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Last updated August 17, 2026
Shopify ordered to preserve data during CRA tax appeal
ServiceNow acquires security firm Armis for $7.75B
Italy orders Meta to suspend WhatsApp ban on rival AI chatbots
Amazon partners with Expedia and Square for Alexa+ agentic booking
ByteDance plans $23B AI infrastructure push
Etsy sues trade group to affirm Section 230 protection
Google and OpenAI chatbots strip women in photos to bikinis
Anthropic launches enterprise ‘Agent Skills’ as an open standard
Amazon accused of destroying evidence in COVID price-gouging suit
China bans forced ‘lowest price’ agreements and algo-pricing
New York Times reporter sues xAI and Google over AI training
Olo acquires Spendgo to launch loyalty suite
The Athlete’s Foot relaunches US e-commerce site
Coupang faces U.S. class action over data breach
Deloitte flags inefficient Microsoft tool usage at Whole Foods
Visa reports 4.2% rise in holiday retail spending
OpenAI admits AI browsers may never be safe from prompt injection
Netflix refinances part of $59 billion Warner Bros. bid loan
Starbucks appoints Amazon veteran Anand Varadarajan as CTO
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