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Amazon is testing a Buy for Me button powered by agentic AI that will let users purchase products from third-party websites without leaving Amazon's app. (www.aboutamazon.com)
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[โ€“] yesman@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Since this service is free, I expect Az is taxing the retailers somehow. Perhaps it's something like the Honey scam.

I'll bet you can't pay with an Az giftcard or credit balance.

[โ€“] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

It's not a scam. The retailers don't care where the money comes from.

It's just a terrible terrible idea.