Retail and Commerce

DoorDash has launched Ask DoorDash, a new search experience that lets customers describe what they want in natural language to find restaurants, build grocery…

Amazon has launched a new AI-powered feature in Alexa for Shopping that lets customers create custom designs for products such as T-shirts, hoodies, tumblers,…

Amazon is expanding its visual search capabilities with a series of new AI-powered shopping features designed to help customers discover products using images,…

Starbucks is shutting down an AI-powered inventory counting system across its North American stores after months of operational problems, ending one of the more…

Google used I/O 2026 to expand its Android XR platform with a new category of Gemini-powered intelligent eyewear, introducing audio-focused smart glasses…

Google used its I/O 2026 event to introduce Universal Cart, a new shopping feature tied to Google Search and the Gemini app that uses the company’s Gemini AI…

Amazon on Wednesday launched Alexa for Shopping, a new AI-powered shopping assistant that combines capabilities from Rufus and Alexa+ into a single e-commerce…

Etsy on Tuesday launched a native app inside ChatGPT, introducing a new way for users to search and browse its marketplace through conversational prompts rather…

Stripe on Wednesday introduced “Link’s wallet for agents,” a new payment capability that allows AI agents to make purchases on behalf of users using…

Amazon on Tuesday introduced “Join the chat,” a new feature in its shopping app that lets users ask questions about products and receive real-time answers from…

Dairy Queen is deploying AI-powered voice ordering systems at drive-thru locations across the U.S. and Canada, expanding a pilot program with Presto to automate…

Google is rolling out new “agentic capabilities” in AI Mode within Search in the U.K., allowing users to find and book restaurant reservations directly from…