G's AI was primarily about keeping users on page. The Register gets it right.

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Worth a read. Pay attention to the outbound traffic drop.

Google is cannibalizing the web to feed AI
https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/25/google-is-cannibalizing-the-web-to-feed-ai/5244641

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> Universal Cart

"While Google won search, the commerce lane belonged to Amazon. But Google sees an opportunity for an ecommerce do-over in the agentic AI era, "

Google Enters The Ecommerce Wars
https://www.adexchanger.com/daily-news-roundup/tuesday-26052026/