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Today, we’re looking at Google and PayPal’s quiet push to define how AI spends money not just helps us shop. We’re also looking at Google’s biggest bet yet to keep its browser relevant in the AI era: deeply embedding Gemini into Chrome.

In today’s post:

• Agentic commerce is here

• Gemini is coming to your Chrome browser

• Why new grads are struggling to get hired

• Best AI tools to explore right now

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PARTNERSHIP

Google and PayPal are building the future of AI shopping

This week, PayPal and Google announced a multi-year partnership focused on “agentic commerce.” That’s the term for AI-driven purchases and both companies are betting it’ll reshape how we shop online.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• Google will supply AI tech; PayPal brings payments, identity, and personalization.

• They’ll co-develop shopping experiences where AI agents can initiate and complete purchases.

• PayPal’s branded checkout and payouts will be embedded in Google Cloud, Ads, and Play.

• The partnership also supports Google’s new Agent Payments Protocol, backed by 60+ companies.

• That protocol enables agents not humans to safely execute transactions across platforms.

• PayPal will be a key payment option across Google’s ecosystem going forward.

• No product demos yet, but the infrastructure play signals a long-term shift.

Agentic commerce isn’t science fiction anymore, it’s infrastructure. The real story isn’t the flashy demos but the protocol work, the integrations, and the quiet deals. If bots are going to shop for us, this is the groundwork that makes it real.

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STRATEGY

Google just put an AI assistant in the world’s most-used browser

Google Chrome isn’t just a browser anymore, it’s becoming an AI command center.
This week, Google rolled out Gemini AI to all Chrome users in the U.S., aiming to make web browsing smarter and more interactive.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• Gemini can now summarize pages, navigate tabs, and book appointments, all within Chrome.

• It’s available on Mac, Windows, and mobile, no extra subscription needed.

• Google’s goal? Make browsing feel more like having a digital assistant by your side.

• The AI integrates deeply with Calendar, YouTube, Maps, and more, no more tab-hopping.

• This launch signals a clear answer to OpenAI’s browser moves and Perplexity’s Comet.

• Google also teased “agentic” features, think personal bots that handle recurring tasks.

• Behind it all is a bigger play: control the AI layer where people access the web.

Browsers are quietly becoming the battleground for consumer AI dominance. Whoever owns the interface owns the user. By folding Gemini into Chrome, Google isn’t just adding features, it’s rewriting how we interact with the internet.

RESEARCH

AI is eating entry-level jobs and grads are feeling it

A new report shows only 30% of 2025 college grads have landed jobs in their field.
The reason? AI is quietly reshaping and shrinking the entry-level job market.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• Job postings are down over 6% year-over-year, especially at the entry level.

• AI is replacing early-career roles once used to “learn on the job.”

• Graduates like Brynn Pule are applying to hundreds of jobs and getting ghosted.

• UCLA’s career office says it now takes 6+ months to land a first job.

• Professors encouraged AI literacy but not enough warned it might be competition.

• Soft skills like empathy, communication, and teamwork are now the key differentiators.

• A degree alone isn’t enough, job-seekers must also show adaptability and self-leadership.

This isn’t just a hiring slowdown, it’s a structural reset. The old career ladder started with grunt work. But if AI does the grunt work now, the ladder’s first rung is missing. The fix isn’t to compete with AI, it’s to do what it can’t.

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