Fit Collective Raises Record €3.4M Pre Seed in UK’s Largest Ever Round by a Solo Female Founder
This landmark deal has sparked discussions about closing the gender funding gap in the European tech industry.
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Amazon AI Tools are Quietly Reshaping How Over 250 million Customers Shop
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,…
New Amazon AI Tools are Quietly Reshaping How Customers Shop
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…
PayPal and Perplexity Launch Instant Buy for One aclick Checkouts
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.
New Bread Financial survey Shows 13% of Shoppers will use ChatGPT for Holiday Gift Ideas
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…
AI Startup Minitap Raises $4.2M to Help Retailers Test Mobile Experiences 10x Faster
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 Raises £3 Million in Pre-Seed Funding to Revolutionize Fashion Sizing With AI
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…
Open AI’s ChatGPT Launches New Shopping Research Feature
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 Upgrade Turns Online Shopping Into a Personal AI Stylist Experience
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 and Perplexity Bring AI Search to Snapchat’s Nearly 1 Billion Users
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…