Three former Spotify engineers raised $10M to bring intent-prediction technology from music streaming to online retail, enabling personalized shopping experiences without user accounts.
The e-commerce automation giant acquires AI-powered customer success startup Agency, bringing its founder back to work alongside Andrew Bialecki after two decades of parallel exits.
Shopify's Q2 earnings show AI-driven catalog discovery tripling YoY, with traditional search growing 1.3x and AI complementing rather than replacing keyword-based discovery.
Etsy sellers are abandoning the platform as AI-generated products flood search results, prompting new marketplaces like Fybe to position themselves as AI-free alternatives.
Peak XV-backed startup releases culturally-tuned video generation model at ₹0.48/second, positioning open-weights AI for mass adoption across India.
DoorDash launches an AI chatbot that accepts text prompts and photos to simplify ordering across restaurants, groceries, and reservations.
Amazon's Alexa for Shopping now generates custom designs for branded merchandise, consolidating design and fulfillment in one platform and challenging Redbubble, Printful, and Shutterfly.
Amazon embeds AI-powered product customization directly into its Shopping app, letting users create print-on-demand merchandise without design skills.
Google unveiled a cross-retailer shopping cart powered by Gemini at I/O 2026, enabling price tracking and autonomous purchasing while competitors retreat from AI-driven commerce.
Google launches a cross-platform shopping aggregator and autonomous payment system designed to let AI agents complete purchases on users' behalf with preset constraints.
Amazon's new 'Join the Chat' feature lets shoppers direct real-time AI-narrated answers on product pages by text or voice.