Amazon rolls out its QVC-style livestream service Amazon Live in India, running ~15 per day hosted by 150+ creators from 10am-1am, covering electronics and more (TechCrunch)

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Google announces updates for Search to help users find dishes near them; Maps, including expanding Live View; and Shopping, adding AR tools for makeup shopping  —  Google announced today that it’s introducing a slew of new Maps, Search and Shopping features.

Wall Street Journal:
Pinduoduo launched US shopping site Temu on September 1, the Chinese e-commerce giant’s first major push overseas, following online fast fashion retailer Shein  —  Temu is the latest example of Chinese companies expanding overseas as the economy loses steam at home

Reuters:
Sources: Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy, seeking to own majority or even controlling stakes in overseas targets, mainly in gaming companies in Europe  —  Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy to put more focus on buying majority stakes mainly in overseas gaming companies …

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google rolls out Search shopping features to help users find deals, including copying coupon codes directly from results and side-by-side comparisons on mobile  —  Google’s rolling out a handful of new shopping features that should make it easier to find good deals directly from search.

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google announces new shopping features in the US, including a display of products with complementary pieces, 3D images, trending items, and more personalization  —  At its Search On event this afternoon, Google announced a number of shopping-related changes and new features across areas …

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Snap partners with Amazon to let users try on eyewear in AR through dozens of new Shopping Lenses  —  Snap has landed a notable new partner for its augmented reality-powered Virtual Try-On shopping experience with today’s news that Amazon will now offer Snapchat users the ability to digitally try …