Anthropic just launched Claude for Small Business, plugging 15 ready-to-run agentic workflows and app connectors directly into Claude Cowork. It integrates with everyday tools like QuickBooks, PayPal, and HubSpot to automate payroll planning, monthly closing, and invoice chasing, with human approval required before sending or paying.
Perplexity just rolled out a dedicated shopping experience for free to all US users, pairing personalized conversational discovery with instant PayPal checkout directly in the search flow. Instead of generic lists or ad grids, it learns your aesthetic and lets you buy items without bouncing between tabs.
Perplexity just relaunched its AI shopping experience for free across all users ahead of Black Friday, adding chat memory and intelligent product cards to replace endless item grids. It taps past queries for personalized picks and leverages a PayPal partnership for checkout. Why it matters: AI search engines are racing to turn chatbots into full-blown shopping agents that can browse and buy for you.
PayPal just announced its Honey extension is integrating directly into AI chatbots, starting with ChatGPT. When you ask an AI for buying advice, Honey automatically surfaces real-time pricing, coupons, and seller options, while plugging retail blind spots the bot missed. It’s part of PayPal’s broader push into agentic commerce.
Perplexity just partnered with PayPal to bring agentic shopping directly into search queries. Rolling out this summer to U.S. Pro subscribers, users can research products, book travel, or buy tickets and pay instantly via PayPal or Venmo without leaving the chat interface.
PayPal just hired former Walmart executive Srini Venkatesan as its new Chief Technology Officer to oversee AI, machine learning, and data science across its ecosystem. Venkatesan officially steps in on June 24, succeeding Archie Deskus. It marks a major milestone in CEO Alex Chriss's strategy to turn 2024 into a transition year focused on AI personalization.
