Latest E-commerce News & Updates
Last updated October 13, 2026
Anthropic’s IPO prospectus warns investors its AI could pose existential risks to humanity, including models that resist shutdown
Amazon’s next entry-level Kindle leaks in light blue, green, and mauve, with its power button moved from the bottom to the top
Bed Bath & Beyond returns to Canada as an online store under Sleep Country ownership, with physical stores planned for late 2027
Anthropic’s IPO prospectus shows a $42 billion net loss in 2025 as revenue grew 12-fold to $4.6 billion and compute costs tripled
Nvidia launches an agent safety platform with 100-plus supporters including Anthropic, but OpenAI, Google, and Amazon stay out
Amazon delivery vans drew over 14,000 NYC traffic citations in five years as the city pushes to make Amazon hire drivers directly
Shopify buys the SHOP.COM domain from Market America, which moved its store to a rebuilt MarketAmerica.com running on Shopify
Google connects Gemini to Google Wallet so it can pull up passes and summarize spending, though it can’t pay for anything
CTR Group, owner of resale marketplace Thrift+, acquires UK fashion rental platform Hirestreet to scale its subscription service
Legal nonprofit LASST sues OpenAI over the Hugging Face hack, citing a California law that bars blaming AI for acting on its own
Meta tests product comparisons in Forum’s AI search, pulling Facebook group members’ recommendations on things like running shoes
Google appeals EU orders to share search data with AI rivals and open Android to other assistants, but the deadlines still stand
Former eBay Motors manager sues eBay, alleging he was pushed out for reporting seller favoritism and inflated acquisition metrics
OpenAI launches a marketplace that lets businesses spend their OpenAI commitments on partner apps like Adobe and Salesforce
64% of Shopify and WooCommerce product pages have a critical accessibility failure, including stores using overlays, per a study by Dave Davies
European e-commerce grew 7% to €911 billion in 2025, led by Eastern Europe, as retailers push for tougher rules on non-EU sellers
bilt.me raises $700K pre-seed led by Superhero Capital for an AI agent that turns app ideas into native iOS and Android apps
Wix’s Base44 launches Base Code, which connects GitHub repos to cloud workspaces where non-engineers can change code by prompt
UPS signs an exclusive deal making Happy Returns the box-free, label-free returns option for TikTok Shop sellers in the US
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