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Alibaba has appointed Lei Yaqun as the new head of Taobao Flash Sales, replacing Wu Zeming who will focus on his role as Group CTO. This strategic move comes as the company aims to transform its instant retail business into a trillion-yuan powerhouse while implementing AI across operations. Lei faces the triple challenge of defending market share against rivals like Meituan, integrating AI technologies, and steering the business toward profitability by 2029.

Alibaba founder Jack Ma made an unexpected visit to company headquarters, boosting morale as the tech giant prepares to launch its largest-ever Spring Festival promotion. With a record-breaking 3 billion yuan investment, Alibaba's AI assistant Qianwen aims to revolutionize holiday shopping by handling everything from gift selection to travel bookings.

Tmall kicks off its annual New Year Goods Festival with an extended 41-day promotion period offering discounts up to 7.7% off. For the first time, AI glasses qualify for national subsidies following explosive growth in the category. The sale features layered discounts across popular categories like beauty and apparel, with extra perks for 88VIP members.

Shopify's CEO declared AI as the most significant technological advancement since the internet, citing a 7x traffic surge and 11x order growth from AI tools. The company is expanding its AI agent commerce model, leveraging vast merchant data and agile development to stay ahead.

Tmall's Double 11 shopping festival saw unprecedented AI integration, with 15 billion model requests on day one. Taobao's six new AI shopping assistants and enhanced computing power improved efficiency by 25%, while JD.com and Douyin also leveraged AI for merchant support and content optimization.

OpenAI's ChatGPT has launched a new 'Buy Now' feature, enabling users to shop directly within the chatbot interface. The integration with platforms like Etsy streamlines gift shopping, offering convenience and efficiency. Merchants gain new sales channels, though fees apply.

OpenAI introduces 'Instant Checkout' in ChatGPT, enabling users to purchase items directly within the chat interface without browser redirects. Initially available for US users and select merchants, the feature leverages Stripe's payment infrastructure and aims to revolutionize AI-driven commerce.

Google has launched an AI-generated store review feature in Chrome to assist U.S. consumers with shopping decisions. The tool aggregates reviews from multiple platforms, offering insights on product quality, pricing, and customer service. Initially available only on desktop, this update reflects Google's broader push to integrate AI into its browser amid rising competition.

Google Chrome has launched an AI-powered store summary feature to help U.S. consumers evaluate retailers. The tool aggregates reviews from multiple partners to provide insights on product quality, pricing, and customer service. Currently available only on desktop in English, this update is part of Google's broader strategy to enhance online shopping and compete with Amazon.

Alibaba International's AI solutions, notably Marco, have revolutionized cross-border e-commerce by winning the prestigious SAIL Award. Partner API calls surged 23 times in 2025, reflecting booming demand for intelligent services among major platforms and merchants.

MiniMax has unveiled its new full-stack development feature, MiniMax Agent, enabling users to create fully functional e-commerce websites with just a natural language prompt. The tool handles front-end, back-end, databases, and payment integrations, significantly lowering the technical barrier for entrepreneurs and small businesses.

OpenAI has quietly partnered with Shopify to bolster ChatGPT's shopping search functionality. The update, embedded in documentation without an official announcement, allows ChatGPT to display merchant results from multiple platforms, including Shopify and Amazon. This move expands OpenAI's e-commerce capabilities and offers new exposure opportunities for Shopify merchants.

Shengshu Technology's Vidu Q1 video model introduces a groundbreaking Reference Generation feature, enabling users to create cinematic-quality videos by uploading reference images. The tool supports up to 7 entities as input, drastically reducing production time and costs while maintaining high consistency for commercial applications like e-commerce and advertising.

Bilibili has integrated Qwen3 and Qwen-VL models to launch InsightAgent, significantly boosting efficiency on its 'Huahua' and 'BiDa' platforms. During the 618 festival, this AI-driven tool improved commercial transactions and data insights, with 'Huahua' seeing a fivefold increase in efficiency.

Amazon has launched a new AI-driven "Interests" feature, enabling personalized shopping recommendations through conversational search prompts. The tool uses large language models to refine product suggestions and is currently available to select US users.

1688 has announced a major upgrade to its buyer experience, offering all AI-powered products for buyers free of charge. The platform introduces new features like AI Opportunities, AI Selection, and AI image search to streamline procurement and enhance efficiency.

Tmall has introduced "Jiazuo," an AI design assistant at the 2025 Shanghai AWE exhibition, aimed at enhancing efficiency for home appliance and furniture merchants. The tool generates professional-quality scene images, reduces design time, and integrates with other AI solutions for live streaming, marketing, and customer service.

Trilegangers' CEO claims an OpenAI bot initiated a DDoS attack on their e-commerce site, scraping extensive data and causing operational disruptions. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in website protection against AI crawlers and raises concerns over data rights and ethical scraping practices.