Perplexity has introduced Perplexity Shopping, a new e-commerce feature currently available to U.S.-based Perplexity Pro subscribers

Amazon has updated Inspire, its shopping feed.

TikTok is testing a new integration with various third-party affiliate networks. It allows creators to add affiliate product links from Amazon, Walmart, Target, LTK, Rakuten, Impact, CJ, Expedia, Clickbank, Flexlink, and Temu.

Amazon has rolled out Collages for Storefronts, a new feature for creators in the Amazon Influencer Program.

Amazon has added a content scheduling feature for the Amazon Influencer Program.

Amazon Music has launched a new Topics feature for podcasts. This AI-powered feature displays topic tags relevant to a podcast episode beneath the episode description. When users click on a tag, it shows a list of episodes that discuss the same topic.

Amazon updated its guidelines for its Influencer Program. One of the biggest updates is the restriction on the use of music in shoppable videos, such as those on its TikTok-like Inspire feed and Storefronts.

TikTok has announced Deals For You Days, a US shopping event scheduled for next month.

Amazon has launched a FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV) Channel for Amazon Live, available on Prime Video and Freevee. The channel offers 24/7 live shopping programming featuring creators, brands, and celebrities.

Amazon has partnered with Meta and Snapchat, allowing Prime customers to link their Facebook and Instagram accounts to their Amazon account.

TikTok announced that it will discontinue its Storefront feature on September 12th.