopify Merchants to Pay 4% Fee on ChatGPT Checkout Sales

1:02:23 - Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference

1:03:50 - EU launches formal investigation of xAI over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes

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