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Amazon is leaning hard into generative and agentic AI to reshape how more than 250 million shoppers search, discover and decide what to buy on its platform. From the Rufus AI assistant to visual search, audio summaries and off‑site purchasing,…
Amazon is leaning hard into generative and agentic AI to reshape how more than 250 million Rufus shoppers search, discover, and decide what to buy on its platform. From the Rufus AI assistant to visual search, audio summaries, and off‑site…
As consumers get used to asking AI for shopping advice, deals like this suggest that the next phase of e‑commerce will be defined less by browsing pages and more by conversational AI.
Bread Financial says ChatGPT is officially part of the holiday shopping mix in 2025, with 13% of shoppers planning to use the AI tool for gift inspiration this season. While AI still trails traditional channels like search and social, the…
Minitap’s $4.1 million seed round is the kind of velocity story that tends to define a cycle: two 23-year-old founders from rural France beat Google DeepMind on a core benchmark for mobile AI and, within months, convince a roster of…
Fit Collective, a London-based fashion technology startup, has made headlines by raising £3 million (about €3.5 million) in a pre-seed round led by AlbionVC, with support from SuperSeed, True Global, January Ventures, and an Innovate UK Smart Grant. The round…
OpenAI is turning ChatGPT into a personal shopping assistant with the launch of a new “shopping research” experience that builds full buyer’s guides instead of quick one‑line answers. The feature, powered by a specialized version of GPT‑5 mini, is rolling…
Perplexity is rolling out a new AI shopping experience designed to feel less like clicking through endless product grids and more like talking to a smart, personal assistant who actually knows how and why you shop. Available for free to…
Snap Inc. and Perplexity are joining forces to embed AI-powered search directly into the Snapchat chat window, marking a major step for AI’s integration within social media. Starting in early 2026, users worldwide can ask questions within Snapchat and receive…
SoftWear Automation, the Atlanta-based robotics pioneer, has announced a $20 million Series B1 funding round led by Danish retail giant BESTSELLER, fueling the rapid scale-up and global deployment of its SEWBOT technology in a sector expected to hit $1.1 trillion…