A new app, The Mall, is building a universal feed for online shopping
The mall is making a comeback. As younger people return to American shopping malls in greater numbers, a startup called “The Mall” is bringing the concept online with an app…
Google unveils Universal Cart, a shopping assistant that works “across merchants”, built on the Universal Commerce Protocol, rolling out in the US today (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
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What should be on the Maple Leafs’ off-season shopping list?
As the Toronto Maple Leafs work on the hiring of their next head coach, an important question needs to be answered: what is it, exactly, that they want to do…
Facial Expressions Shopping W/ Deion Sanders
Social media users are crackin’ UP at Karrueche Tran‘s facial expressions while shopping overseas with Deion Sanders. RELATED: Another One! Social Media Users Can’t Stop Mentioning Karrueche Tran After Chris…
Online shopping less due to tariffs? Find the stuff you need at Sam’s Club.
TL;DR: Tariffs have made online shopping a lot less convenient. Sam’s Club members can find essential household products in bulk and at a great value. Now, you can get a…
Amazon’s newest AI tool is designed to enhance product listings
Amazon said Thursday it is releasing a new generative AI-powered tool to help merchants improve their listings with missing details or attributes. Sellers often have hundreds of products listed on…
Visa and Mastercard unveil AI-powered shopping
Artificial intelligence is not just infiltrating the startup world. Now, credit card giants Visa and Mastercard are getting into the AI game. Visa announced on Wednesday “Intelligent Commerce,” which it…
OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT search with shopping features
OpenAI is updating ChatGPT search, its web search tool in ChatGPT, to give users an improved online shopping experience, the company announced Monday. When ChatGPT users search for products, the…
The DOJ charges AI shopping app Nate’s ex-CEO Albert Saniger with fraud, alleging the app relies heavily on human workers in the Philippines; Nate raised $50M+ (Charles Rollet/TechCrunch)
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Fintech founder charged with fraud after ‘AI’ shopping app found to be powered by humans in the Philippines
Albert Saniger, the founder and former CEO of Nate, an AI shopping app that promised a “universal” checkout experience, was charged with defrauding investors on Wednesday, according to a press…