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Amazon testing TikTok-style feed on its app, AI firm says

Amazon is the largest internet-based retailer in the United States. [iStockphoto]

Amazon appears to be getting the TikTok bug, joining other companies seeking to hold consumers' attention by introducing replicas of the popular social platform.

The e-commerce giant has been testing a feed on its app that enables shoppers to scroll through TikTok-like photos and videos of products posted by other users.

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