Shopify is an e-commerce platform offering store building, payments and merchant tools. Recent coverage has focused on agentic commerce: Shopify opened its catalog to any AI agent, giving agents access to over a billion listings, and extended WebMCP support to checkout with tools like get_checkout and complete_checkout. It also launched Canvas, which lets merchants build stores by chatting with its Sidekick agent, and formed integrations with TikTok and OpenAI.
NVIDIA Powers European Retail Digital TransformationEuropean retailers are using open models and physical intelligence across commerce and fulfillment. Shopify post-trained NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, surpassing a leading frontier model on its internal benchmark while cutting serving costs 90% and delivering 7x faster responses; Zooplus rebuilt product discovery with NVIDIA technology, reaching 86% search accuracy in a prototype.
Stella & Dot founder raises $5M seed for AI marketing startup MarkloJessica Herrin, founder of Stella & Dot, launched Marklo in 2025 to help consumer brands plan marketing campaigns with AI. The startup raised a $5 million seed round led by Forerunner, with Freestyle Capital and angels. More than 100 brands are piloting the pre-revenue software, and the funding will support hiring and a public launch before the holiday season.
Shopify opens catalog to more AI agentsShopify will let shoppers configure any AI agent to purchase products on their behalf, giving agents access to over a billion listings without a partnership integration, expanding its agentic commerce push after a September Meta partnership for the Muse agent.
TikTok rolls out AI shopping assistant and one-click checkoutTikTok launched an AI shopping assistant and in-app one-click checkout, letting users buy directly from brands in the For You feed. The conversational agent understands context, remembers preferences and gives real-time guidance on product details, shipping and sizing. Built with partners including Salesforce, Shopify and Stripe, it aims to keep shopping inside the app.
Shopify debuts Canvas for AI chat-based store buildingShopify introduced Canvas, a tool that lets merchants build and customize online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick, with real-time previews of actual code. This represents a shift toward no-code AI-driven website building.
Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agentsShopify has extended WebMCP support to checkout, letting browser-based AI agents read, update, and submit orders with buyer authorization, including via Shop Pay. The new tools get_checkout, update_checkout, and complete_checkout are rolling out to all eligible merchants, contrasting with platforms like Amazon that block agent purchases.
OpenAI unveils AI-powered advertising featuresOpenAI introduced new AI-powered advertising experiences, including Sponsored Agents, marketer tools, and integrations with HubSpot and Shopify to enhance ad experiences.
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