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Last updated August 17, 2026
Shopify lays off 30+ in operations and customer support reorganization, with AI cited as partial cause
Google signs Pentagon AI deal with weaker guardrails than OpenAI, faces internal backlash from 1,000 employees
TikToker’s crowdfunding plan to buy and revive Spirit Airlines draws $88M in pledges from 124,700 people
commercetools launches accelerator certification program with Orium’s B2B Manufacturing accelerator as first certified
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi pushes “everything app” vision with hotel bookings, autonomous vehicles, and AI agents
Amazon launches Amazon Supply Chain Services to open its logistics network to all businesses
Elon Musk takes the stand in the OpenAI trial and says he was a “fool” to donate to OpenAI the nonprofit
China orders Meta to unwind its $2B acquisition of Manus AI, but is that even possible?
OpenAI makes data-sharing official and prepares for EU ad expansion
Stripe announces 288 new products & features at Stripe Sessions
Jack Dorsey reboots Vine with a new six second video app, but do creators want their old content resurfaced?
Shopify seeks regulatory approvals to act as a money transmitter and potentially bypass Stripe and PayPal
Commerce announces product updates at Commerce Live 2026 including PayPal Store Sync Integration and Link Wallets
GameStop makes an unsolicited offer to buy eBay for $56B, and I say go for it
OpenAI lays groundwork for ChatGPT ads in EU with consent management updates to conversion tracking pixel
Recharge acquires Skio to build a unified subscription commerce platform processing over $20B in GMV
OpenAI updates U.S. privacy policy to formalize data-sharing with advertisers and marketing partners
Amazon expands built-in price history feature to show product prices across the past 365 days
Temu hit with California class action accusing the marketplace of “spam abuse” through deceptive email tactics
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