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Last updated August 17, 2026
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says the CEO job “is not that complicated” and AI is increasingly helpful for decision-making
EU plans largest-ever Digital Markets Act fine against Google, a high triple-digit million euro penalty over search
Pope Leo XIV calls for robust AI regulation in first encyclical as Anthropic co-founder attends Vatican launch
Condé Nast tells staff to plan for “Google Zero” as publishers report search traffic collapsing after Google I/O
Anthropic launches official Claude Code plugin directory on GitHub, warns even listed plugins may load unverified software
TikTok and YouTube decline to overhaul recommendation feeds as Ofcom finds 73% of UK teens hit harmful content
Suno app downloads quadruple as TikTok’s “text to song” trend turns text histories into AI-generated songs
SoftBank shares hit record high on OpenAI IPO hopes, market cap tops Toyota for first time since 2000
Anthropic employee uses Claude to turn 12 years of texts into an AI wedding website, goes viral over one angry emoji
Anthropic plans eventual public release of its Mythos vulnerability-finding AI once stronger safeguards are in place
JD.com weighs £2B bid for British online retailer The Very Group in latest attempt to break into the UK market
Wix to cut 1,000 jobs, 20% of staff, in largest layoff round in company history after stock collapse and AI cost pressure
Welcome to the Afterpay Arena with end-to-end BNPL payments
Businesses are demanding shorter contracts and favorable terms from SaaS providers due increased AI usage
Amazon slashed affiliate commission rates by up to 50% and gutted reporting tools
Shopify opens Universal Commerce Protocol to all developers with full Catalog access
OpenAI is testing larger ad formats and dedicated e-commerce ad units in ChatGPT
Delta CEO says Amazon brings a lot more than satellite technology like “great retailing capability and Amazon Prime”
Every announcement related to e-commerce from Google I/O 2026
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