Apple framed the move as part of its “commitment to giving users choice,” which is a polite way of saying: We’ve decided to outsource intelligence to whoever can deliver it fastest.

The AI shopping race is escalating quickly. Only a week after Microsoft introduced Copilot Shopping, Google has unveiled its own vision for what it calls the “agentic commerce era,” bringing new shopping capabilities to AI Mode in Search and the Gemini app.

This episode dives into the rise of physical AI, where LG’s CLOiD home robot folds laundry, unloads dishwashers, and handles light cooking, and Switchbot’s Onero H1 aims to become a sub‑$10,000 household assistant in 2026.