
TikTok Launches AI Shopping Assistant and One-Click Checkout
TikTok is launching an AI shopping assistant and one-click Buy Direct checkout, letting users discover products and purchase from brands without leaving the app.
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TikTok is launching an AI shopping assistant and one-click Buy Direct checkout, letting users discover products and purchase from brands without leaving the app.

Shopify launches Canvas, an AI-powered store builder that lets merchants create and edit storefronts by chatting with Sidekick and viewing changes in real time.

Meta is expanding its AI agent, Muse, to small businesses, with integrations for Shopify, Dropbox, Slack, and other business tools.

Shopify now lets browser-based AI agents complete purchases on merchant sites using WebMCP, including checkout updates, Shop Pay and buyer-authorised orders.

Meta expands its Muse AI agent with avatars, smart glasses support, Mac actions, email features, shopping tools, and new connectors.

Former Spotify engineers have raised $10 million for Malachyte, an AI startup bringing real-time behavioural recommendation technology to e-commerce platforms.

Shopify says AI search is increasing traffic, orders and conversions for merchants while traditional Google search continues to grow alongside it.

Google introduces the Universal Commerce Protocol at NRF, an open standard for AI agent-based commerce. Developed with partners such as Shopify and Walmart, UCP enables seamless shopping…
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