Google's Shoppable AI, OpenAI's Telecom Venture, and Stripe's New Suite - Sales & Marketing AI Weekly #34
December 19, 2025 -
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Google has made a significant update to its AI try-on app Doppl by adding a shoppable discovery feed. This new feature allows users to virtually try on outfits and directly access links to merchants, enhancing the shopping experience. Meanwhile, Cashew Research is aiming to revolutionize the $90 billion market research industry by using AI to create more efficient and cost-effective research solutions.
In other news, OpenAI and Deutsche Telekom have announced a multi-year partnership to develop AI solutions for customer care and internal operations. This collaboration will focus on creating multilingual AI experiences and deploying ChatGPT Enterprise, with pilot programs expected to start in the first quarter of 2026. Additionally, Google is testing AI-generated article overviews on its News pages to increase audience engagement, which includes direct payments to publishers.
Welcome to this week's edition of Sales & Marketing AI Weekly.
Google has made a significant update to its AI try-on app Doppl by adding a shoppable discovery feed. This new feature allows users to virtually try on outfits and directly access links to merchants, enhancing the shopping experience. Meanwhile, Cashew Research is aiming to revolutionize the $90 billion market research industry by using AI to create more efficient and cost-effective research solutions.
In other news, OpenAI and Deutsche Telekom have announced a multi-year partnership to develop AI solutions for customer care and internal operations. This collaboration will focus on creating multilingual AI experiences and deploying ChatGPT Enterprise, with pilot programs expected to start in the first quarter of 2026. Additionally, Google is testing AI-generated article overviews on its News pages to increase audience engagement, which includes direct payments to publishers.
Google Adds Shoppable Feed to AI Try-On App Doppl
On December 8, 2025, Google announced a new feature in its AI try-on app Doppl, introducing a shoppable discovery feed. This update allows users to virtually try on outfits and access direct links to merchants, enhancing e-commerce engagement. Read more
Cashew Research Uses AI to Innovate Market Research
Cashew Research, based in Calgary, is leveraging AI to transform the $90 billion market research industry by offering efficient and cost-effective research solutions. The company, founded in 2023, has secured C$1.5 million in pre-seed funding to expand its operations and enhance its services. Read more
OpenAI and Deutsche Telekom Collaborate on AI Solutions
Deutsche Telekom has entered a multi-year partnership with OpenAI to develop AI products for customer care and internal operations. The initiative will include multilingual AI experiences and the use of ChatGPT Enterprise, with pilot programs starting in Q1 2026. Read more
Google Tests AI Article Overviews on News Pages
Google is testing AI-generated article overviews on its News pages with major publications like Der Spiegel and The Guardian. This initiative aims to boost engagement and includes direct payments to publishers. Read more
Stripe Introduces Agentic Commerce Suite for AI eCommerce
Stripe has unveiled the Agentic Commerce Suite to aid brands and eCommerce platforms in utilizing AI agents for transactions. This initiative aims to enhance product discoverability, streamline checkouts, and support agentic payments. Read more
Cvent Acquires Goldcast to Boost Event Marketing
Cvent has acquired Goldcast, a B2B video content platform, to enhance its event marketing capabilities. This acquisition aims to improve engagement and revenue generation by allowing marketing teams to quickly create video content from live events. Read more
DoorDash Introduces Zesty AI App for Restaurant Discovery
DoorDash has launched Zesty, an AI-driven social app designed to help users discover local restaurants in San Francisco and New York. The app offers personalized recommendations via an AI chatbot, expanding DoorDash's services beyond food delivery. Read more
PubMatic and Kontext Partner for AI Chatbot Ads
PubMatic has partnered with startup Kontext to enable advertisers to place ads within AI chat interfaces using programmatic auctions. This integration aims to enhance monetization opportunities by generating custom text ads based on conversation context. Read more
AdClarity Introduces CTV Ad Intelligence in U.S.
AdClarity, a product of BIScience, has launched a new feature providing real-time insights for Connected TV advertising in the U.S. market. Read more
G2 Introduces AI Analytics for Software Sales
On December 16, 2025, G2 unveiled AI-powered Performance Analytics to aid software companies in enhancing their sales pipeline and minimizing customer churn. Read more
Fluency Raises $40M to Advance AI in Ad Automation
Adtech company Fluency has secured $40 million in Series A funding to enhance AI-driven automation for digital advertising campaigns across major platforms. Read more
Salesforce Acquires Qualified to Boost AI Platform
Salesforce has announced its acquisition of Qualified, an AI marketing provider, to enhance its Agentforce platform. The deal focuses on improving real-time engagement and automating early-stage customer tasks. Read more
Klarna Introduces AI-Friendly Product Protocol
Global payments network Klarna has launched the Agentic Product Protocol to enhance AI accessibility to over 100 million products, allowing AI agents to better understand product offerings. Read more
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