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TechCrunch May 13, 2026 at 14:59 Startups Rising Hot

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.

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