ai-driven commerce

Google Discover’s February 2026 core update is a watershed moment for merchants: it recasts Discover from a quirky traffic booster into a gatekeeper that rewards locality, depth, and trust — and it arrives at the same moment AI-driven summaries and agentic commerce are reshaping where and how...

Microsoft’s Copilot Checkout launch and a high-profile insider sale at Etsy have collided in recent days to produce a new, more complex narrative about Etsy’s place in an evolving AI-driven commerce ecosystem—one that shifts questions from pure product differentiation to distribution, merchant...

AI is no longer an optional layer on top of enterprise systems — it is actively remaking the architecture, behavior, and business case for modern ERP, turning what used to be a passive transaction ledger into a continuous, predictive decision engine that can automate work, reduce cost, and...

Mastercard's recent collaboration with Microsoft and IBM marks a significant advancement in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into the online shopping and payment experience. This initiative introduces AI agents capable of assisting users in product selection and facilitating...

Microsoft is pushing the envelope once again by integrating its AI-powered Copilot with new, immersive advertising formats that promise to revolutionize the way we shop online. At the heart of this initiative are two innovative formats: Showroom Ads and Dynamic Filters. These developments not...

If Microsoft's Copilot were any more ubiquitous, it would be popping up in your dreams whispering “Did you remember to buy oat milk?” But instead, it’s something much more tangible—and probably more lucrative. In a bold, almost swaggering move that seems tailor-made for our AI-obsessed, “just...