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Meta debuts revamped AI model that draws on its social media prowess

Muse Spark is rolling out in the Meta AI standalone app in the U.S., and will make its way over to Meta platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp in the coming weeks.

Instacart introduces ‘Physical AI’ smart carts to influence grocery shopping in real time

That includes what’s in a customer’s basket, and precisely where they are in the store.

Temu partners with Centric Software to streamline seller ops

Online marketplace Temu has partnered with Centric Software to help sellers manage listings, inventory and orders more efficiently, as the company continues efforts to broaden its seller base in Europe.

Gap dives into AI Commerce with checkout on Google Gemini and new fit guidance tech

Through Google’s UCP, Gap Inc. will make its products available for seamless checkout across emerging AI-native environments, beginning with Google’s AI Mode and the Gemini app.

£3.7bn of UK retailers’ marketing and online spend will be disrupted by AI by 2030 – Voyado

Their report, which polled 300 European marketing and ecommerce leaders, revealed that rapid AI adoption will place two fifths of marketing and digital expenditure at risk of AI disruption by 2030.

Powering product discovery in ChatGPT

Shopping on the web is easy if you already know what you want. But when you’re still deciding, it often means jumping between tabs, reading the same “best of” lists, and trying to piece together the right answer.

Uber Eats and Starship expand robotic deliveries to new UK city

Autonomous takeaway delivery robots will be deployed in Sheffield after an initial launch in Leeds.

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