https://www.shopifreaks.com/microsoft-azure-president-tells-his-11500-person-group-to-find-20-in-cost-cuts-as-data-center-spending-squeezes-cash-flow/Shopifreaksen2026-10-14T06:20:57-05:00Microsoft Azure president tells his 11,500-person group to find 20% in cost cuts as data center spending squeezes cash flow https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-is-in-early-talks-to-buy-trail-of-bits-a-security-firm-that-finds-and-fixes-bugs-in-open-source-software-like-python/Shopifreaksen2026-10-14T06:10:02-05:00OpenAI is in early talks to buy Trail of Bits, a security firm that finds and fixes bugs in open-source software like Python https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-ads-tests-automated-bidding-for-video-reach-campaigns-that-sets-cpms-itself-to-spend-the-full-budget-and-maximize-reach/Shopifreaksen2026-10-14T06:00:51-05:00Google Ads tests automated bidding for Video Reach campaigns that sets CPMs itself to spend the full budget and maximize reach https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-tells-advertisers-how-to-still-steer-ad-placement-after-removing-manual-placement-controls-from-most-campaign-objectives/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T22:53:25-05:00Meta tells advertisers how to still steer ad placement after removing manual placement controls from most campaign objectives https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-acquires-43-us-headset-patents-from-sony-part-of-a-deal-set-to-move-419-of-sonys-vr-and-ar-patents-worldwide-to-meta/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T22:43:26-05:00Meta acquires 43 US headset patents from Sony, part of a deal set to move 419 of Sony’s VR and AR patents worldwide to Meta https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-is-in-talks-to-give-a-jeffrey-katzenberg-and-bill-peebles-startup-access-to-its-shelved-sora-video-model-for-filmmakers/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T22:33:00-05:00OpenAI is in talks to give a Jeffrey Katzenberg and Bill Peebles startup access to its shelved Sora video model for filmmakers https://www.shopifreaks.com/anthropic-says-a-claude-model-sent-philadelphia-police-a-fake-tip-on-an-unsolved-murder-in-testing-months-before-it-told-them/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T22:23:18-05:00Anthropic says a Claude model sent Philadelphia police a fake tip on an unsolved murder in testing, months before it told them https://www.shopifreaks.com/ikea-opens-a-douyin-flagship-store-selling-6500-products-across-china-as-it-closes-stores-and-leans-on-online-channels/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T22:13:22-05:00Ikea opens a Douyin flagship store selling 6,500 products across China as it closes stores and leans on online channels https://www.shopifreaks.com/shopify-estimates-its-merchants-generated-1-2-trillion-in-global-economic-activity-and-supported-9-6-million-jobs-last-year/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T22:03:25-05:00Shopify estimates its merchants generated $1.2 trillion in global economic activity and supported 9.6 million jobs last year https://www.shopifreaks.com/accenture-acquires-london-data-firm-sagacity-adding-140-customer-intelligence-staff-to-accenture-song-in-the-uk-and-ireland/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T21:53:12-05:00Accenture acquires London data firm Sagacity, adding 140 customer intelligence staff to Accenture Song in the UK and Ireland https://www.shopifreaks.com/facebook-marketplaces-pay-per-sale-boosts-quietly-set-up-meta-ad-campaigns-with-daily-budgets-as-high-as-600-in-a-seller-test/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T21:43:08-05:00Facebook Marketplace’s pay-per-sale boosts quietly set up Meta ad campaigns with daily budgets as high as $600 in a seller test https://www.shopifreaks.com/american-express-launches-a-framework-that-records-what-shoppers-told-ai-agents-to-buy-and-blocks-purchases-that-dont-match/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T21:33:28-05:00American Express launches a framework that records what shoppers told AI agents to buy and blocks purchases that don’t match https://www.shopifreaks.com/indias-npci-delays-its-0-4-merchant-fee-on-upi-payments-above-%e2%82%b92000-until-after-diwali-as-retailers-threaten-to-drop-upi/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T21:23:29-05:00India’s NPCI delays its 0.4% merchant fee on UPI payments above ₹2,000 until after Diwali as retailers threaten to drop UPI https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-releases-muse-wonder-its-first-frontier-model-priced-at-4-per-million-input-tokens-and-matching-gpt-6-astra-in-its-tests/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T21:03:57-05:00Meta releases Muse Wonder, its first frontier model, priced at $4 per million input tokens and matching GPT-6 Astra in its tests https://www.shopifreaks.com/scanntech-raises-180m-series-f-led-by-l-catterton-to-expand-its-latin-american-retail-data-platform-built-on-checkout-sales/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T20:53:01-05:00Scanntech raises $180M Series F led by L Catterton to expand its Latin American retail data platform built on checkout sales https://www.shopifreaks.com/microsoft-shifts-copilots-agent-mode-back-toward-openai-models-to-protect-margins-as-its-anthropic-bill-tops-2-billion-a-year/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T20:43:18-05:00Microsoft shifts Copilot’s agent mode back toward OpenAI models to protect margins as its Anthropic bill tops $2 billion a year