Agentic Commerce

kept by eddie mar 13

AI agents are shifting commerce from platform-controlled discovery to buyer-driven search, with Amazon, ChatGPT, and B2B sourcing tools like Accio leading early adoption.

Perplexity says its AI personal shopper ‘puts you first’
Perplexity launches a free AI shopping assistant that remembers user preferences and enables direct purchases via PayPal, targeting holiday shoppers.
also on PayPal, #ecommerce, #ai-agents
Stripe and Advent have made a joint offer to acquire PayPal – sources
Stripe and private‑equity firm Advent International have jointly made a takeover offer for PayPal, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling a potential reshaping of the digital payments landscape.
also on PayPal, #startups, #business-strategy
China’s free Kimi K3 AI model shakes up global tech market - Rest of World
China's free Kimi K3 AI model lets governments run top-tier AI locally, avoiding costly US cloud rentals and enabling sovereign data control.
also on Alibaba, Amazon
Amazon faces a dilemma — fight AI shopping agents, or join them
Amazon faces a dilemma between blocking external AI shopping agents like OpenAI's Instant Checkout and partnering with them, as the company risks losing control over e-commerce transactions to these agents.
also on Shopify, #ecommerce, Amazon, #business-strategy, #ai-agents
AI Gains Starting to Show in the Real Economy
A 4.9% productivity jump in US Q3 2025 nonfarm business sector, with output up 5.4% and hours only 0.5%, may signal early AI-driven economic gains.
also on Alibaba, #business-strategy, #ai-agents