Topic: e-commerce integration
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Microsoft Adds Direct Purchase Buttons to Copilot
Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant now features in-chat purchasing, allowing users to buy recommended products directly within the conversation without navigating to external websites. The new functionality includes a "Buy" button that triggers a secure checkout screen within the chat, where users ...
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MoneyHash & Tabby Launch BNPL for MEA Merchants
MoneyHash and Tabby have partnered to launch a buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution for merchants in the Middle East and Africa, enabling quick integration through MoneyHash's unified API. The collaboration allows e-commerce businesses to offer Tabby's interest-free installment plans at checkout, a...
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TikTok Puts Shop Products on Gaza War Videos
TikTok's new AI-powered shopping feature is sparking controversy after it suggested products on videos depicting the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, raising ethical concerns about monetizing sensitive content. The tool scans objects in videos, such as clothing, and prompts users to buy similar items...
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AI Shopping Assistants Launch, But Rivals Remain Unfazed
Major AI companies like OpenAI and Perplexity are launching new shopping features in their chatbots, with projections showing a 520% growth in AI-assisted online shopping this holiday season. Specialized AI shopping startups argue their domain-specific data and models provide superior experiences...
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DirecTV to Launch AI-Powered Screensaver Ads
DirecTV is launching an AI-driven screensaver that turns idle screens into personalized, interactive shopping environments, developed with Glance for Gemini devices. The feature allows users to insert their likeness into AI-generated scenes via a QR code and mobile app, with customization through...
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OneText Secures $4.5M From YC & Khosla to Revolutionize Text Shopping
OneText raised $4.5M in seed funding to streamline online shopping by enabling purchases via text messages, backed by investors like Khosla Ventures and Y Combinator. The platform integrates with existing e-commerce systems using SMS for transactions, combining AI and human oversight to boost con...
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21 Simple AI Hacks That Save My Small Business Hours Daily
AI integration has enabled a two-person content business to significantly boost productivity across multiple functions without replacing human roles, reclaiming hours daily while maintaining quality. The business successfully applied AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Photoshop for diverse ta...
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Egypt's MNT-Halan Targets GCC's Underserved Market with Expansion
MNT-Halan is expanding in GCC nations, targeting underserved consumers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia to increase access to digital financial services. The company has grown rapidly, gaining 1.5 million users and offering loans, salary advances, and auto loans through strategic partnerships. Leverag...
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Build Apps Inside ChatGPT With OpenAI's New Tools
OpenAI is introducing tools that let users build and interact with third-party apps directly within ChatGPT, turning it into a central hub for tasks with contextual guidance. During a demonstration, ChatGPT integrated with apps like Canva to create promotional materials and Zillow to search for p...
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Klaviyo Launches AI Agent to Automate Marketing Campaigns
Klaviyo introduced a Marketing Agent and made its Customer Agent generally available, aiming to create an autonomous B2C CRM that integrates data, marketing, and service to ease team workloads and enhance personalization. The Marketing Agent automates the full campaign lifecycle from a URL, gener...
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Amazon's Fire Phone: The Strange Tale of a Failed Smartphone
The Fire Phone was Amazon's ambitious 2014 smartphone, featuring innovative but gimmicky technology like a 3D-like screen and head-tracking cameras, yet it was primarily designed as a shopping portal that misaligned with consumer desires. Its failure stemmed from a high initial price, lack of pop...
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Flipkart Super.money & Kotak811 Launch Free UPI Payments
Super.money and Kotak Mahindra Bank have partnered to launch an integrated account combining UPI payments, savings, and secured credit cards, aiming to achieve profitability by 2026 through enhanced customer engagement. The collaboration targets distributing two million secured credit cards in th...
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