Walmart is launching ads within Sparky, its AI shopping assistant, following successful testing last fall.
The tool, integrated into Walmart's mobile app, helps shoppers find products through conversational prompts, with sponsored ads appearing as recommended prompts during searches.
The tool, integrated into Walmart's mobile app, helps shoppers find products through conversational prompts, with sponsored ads appearing as recommended prompts during searches.
Walmart Opens Up Ads in Gen AI Shopping Agent Sparky
The retailer is also using AI to make recommendations for advertisers.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Walmart is launching ads within Sparky, its AI shopping assistant, following successful testing last fall.
The tool, integrated into Walmart's mobile app, helps shoppers find products through conversational prompts, with sponsored ads appearing as recommended prompts during searches.
The tool, integrated into Walmart's mobile app, helps shoppers find products through conversational prompts, with sponsored ads appearing as recommended prompts during searches.
I was getting increasingly frustrated with failing to draw this one thing i had in mind for the 50th time now; so to calm myself down, I doodled sparky
January 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I was getting increasingly frustrated with failing to draw this one thing i had in mind for the 50th time now; so to calm myself down, I doodled sparky
Thank you for accepting Sparky in Gann's stead!
January 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Thank you for accepting Sparky in Gann's stead!
I think you mean "large enough to get a firm grip on so you can easily pull it out of a safety socket that needs the unlatching pin and may be a snug fit without being able to adjust your grip and touch all three pins for the full sparky effect like I have on US plugs three times now"?
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I think you mean "large enough to get a firm grip on so you can easily pull it out of a safety socket that needs the unlatching pin and may be a snug fit without being able to adjust your grip and touch all three pins for the full sparky effect like I have on US plugs three times now"?
I had an adapter that melted down once. Still better than my old EU one that I got in Amsterdam that I called Ol Sparky.
January 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I had an adapter that melted down once. Still better than my old EU one that I got in Amsterdam that I called Ol Sparky.
Li'l Folks by "Sparky": Sunday, October 24, 1948
January 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Li'l Folks by "Sparky": Sunday, October 24, 1948
At this point the Bush-era "outrage overload" guy from your strip has like gone catatonic. Soon as Sparky gets released by ICE he should pay that guy a visit, get him up to speed.
January 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
At this point the Bush-era "outrage overload" guy from your strip has like gone catatonic. Soon as Sparky gets released by ICE he should pay that guy a visit, get him up to speed.
OMG YOU GOT HER CONGRATSSS!! SHE'S SO PRETTY!! Very sparky for sure 🥺
January 6, 2026 at 1:22 PM
OMG YOU GOT HER CONGRATSSS!! SHE'S SO PRETTY!! Very sparky for sure 🥺
Here is what our mascot sparky will look like! (Not the final design of him) he was made on a dragon generator game! I will be sketching the final version of him in my sketchbook!
January 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Here is what our mascot sparky will look like! (Not the final design of him) he was made on a dragon generator game! I will be sketching the final version of him in my sketchbook!
Back in the charity shop saddle. Not read it, had it in a 3 or 4 book anthology that was so big I couldn't be bothered. But now I can. Sparky!
January 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Back in the charity shop saddle. Not read it, had it in a 3 or 4 book anthology that was so big I couldn't be bothered. But now I can. Sparky!
I'm not thinking of transitioning Big Sparky. I want her to stay as her birth gender. Shock on.
January 6, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I'm not thinking of transitioning Big Sparky. I want her to stay as her birth gender. Shock on.
A Gen X here, who was at the Women's March in 2017, at the White House, then our national No Kings Rally in NY & at Tesla Dealers w/ many Boomers.
"This is how we DO it."
Our Boomer friends & fam invented the IPhone, electric cars & Earth Day.
Shut it, Sparky!
"This is how we DO it."
Our Boomer friends & fam invented the IPhone, electric cars & Earth Day.
Shut it, Sparky!
The largest march on Washington DC ever happened in 2017 (the Women's March) and the No Kings protests that happened a mere handful of months ago were the largest single day protest in American history. What I love about oblivious Boomers is their confidence in being oblivious.
January 6, 2026 at 12:41 PM
A Gen X here, who was at the Women's March in 2017, at the White House, then our national No Kings Rally in NY & at Tesla Dealers w/ many Boomers.
"This is how we DO it."
Our Boomer friends & fam invented the IPhone, electric cars & Earth Day.
Shut it, Sparky!
"This is how we DO it."
Our Boomer friends & fam invented the IPhone, electric cars & Earth Day.
Shut it, Sparky!
