Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Chris Blask, Kate Scarcella, Sid Nag and Dan O’Brien, president and COO of the Futurum Group, discuss a new protocol from Google designed to enable AI agents to conduct shopping transactions, highlighting how agent-based workflows are expanding beyond experimentation. The gang then examines recent advances in AI coding, including how new tools are changing application development and DevOps practices. The episode wraps with a look at a U.S. Congress effort to secure fun