Amazon Prime Day 2026 takes place June 23-26
Groceries and household essentials will be a main focus of this year’s deals event.
Commerce
A new app, The Mall, is building a universal feed for online shopping
The Mall lets shoppers build a personalized feed of brands, track sales and drops, and discover products across thousands of retailers.
Apple says Epic lawsuit shouldn’t reshape App Store rules for all developers
Apple is asking the Supreme Court to narrow the App Store injunction won by Epic Games and overturn the court’s contempt ruling over external payment fees.
Jeff Bezos, you were so close to making a good point
“Why is a nurse in Queens who makes $75,000 a year paying more than $1,000 a month in taxes?” Bezos said Wednesday morning on CNBC. “That’s $1,000 that could help with rent, or groceries, or anything.”
Google’s new Universal Cart wants to follow you across the entire internet
The tech giant says it’s aware that most people shop across multiple devices, many retailers, and over the course of many days, which is why it’s launching Universal Cart.
Google’s new Universal Cart wants to follow your entire shopping journey across the internet
Most people shop across multiple devices, many retailers, and over the course of many days, which is why Google is launching Universal Cart.
Amazon launches an AI shopping assistant for the search bar, powered by Alexa+
Alexa for Shopping is a new personalized AI shopping assistant in the Amazon search bar that replaces its Rufus assistant.
Amazon launches 30-minute delivery across the U.S.
Amazon says its new ultra-fast delivery option brings groceries, household essentials, and other items to customers’ doors in 30 minutes.
Mother Ventures is looking at moms as the ‘economic engine’
The VC firm, which focuses on mothers as consumers, raised a $10 million debut fund.
Airbnb says AI now writes 60% of its new code
Airbnb also said its customer support AI bot now handles 40% of issues without escalating to a human agent.