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05/15/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 05/15/2026 03:10
What you need to know about Amazon today: May 15, 2026
How to use Alexa for Shopping to compare products, check price history, auto-buy items at target prices, and more
Alexa for Shopping is Amazon's agentic AI assistant that helps U.S. customers research and buy products while saving time and money. Key features include comparing products from search results, checking price history, auto-buying items at target prices, and automating shopping tasks with Scheduled Actions. Customers can also ask questions in Amazon's search bar, get Gen-AI overviews, and receive personalized recommendations-combining deep product knowledge with web-sourced information for a smarter shopping experience.
Alexa for Shopping is Amazon's agentic AI assistant that helps U.S. customers research and buy products while saving time and money. Key features include comparing products from search results, checking price history, auto-buying items at target prices, and automating shopping tasks with Scheduled Actions. Customers can also ask questions in Amazon's search bar, get Gen-AI overviews, and receive personalized recommendations-combining deep product knowledge with web-sourced information for a smarter shopping experience.
Meet Alexa for Shopping, your personalized, agentic AI assistant on Amazon
Amazon's new Alexa for Shopping merges Rufus and Alexa+ into a single AI shopping assistant available to all U.S. customers on the Amazon app, website, and Echo Show. It combines deep product knowledge with personal preferences, shopping history, and cross-device conversations to offer personalized recommendations, dynamic comparisons, up to a year of price history, automated deal-finding, and agentic purchasing across Amazon and other websites.
Amazon's new Alexa for Shopping merges Rufus and Alexa+ into a single AI shopping assistant available to all U.S. customers on the Amazon app, website, and Echo Show. It combines deep product knowledge with personal preferences, shopping history, and cross-device conversations to offer personalized recommendations, dynamic comparisons, up to a year of price history, automated deal-finding, and agentic purchasing across Amazon and other websites.
An update on the search for the next James Bond
"The search for the next James Bond is underway. While we don't plan to comment on specific details during the casting process, we're excited to share more news with 007 fans as soon as the time is right," Amazon MGM Studios said in a statement today. While the casting process has just begun, the creative team behind the next film has been taking shape over the past several months.
"The search for the next James Bond is underway. While we don't plan to comment on specific details during the casting process, we're excited to share more news with 007 fans as soon as the time is right," Amazon MGM Studios said in a statement today. While the casting process has just begun, the creative team behind the next film has been taking shape over the past several months.
Echo Show gets a new visual shopping experience powered by Alexa+
Echo Show now offers the full Amazon shopping experience powered by Alexa+, letting customers browse, compare, and buy using voice, touch, or both. The interface mirrors the Amazon app and website with larger fonts and streamlined layouts optimized for screen interaction. It's available now on Echo Show 15 and 21, with more devices coming soon.
Echo Show now offers the full Amazon shopping experience powered by Alexa+, letting customers browse, compare, and buy using voice, touch, or both. The interface mirrors the Amazon app and website with larger fonts and streamlined layouts optimized for screen interaction. It's available now on Echo Show 15 and 21, with more devices coming soon.
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