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Meta AI enters shopping wars with new assistant to challenge ChatGPT and Gemini

Meta has begun testing an AI shopping assistant for select US users, entering a market projected to reach $28.54 billion by 2033. The new tool delivers personalized product recommendations through Meta AI's chatbot interface, competing directly with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. Users cannot complete purchases within the interface but receive tailored suggestions based on their location and user data.

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Meta AI enters shopping wars with new assistant to challenge ChatGPT and Gemini

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Scalper Bots Attack DDR5 Memory Supply as AI Demand Triggers RAMpocalypse Across Markets

Automated scalper bots are overwhelming DDR5 memory suppliers with over 10 million scraping requests, checking stock every 6.5 seconds as AI data centers consume global RAM supplies. DataDome's threat team uncovered operations targeting everything from consumer kits to industrial components, driving prices higher and locking out legitimate buyers in what's being called the RAMpocalypse.

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Scalper Bots Attack DDR5 Memory Supply as AI Demand Triggers RAMpocalypse Across Markets

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Woolworths AI chatbot Olive rambled about its mother, exposing deeper problems with tech rollout

Australian supermarket giant Woolworths was forced to reconfigure its AI assistant Olive after customers reported it claimed to have a mother and engaged in awkward fake banter. The incident revealed pricing errors and raised questions about corporate responsibility when deploying AI customer service tools without adequate oversight.

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Woolworths AI chatbot Olive rambled about its mother, exposing deeper problems with tech rollout

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AI Agents Create New Fraud Battleground as Chargebacks and Scams Surge in Autonomous Commerce

AI agents now handle autonomous shopping, but this convenience creates a murky new frontier for fraud and chargebacks. Friendly fraud surged from 15% to 36% of all fraud in 2024, while scam-related losses jumped 121% year-over-year. As agents execute purchases with minimal human oversight, merchants face unprecedented challenges proving consumer intent and fighting disputes in this new commerce landscape.

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AI Agents Create New Fraud Battleground as Chargebacks and Scams Surge in Autonomous Commerce

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Google's Pomelli AI Photoshoot Tool Transforms Product Marketing for Small Businesses

Google Labs has launched Pomelli, a free AI-powered marketing tool that generates professional-quality product images from basic photos. The new Photoshoot feature uses generative AI to create studio-quality images with custom backgrounds and lighting, designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses. While the tool offers cost-effective solutions for e-commerce sellers, it raises concerns as 58 percent of UK photographers report losing work to AI.

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Google's Pomelli AI Photoshoot Tool Transforms Product Marketing for Small Businesses

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Walmart's AI chatbot Sparky drives 35% higher sales as retail giant expands global strategy

Walmart reported Q4 revenue of $190.66 billion with online sales surging 27% year-over-year, powered by its AI shopping assistant Sparky. The chatbot now engages half of app users and generates 35% higher order values. As the retail giant crosses $1 trillion market value, CEO John Furner announced plans to expand Sparky globally while deepening partnerships with OpenAI and Google.

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Walmart's AI chatbot Sparky drives 35% higher sales as retail giant expands global strategy

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Google and Sea partnership targets AI tools for Shopee and Garena in Southeast Asia

Alphabet Inc's Google and Southeast Asian tech giant Sea Ltd have announced a strategic partnership to develop AI tools for e-commerce and gaming. The collaboration will explore building an AI agentic shopping prototype on Shopee, which dominates Southeast Asia with 52% market share, while also using AI solutions to enhance game development productivity at Garena.

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Google and Sea partnership targets AI tools for Shopee and Garena in Southeast Asia

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Pine Labs becomes OpenAI's first payments partner in India to enable agentic commerce

OpenAI has partnered with Pine Labs to integrate AI-driven reasoning into the fintech firm's payments stack, automating settlement and invoicing workflows. The collaboration marks a significant push to accelerate AI-led commerce in India, with Pine Labs becoming OpenAI's first payments partner for ChatGPT in the country. The integration allows merchants to process transactions initiated through AI-led interfaces across Pine Labs' network of over 980,000 merchants.

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Pine Labs becomes OpenAI's first payments partner in India to enable agentic commerce

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Amazon halts Blue Jay warehouse robotics project months after unveiling AI-powered system

Amazon has discontinued its Blue Jay warehouse robot less than six months after its October 2025 debut. The multi-armed, AI-powered system designed for same-day delivery facilities faced steep manufacturing costs and complex installation demands. While the project ends, Amazon plans to integrate core technology into future robotics programs including the new Flex Cell system and Orbital warehouse architecture.

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Amazon halts Blue Jay warehouse robotics project months after unveiling AI-powered system

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Agentic AI in Payments: What's Real in 2026 as Mastercard, Visa Run Pilots Amid Regulatory Wait

Major payment networks Mastercard and Visa are piloting agentic AI systems with banks across Asia-Pacific, but full commercial rollout hinges on regulatory clarity. While fintech companies build infrastructure for AI-powered agentic commerce, most deployments remain in controlled sandbox environments. The gap between marketing announcements and actual autonomous payment capabilities reveals a technology still in early stages.

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Agentic AI in Payments: What's Real in 2026 as Mastercard, Visa Run Pilots Amid Regulatory Wait

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Baidu integrates OpenClaw AI into search app, reaching 700 million users ahead of Lunar New Year

Baidu has embedded the Austrian-developed OpenClaw AI agent directly into its flagship search app, giving approximately 700 million monthly users access to automated task capabilities. The move comes just days before China's Lunar New Year holiday, as Chinese tech companies race to monetize AI investments and capture user engagement in an increasingly competitive landscape.

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Baidu integrates OpenClaw AI into search app, reaching 700 million users ahead of Lunar New Year

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Shopify bets big on AI commerce as orders from AI search surge 15x in one year

Shopify President Harley Finkelstein positions the company at the center of the AI shopping era, revealing that orders coming from AI search have increased 15-fold since January 2025. With 14% of U.S. eCommerce market share and $11.6 billion in revenue, Shopify co-developed the Universal Commerce Protocol with Google to standardize how the world shops with AI agents.

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Shopify bets big on AI commerce as orders from AI search surge 15x in one year

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Google introduces AI shopping features in Search and Gemini to monetize AI infrastructure

Google is rolling out AI-powered shopping features in Search and Gemini, allowing users to buy from Etsy and Wayfair directly within the chatbot. The company is testing new ad formats and Direct Offers while partnering with Shopify, Target, and Walmart to enable seamless checkouts, aiming to generate revenue from AI experiences as tech giants plan to spend $650 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026.

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Google introduces AI shopping features in Search and Gemini to monetize AI infrastructure

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Uber Eats launches Cart Assistant to build grocery carts from photos and text in seconds

Uber Eats introduced Cart Assistant, an AI-powered feature that transforms grocery shopping by automatically filling carts from uploaded images or typed lists. The beta tool works with major retailers like Kroger, Safeway, and Albertsons, using order history to prioritize familiar brands. The launch intensifies competition with Instacart and DoorDash in AI-driven grocery delivery.

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Uber Eats launches Cart Assistant to build grocery carts from photos and text in seconds

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Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 AI chatbot for agentic era but faces crushing user demand

Alibaba launched its new Qwen3.5 model designed for independent task execution, claiming it beats major U.S. rivals on benchmarks while being 60% cheaper. But the AI chatbot's ambitious coupon giveaway campaign collapsed under customer overload, with 10 million orders in just nine hours forcing the company to halt the promotion and ask users for patience.

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Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 AI chatbot for agentic era but faces crushing user demand

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