July 31, 2026
- Gemini Spark gains a Chrome auto-browse mode that logs into accounts and completes bookings
- OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna price by 80% and Terra by 20%, adds a faster Sol mode
- avatarin's 24/7 voice retail agent on GPT-Realtime engaged 30,000 shoppers with 92% positive feedback
- WP Engine and BigCommerce launch Commerce Connect to add enterprise commerce to existing WordPress sites
- Google says spammer-abused site-search pages can get flagged the same way as hacked content
- Google is testing AI-generated descriptions on Shopping and Product ads