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InMobi founder and CEO Naveen Tewari says the startup is gaining market share with with its AI agent in the U.S., Japan and India. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Tsubasa Suruga and InMobi)

TOKYO — InMobi, a SoftBank-backed mobile advertising firm, is stepping up its global push into e-commerce services powered by generative artificial intelligence, its chief executive said, betting that shopping through chatbots will reshape how consumers discover and buy products.