• Tuesday • October 14, 2025

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    Walmart partners with OpenAI for ChatGPT shopping feature

    Shares of the Company Rose 5% to $107.21 at Market Close Following the Announcement

    Walmart said on Tuesday it was partnering with OpenAI to enable customers and Sam’s Club members to shop directly within ChatGPT, using the AI chatbot’s Instant Checkout feature. The world’s largest retailer is expanding its use of artificial intelligence as companies across sectors adopt the technology to simplify tasks and cut costs.

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  • Wednesday • September 17, 2025

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    Amazon Upgrades AI From Chatbot to Business Partner

    Amazon has Upgraded Project Amelia with Agentic AI that can Reason, Plan and Take Actions with a Seller’s Approval

    The company said in a press release Wednesday (Sept. 17) the enhanced Seller Assistant now goes beyond Q&A guidance to monitor inventory, manage compliance and generate advertising campaigns, positioning the eCommerce giant as a more active partner to the millions of independent merchants on its marketplace.

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  • Tuesday • September 2, 2025

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    Walmart+ adds Peacock to streaming offerings to better compete with Amazon Prime

    Walmart Will Soon Expand Its Streaming Offerings to Its Subscription Members, with the Retail Giant Announcing a New Partnership with NBCUniversal’s Peacock

    Starting Sept. 15, Walmart+ subscribers can choose to receive ad-supported versions of Peacock Premium or Paramount+ as part of their membership. Every 90 days, Walmart+ members can switch between the two services.

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  • Wednesday • August 27, 2025

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    GenAI retail traffic surges 4,700%, reshaping the path to purchase

    Online Retail Traffic from Generative AI (genAI) Sources is Exploding, Highlighting How AI Tools are Intercepting and Guiding the Product Search Journey

    Growing confidence in AI is narrowing the gap between AI-assisted shoppers and traditional shoppers. AI is also becoming more embedded in mobile shopping, including voice assistant and on-the-go shopping queries: 26% of genAI-driven retail traffic came through mobile in July, per Adobe, up from 18% in January.

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  • Tuesday • June 10, 2025

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    Amazon Ads Launches New AI-Powered Video Generation Tool

    Expect to See More AI-Generated Ads on the Amazon Website Going Forward

    On Tuesday, Amazon announced the US release of its AI-powered video generator tool after nine months of beta testing. It also rolled out an updated version of the image generator first announced in 2023.

    The video generator, which is now free to use for users with an authenticated Amazon seller account, allows for the creation of eight-second video ads (which the company describes as “low-motion,” presumably meaning that not much is actually moving in frame) from existing product images.

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  • Thursday • May 15, 2025

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    PayPal, Perplexity Team for AI-Powered Commerce

    Partnership Brings Agentic Commerce to the Perplexity AI-Powered Search Engine

    Perplexity AI has teamed with PayPal to offer users looking for products, booking travel or buying tickets the ability to check out instantly while using the search engine.

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