
The man who built Apple’s stores doesn’t buy Silicon Valley’s bet on AI shopping
Apple Store architect Ron Johnson says Apple's secret sauce has always been its people.

Apple Store architect Ron Johnson says Apple's secret sauce has always been its people.

Google has begun rolling out early access to a Model Context Protocol server for its Google Home ecosystem, letting AI agents that support MCP control connected smart home devices through natural language. The company opened access on Wednesday. As a result, any agent supporting the protocol — including Claude, Hermes, OpenClaw, ChatGPT and Google Antigravity — can now work securely with a user's devices and event history.

Meta's Muse is rocketing up the app charts with a distinctly practical vision for AI — an agent that can shop, haggle, cancel subscriptions and clear away the digital drudgery of everyday life.

Microsoft is testing an in-app browser for Copilot on desktop, similar to how Gemini and social apps open links on mobile. The shift could keep users in Copilot instead of kicking them out to Edge or Chrome.