https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-will-hire-200-more-people-in-dublin-and-open-its-second-applied-ai-lab-raising-its-planned-irish-hiring-to-450-roles/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T20:33:36-05:00OpenAI will hire 200 more people in Dublin and open its second applied AI lab, raising its planned Irish hiring to 450 roles https://www.shopifreaks.com/symbotic-acquires-cellumation-whose-celluveyor-sorts-packages-with-hundreds-of-hexagonal-cells-that-move-items-in-any-direction/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T20:23:51-05:00Symbotic acquires cellumation, whose celluveyor sorts packages with hundreds of hexagonal cells that move items in any direction https://www.shopifreaks.com/tiktok-ceo-shou-chew-and-microsofts-judson-althoff-warn-against-ai-hype-saying-people-still-outdo-models-at-key-creative-work/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T20:13:21-05:00TikTok CEO Shou Chew and Microsoft’s Judson Althoff warn against AI hype, saying people still outdo models at key creative work https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-begins-testing-branded-prescription-drug-ads-in-ai-mode-and-ai-overviews-in-the-us-with-pharma-certification-required/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T20:03:42-05:00Google begins testing branded prescription drug ads in AI Mode and AI Overviews in the US, with pharma certification required https://www.shopifreaks.com/openais-agent-orchestration-platform-runs-at-twice-as-many-companies-as-anthropics-which-leads-slightly-on-shortlists/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T19:53:43-05:00OpenAI’s agent orchestration platform runs at twice as many companies as Anthropic’s, which leads slightly on shortlists https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-is-hiring-engineers-to-generate-and-recommend-ai-written-content-in-discover-which-reaches-500-million-users-a-day/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T19:43:21-05:00Google is hiring engineers to generate and recommend AI-written content in Discover, which reaches 500 million users a day https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-chief-ai-officer-alexandr-wang-says-his-meme-filled-x-posts-about-muse-were-meant-to-make-meta-cool-again-and-helped-growth/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T19:33:00-05:00Meta chief AI officer Alexandr Wang says his meme-filled X posts about Muse were meant to make Meta cool again and helped growth https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-says-hackers-used-an-employees-stolen-login-to-take-code-and-personal-data-on-1500-people-from-its-github-repositories/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T19:23:33-05:00Meta says hackers used an employee’s stolen login to take code and personal data on 1,500 people from its GitHub repositories https://www.shopifreaks.com/kroger-will-lay-off-3000-corporate-employees-over-three-years-as-new-ceo-greg-foran-pushes-the-grocer-further-into-ai/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T19:13:08-05:00Kroger will lay off 3,000 corporate employees over three years as new CEO Greg Foran pushes the grocer further into AI https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-ads-will-turn-demand-gen-lookalike-segments-into-suggestions-by-default-letting-its-ai-reach-past-the-chosen-audience/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T19:03:51-05:00Google Ads will turn Demand Gen Lookalike segments into suggestions by default, letting its AI reach past the chosen audience https://www.shopifreaks.com/anthropic-will-show-third-quarter-financials-to-institutional-investors-for-the-first-time-as-it-prepares-a-record-ipo/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T18:53:43-05:00Anthropic will show third-quarter financials to institutional investors for the first time as it prepares a record IPO https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-lets-people-send-vibe-coded-ai-studio-apps-straight-to-a-private-play-store-library-and-share-them-without-a-dev-account/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T18:43:35-05:00Google lets people send vibe-coded AI Studio apps straight to a private Play Store library and share them without a dev account https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-lets-facebook-users-tell-its-feed-algorithm-in-plain-language-what-they-want-to-see-using-llms-in-its-ranking-systems/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T18:33:02-05:00Meta lets Facebook users tell its feed algorithm in plain language what they want to see, using LLMs in its ranking systems https://www.shopifreaks.com/andreessen-horowitz-and-general-catalyst-move-to-secure-gpus-and-data-centers-for-their-portfolio-startups-as-ai-chips-run-short/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T18:23:20-05:00Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst move to secure GPUs and data centers for their portfolio startups as AI chips run short https://www.shopifreaks.com/clueso-raises-a-10-million-series-a-led-by-dharana-capital-for-ai-agents-that-record-and-update-product-videos-for-businesses/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T18:13:50-05:00Clueso raises a $10 million Series A led by Dharana Capital for AI agents that record and update product videos for businesses https://www.shopifreaks.com/shopify-launches-shop-md-a-skill-that-lets-any-ai-agent-shop-its-billion-product-catalog-and-check-out-through-shop-pay/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T18:03:34-05:00Shopify launches