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Google's Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US

The tool works inside Google Search and the Gemini app and is available across the U.S.; the empty cart in the store is now optional.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell on BBN Overnight
Published 1:52 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

At a glance

First reported by TechCrunch: “Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 1:52 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell; aired 2 times.
Topics: Google, US.

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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTechCrunch reports Google's Universal Cart shopping tool is now live in the U.S., inside Google Search and the Gemini app.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the cart follows you around the internet. I like my carts with a squeaky wheel and a store attached.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWe're using archive footage here since we don't have video of the actual tool yet. Check this out.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLook at them, all lined up in a row, not moving an inch.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch the front cart here, total discipline. Shoppers walk right past it and it holds.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRun it back. There, the red shirts. They didn't even look.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentViral Score, six out of ten, because one cart is clearly waiting for someone who never came.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRex, I hope your scoreboard comes with a cart.