Digest: OpenAI Rolls Out Instant Checkout; $20bn Media Network Launched by Havas & Horizon; Google Settles Trump Ban for $24.5m
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Digest: OpenAI Rolls Out Instant Checkout; $20bn Media Network Launched by Havas & Horizon; Google Settles Trump Ban for $24.5m
"OpenAI has launched Instant Checkout, a feature that lets users buy products directly within ChatGPT. Starting with Etsy sellers in the US, the rollout will soon include over a million Shopify merchants, featuring brands like Glossier and SKIMS. Limited to single-item purchases for the moment, the platform plans to support multi-item carts and expand globally. The technology runs on the Agentic Commerce Protocol, co-developed with Stripe, which enables AI agents, users, and businesses to collaborate on transactions."
"The technology runs on the Agentic Commerce Protocol, co-developed with Stripe, which enables AI agents, users, and businesses to collaborate on transactions. OpenAI has made the protocol open source, allowing developers and merchants to build custom integrations. This marks a shift in AI's role from recommending products to completing purchases. For consumers, it means a seamless chat-to-checkout experience. For sellers, it offers access to a vast audience while maintaining control over payments and customer relationships."
OpenAI launched Instant Checkout to enable purchases directly within ChatGPT, initially for Etsy sellers in the US and soon across over a million Shopify merchants including Glossier and SKIMS. The feature currently supports single-item purchases with plans for multi-item carts and global expansion. The checkout runs on the Agentic Commerce Protocol, co-developed with Stripe and released open source to allow custom developer and merchant integrations. OpenAI plans a Sora update that will include copyrighted material by default unless rights holders opt out, while refusing to generate public figure likenesses without explicit consent. Google settled the Trump Jan. 6 ban case for $24.5 million. Havas and Horizon launched a $20 billion media network.
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