OpenAI's updated GPT-5.5 Instant is better at shopping, complex constraints, and understanding user intent — and it's already in the API

OpenAI is moving away from models that require heavy hand-holding and toward systems that can better infer the user’s goal, ...

Order-tracking app Shop abused to push callback phishing attacks

Threat actors are increasingly abusing Shop, the order-tracking app from Shopify, by adding fake purchase receipts in users' ...
MIT Technology Review

Repositioning retail for the AI era

From conversational shopping assistants to hyper-personalized recommendations, AI can make digital retail experiences feel ...
PCMag

I Let AI Handle My Online Shopping. These 3 Tools Actually Changed How I Buy Things

These AI features helped me cut through endless product listings, narrow down choices faster, and avoid the usual overwhelm ...

Shopping online? AI can chat—but it still needs context

Rather than shout “Here is EVERYTHING,” AI has the capacity to create more guided experiences, closer to working with a ...
The New York Times

How to Remove Apps You Never Use (or at Least Hide Them)

If you need space back on your phone or tablet, removing built-in and unused apps can help free up storage and reduce screen clutter. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer writes about how to get more ...
Digital Trends

Amazon app now takes you shopping straight from the iPhone’s lock screen

Opening the Amazon app, tapping the search bar, and finding a product by text or image search: this is how most of us have been using it. However, Amazon thinks that’s too many steps. The company has ...
Rutland Herald

Research: Savvier Consumers Are Already Back-to-School Shopping and Using AI to Win on Value

New consumer research from Minty, the first cashback and rewards app on ChatGPT, shows that back-to-school (BTS) shopping is no longer a sprint before fall as consumers now plan ahead before the ...
TechCrunch

A new app, The Mall, is building a universal feed for online shopping

The mall is making a comeback. As younger people return to American shopping malls in greater numbers, a startup called “The Mall” is bringing the concept online with an app that lets users create a ...
Inc

The 7 Best iPhone Apps for Creating To-Do Lists

Founders wear a lot of hats, and often have long to-do lists of tasks to manage. Thankfully, there are quite a few iPhone apps that can help you stay on track and get more done, whether you’re at your ...
Android Authority

These are the 5 best Android apps I use that aren’t on the Play Store

For most Android users, the Play Store is the only place they ever look for apps, and honestly, that’s how I used Android for years, too. But over time, I realized that some of the most interesting ...
People

Phoebe Gates' App Raises Over $35 Million as Khloé Kardashian Says She Was Inspired to Invest by Mom Kris Jenner (Exclusive)

Phia, which launched in April 2025, has received a total of $43.5 million in funding to date Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. Timothy O'Connell Phia, an AI shopping app ...