Wix introduced Harmony, a hybrid website builder that combines AI-driven "vibe coding" with traditional drag-and-drop editing. The platform features an AI agent named Aria that interprets natural language commands to generate and refine site elements without...

Commercetools launched AgenticLift to help enterprises adopt AI-driven shopping without replacing their existing systems. The standalone solution enables businesses to connect legacy infrastructure to AI agents like ChatGPT and Google Gemini for product discovery and...

OpenAI established a hidden robotics laboratory in San Francisco where 100 contractors train mechanical arms to perform household tasks. The program represents a strategic return to hardware development following the closure of a similar division in 2020. The company...

Shopify laid off a significant number of employees within its partnerships division as part of a strategic reorganization. VP of Partnerships Atlee Clark announced the move aims to align the unit with product teams and focus on agentic commerce initiatives. The...

Kasada, a bot management and fraud protection firm, launched AI Agent Trust to help enterprises manage automated traffic on their digital properties. The solution enables brands to verify AI agents through a directory and apply policy-based controls to distinguish...

Hibbett, an athletic fashion retailer, partnered with DoorDash to enable same-day delivery for footwear and apparel from its 1,000 U.S. locations. The collaboration allows consumers to order products from brands like Nike and Adidas directly through the delivery...

Airwallex acquired South Korean payments firm Paynuri to secure local licenses and operate directly in the country. The fintech plans to launch global business accounts and payment services in the region later this year without relying on third-party intermediaries....

Apple petitioned the Delhi High Court to prevent the Competition Commission of India from accessing its global financial records during an app store investigation. The company challenges the validity of regulations that allow fines based on worldwide turnover,...

Alibaba is preparing to list its semiconductor subsidiary, T-Head, via an initial public offering. The company plans to restructure the unit to include employee ownership as a preliminary step before the listing. T-Head develops processors for data centers and...

Canada's federal court overturned a government order that required TikTok to dissolve its local business operations over national security concerns. Judge Russel Zinn set aside the mandate and directed Industry Minister Melanie Joly to conduct a new review of the...

Zipline, a drone delivery startup, raised $600 million in a funding round that values the company at $7.6 billion. The firm plans to use the capital to launch operations in Houston and Phoenix early this year as part of a broader expansion into four U.S. states. The...

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announced that creators will soon be able to generate Shorts using their own AI likenesses. The platform plans to introduce tools allowing users to manage unauthorized uses of their digital personas while also rolling out support for image...

Meta is rolling out ads on Threads to all users globally starting next week as the platform reaches 400 million monthly active users. The update introduces new ad formats, including carousels and Advantage+ placements, alongside third-party brand safety verification...

Shopify is set to launch direct sales integrations with AI platforms, including ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot, on January 26. OpenAI charges a 4% transaction fee for the service, which requires merchants to manually opt in. Integrations with Google and...

eBay updated its User Agreement to explicitly prohibit the use of "buy-for-me" agents and LLM-driven bots without express permission. The policy changes, which take effect on February 20, also expand class action waivers to exclude private attorney general proceedings...

TikTok updated its Smart+ advertising suite with new automation features designed to streamline campaign management. The platform now includes an "Auto-select" tool that identifies high-performing creatives and allows advertisers to preview combinations directly in...

The Department of Justice appointed three experts to oversee the implementation of remedies for Google’s illegal search monopoly. Former Microsoft general manager Tammy Savage will chair the committee, joined by search veteran Gerry Campbell and Cornell professor John...

Anthropic lowered its gross margin projection for 2025 to 40% after incurring higher-than-expected inference costs from cloud providers Google and Amazon. The company nevertheless expects revenue to skyrocket to $4.5 billion this year, driven by nine enterprise...