1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (133+ words) Search | Social |Video Perplexity now lets shoppers research and buy products directly inside its AI answers. Agency estimates put its annualized GMV run rate near $2 billion, which Perplexity has not confirmed. A free merchant program lets retailers sell inside AI…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (295+ words) Search | Social |Video Shopify's Campaign Autopilot plans and runs ad campaigns across multiple channels automatically. Merchants set a monthly budget and rules, then approve or pause campaigns. It runs across Meta ads, Shop Campaigns, and Shopify email automations. The tool…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (545+ words) Tik Tok Shop says more than 215, 000 U. S. small businesses now actively sell on the platform. A commissioned Global Data survey found 67% of consumers use Tik Tok Shop to discover new brands. Tik Tok claims product discovery remains one of the biggest…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (311+ words) Universal Cart is launching with Nike, Sephora, Target, Ulta Beauty, Walmart, Wayfair, and Shopify merchants including Fenty and Steve Madden. Affirm and Klarna buy-now-pay-later options are now embedded directly inside Google Pay for UCP transactions. UCP-powered checkout will roll out…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (323+ words) Tik Tok ONE has added Creator AI Search, which surfaces creators based on campaign goals and historical performance signals from past partnerships. The function replaces manual creator browsing with algorithmic matching, filtering results by campaign fit and historical performance data....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (549+ words) Google Ads Liaison on X Google is rolling out Merchant Center for Agencies globally after an initial launch in the U. S. and Canada. The global rollout was confirmed by Google Ads Liaison in a post on X. According to Google Ads Liaison,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1602+ words) Muse Spark changes shopping behavior by moving product discovery from feeds and search into AI conversations. The system allows users to upload images or use text prompts to explore and compare products inside Meta's apps. Meta says Muse Spark can…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (366+ words) Google " Agentic Commerce AI Tools Protocol Google's Universal Commerce Protocol checkout is now live in standard Google Search results, confirmed for Wayfair. Shoppers can complete a purchase inside a Google Search product detail overlay using Google Pay " without visiting the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (535+ words) Shopify has launched connector apps for Chat GPT and Claude to enable in-chat store management. The connectors link a merchant's store to these AI Chat tools. Shopify says merchants can get insights, update products, and check orders without logging into…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1227+ words) Google generated $77 billion in ad revenue in Q1 2026, up 16% year-over-year, with Search hitting all-time high query volume. Meta reported $55 billion in ad revenue, up 33%, with ad impressions rising 19% and average price per ad increasing 12%. Amazon's ad revenue reached $17 billion, up 24%, pushing…...