Im Extremely Happy To Announce That Im A #HytalePartner ! You can use Code: Sparky at checkout to support my art and upcoming hytale mods! #Hytale
January 6, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Im Extremely Happy To Announce That Im A #HytalePartner ! You can use Code: Sparky at checkout to support my art and upcoming hytale mods! #Hytale
Distribución Sparky Linux con el escritorio Orbitiny #Orbitiny #SparkyLinux #Linux #opensource #códigoabierto 💻🖱️🕹️🎮💫
January 6, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Distribución Sparky Linux con el escritorio Orbitiny #Orbitiny #SparkyLinux #Linux #opensource #códigoabierto 💻🖱️🕹️🎮💫
Oh sparky, you’re so dreamy 😘
January 6, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Oh sparky, you’re so dreamy 😘
yeah my bus was late
flat tire sparky rim
muffler leaky
let the driver
use my phone
call for a tow
DOORDASHer showed up
oh $8.00 for Coffee
and you have to mop the floor
flat tire sparky rim
muffler leaky
let the driver
use my phone
call for a tow
DOORDASHer showed up
oh $8.00 for Coffee
and you have to mop the floor
January 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM
yeah my bus was late
flat tire sparky rim
muffler leaky
let the driver
use my phone
call for a tow
DOORDASHer showed up
oh $8.00 for Coffee
and you have to mop the floor
flat tire sparky rim
muffler leaky
let the driver
use my phone
call for a tow
DOORDASHer showed up
oh $8.00 for Coffee
and you have to mop the floor
Li'l Folks by "Sparky": Sunday, May 23, 1948
January 6, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Li'l Folks by "Sparky": Sunday, May 23, 1948
1. sparky is watching me type this and she said "i liked it in spirit" so i spun a wheel and i guess this is what we're doing. honorable mention to felix
January 6, 2026 at 5:32 AM
1. sparky is watching me type this and she said "i liked it in spirit" so i spun a wheel and i guess this is what we're doing. honorable mention to felix
How what works - having an opinion? Sparky, please …
January 6, 2026 at 5:31 AM
How what works - having an opinion? Sparky, please …
-and the sparky leak also had white hair iirc
But otherwise yeah it's still too far away and we'll still have to see
But otherwise yeah it's still too far away and we'll still have to see
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 AM
-and the sparky leak also had white hair iirc
But otherwise yeah it's still too far away and we'll still have to see
But otherwise yeah it's still too far away and we'll still have to see
So...I AM aware of this "Projection" thing all do there, Sparky. You all use the same playbook so often it's now become a discernable + predictable pattern. You might want to watch your tone Smuggie Smurf. Your gaslighting will no longer suffice.
Exhibit A.
Happy to break down your routine.
Exhibit A.
Happy to break down your routine.
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 AM
So...I AM aware of this "Projection" thing all do there, Sparky. You all use the same playbook so often it's now become a discernable + predictable pattern. You might want to watch your tone Smuggie Smurf. Your gaslighting will no longer suffice.
Exhibit A.
Happy to break down your routine.
Exhibit A.
Happy to break down your routine.
A young dragon, a cloud girl made of mist, and singing crystal blocks… 🐉☁️✨ Discover how Sparky turns “stolen” blocks into a rainbow sky bridge and a lesson in sharing and kindness. Read the full tale: https://hyperlocalnews.website/gen_en/sparky-and-the-mystery-of-the-rainbow-blocks.html
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 AM
A young dragon, a cloud girl made of mist, and singing crystal blocks… 🐉☁️✨ Discover how Sparky turns “stolen” blocks into a rainbow sky bridge and a lesson in sharing and kindness. Read the full tale: https://hyperlocalnews.website/gen_en/sparky-and-the-mystery-of-the-rainbow-blocks.html
23. “Okay kids, can you guess what my favorite color is? My hellfire is orange, my eyes went from two green eyes to one orange and one green eye. Can you guess what my favorite color is? It’s ORANGE!
Sparky is…well I’d say red for blood but sure, orange too.”
Sparky is…well I’d say red for blood but sure, orange too.”
January 6, 2026 at 4:21 AM
23. “Okay kids, can you guess what my favorite color is? My hellfire is orange, my eyes went from two green eyes to one orange and one green eye. Can you guess what my favorite color is? It’s ORANGE!
Sparky is…well I’d say red for blood but sure, orange too.”
Sparky is…well I’d say red for blood but sure, orange too.”
Imprisonment is too good for them.
Introduce them to Old Sparky.
Introduce them to Old Sparky.
January 6, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Imprisonment is too good for them.
Introduce them to Old Sparky.
Introduce them to Old Sparky.