Google launches AI that shops for you

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A new “Let Google Call” button phones local stores for you, checks stock, confirms prices, and sends a neat summary back. And if you’re tracking an item, the new agentic checkout lets Google buy it for you once the price hits your target, no forms, no logins, just one tap.

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Anthropic invests $50B in new US data centers

Anthropic locked in a $50 billion partnership with Fluidstack to build its own custom data centers in Texas and New York. These sites start coming online in 2026, and they’re being designed specifically for Claude’s heavy compute needs.

Anthropic already relies on Google and Amazon for cloud power, but this move shows they’ve hit the point where renting isn’t enough. If they want Claude to push into serious scientific and problem-solving territory, they need their own infrastructure tuned exactly for that work.

What’s wild is that $50 billion sounds massive, but it’s still small compared to what others are spending. Meta plans around $600 billion in new data centers, and the SoftBank–OpenAI–Oracle “Stargate” project is targeting $500 billion. All this spending is why people keep bringing up the idea of an AI bubble.

For Fluidstack, this is a huge score. The company’s been quietly becoming a favorite in the AI world, already working with Meta, Mistral, Black Forest Labs, and even getting early access to Google’s custom TPUs.

If Anthropic’s growth targets play out, these new centers will be the backbone of Claude’s future. If not, this could be remembered as one of the biggest overbuild bets of the AI boom. For now though, Anthropic’s clearly leaning in and building for scale.

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Google launches AI that shops for you

Google’s rolling out a bunch of new shopping features, and the big theme is AI that doesn’t just answer questions but actually does the work for you.

In AI Mode, you can now describe what you’re shopping for like you’re talking to a friend. Something like “I need a light sweater for Atlanta that works with jeans and dresses” is enough for it to factor in the weather, the style you want, and show you options with prices, reviews, and clean comparison tables. These tools are also coming to the Gemini app in the US with full shoppable listings instead of plain text.

Search is getting smarter too. There’s a new “Let Google Call” button that can call nearby stores on your behalf. Just tell it your budget or the brand you want, and Google will phone around, check stock and prices, then send you a simple summary by text or email.

The last piece is agentic checkout. If you track a product’s price and it hits your target, Google will send you a “Buy for me” button. Tap it once, confirm your payment and shipping details, and Google’s AI will go to the store’s website and complete the purchase for you.

It’s rolling out now with stores like Wayfair, Chewy, Quince, and some Shopify shops.

Overall, Google’s pushing toward a world where you describe what you want, and the AI handles the search, the calls, and even the checkout.