shop.md, a skill that lets any AI agent shop its billion-product catalog and check out through Shop Pay https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-engineer-is-charged-with-planting-a-hidden-recording-device-in-an-executive-conference-room-at-its-san-francisco-office/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T17:53:23-05:00OpenAI engineer is charged with planting a hidden recording device in an executive conference room at its San Francisco office https://www.shopifreaks.com/splitit-launches-a-white-label-world-mastercard-that-lets-mid-sized-banks-and-credit-unions-build-installments-into-a-credit-card/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T17:43:14-05:00Splitit launches a white-label World Mastercard that lets mid-sized banks and credit unions build installments into a credit card https://www.shopifreaks.com/openais-next-flagship-model-also-uses-loop-transformers-after-microsoft-accidentally-confirmed-the-technique-in-gpt-6-1-sol/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T17:33:44-05:00OpenAI’s next flagship model also uses loop transformers, after Microsoft accidentally confirmed the technique in GPT-6.1 Sol https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-is-in-talks-to-buy-ai-startup-decart-for-about-7-billion-after-anthropic-was-reported-negotiating-at-6-billion-in-august/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T17:23:55-05:00Amazon is in talks to buy AI startup Decart for about $7 billion after Anthropic was reported negotiating at $6 billion in August https://www.shopifreaks.com/mark-zuckerberg-says-meta-decided-to-spend-up-to-200-billion-on-its-ai-push-before-it-knew-whether-the-models-would-work/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T17:13:18-05:00Mark Zuckerberg says Meta decided to spend up to $200 billion on its AI push before it knew whether the models would work https://www.shopifreaks.com/loops-raises-3-5-million-to-combine-ai-search-a-shopping-assistant-product-enrichment-and-virtual-try-on-for-retailers/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T17:03:27-05:00Loops raises $3.5 million to combine AI search, a shopping assistant, product enrichment, and virtual try-on for retailers https://www.shopifreaks.com/anthropic-posts-a-145000-job-for-a-human-assistant-to-its-london-go-to-market-leaders-while-it-builds-claude-to-do-office-work/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T16:53:52-05:00Anthropic posts a £145,000 job for a human assistant to its London go-to-market leaders while it builds Claude to do office work https://www.shopifreaks.com/mit-sues-amazon-web-services-for-infringing-two-patents-on-puf-technology-used-to-generate-unique-cryptographic-keys-in-the-cloud/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T16:43:16-05:00MIT sues Amazon Web Services for infringing two patents on PUF technology used to generate unique cryptographic keys in the cloud https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-workers-survive-a-shooting-outside-the-companys-red-hook-fulfillment-center-in-brooklyn-as-police-search-for-two-suspects/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T16:33:26-05:00Amazon workers survive a shooting outside the company’s Red Hook fulfillment center in Brooklyn as police search for two suspects https://www.shopifreaks.com/apple-launches-homeview-a-299-smart-home-display-that-recognizes-faces-and-runs-its-new-siri-ai-but-wont-sell-it-in-the-eu/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T16:28:20-05:00Apple launches HomeView, a $299 smart home display that recognizes faces and runs its new Siri AI, but won’t sell it in the EU https://www.shopifreaks.com/d-finance-raises-e545-million-in-debt-and-equity-to-grow-its-plazo-consumer-credit-app-and-turron-its-new-bnpl-product-in-spain/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T16:23:03-05:00D Finance raises €545 million in debt and equity to grow its Plazo consumer credit app and Turrón, its new BNPL product in Spain https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-must-hand-apple-its-interview-records-for-former-apple-staff-after-a-judge-partly-grants-apples-expedited-discovery-bid/Shopifreaksen2026-10-13T16:13:30-05:00OpenAI must hand Apple its interview records for former Apple staff after a judge partly grants Apple’s expedited discovery bid https://www.shopifreaks.com/october-shopping-events-hit-9-86b-in-online-sales-across-all-retailers/Shopifreaksen2026-10-12T17:54:56-05:00October shopping events hit $9.86B in online sales across all retailers https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-to-monetize-the-time-you-spend-waiting-for-images-to-generate/Shopifreaksen2026-10-12T17:54:26-05:00OpenAI to monetize the time you spend waiting for images to generate https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-opens-ai-mode-checkout-to-more-merchants/Shopifreaksen2026-10-12T17:53:49-05:00Google opens AI Mode checkout to more merchants https://www.shopifreaks.com/ftc-investigates-block-over-frozen-square-accounts-but-what-about-the-rest-of-them/Shopifreaksen2026-10-12T17:53:23-05:00FTC investigates Block over frozen Square accounts, but what about the rest of them? https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazons-about-you-profiles-roast-shoppers-with-no-friends-and-small-weiners/Shopifreaksen2026-10-12T17:52:54-05:00Amazon’s ‘About You’ profiles roast shoppers with “no friends” and “small weiners” https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-bans-ads-from-bytedance-and-anyone-linking-to-tiktok/Shopifreaksen2026-10-12T17:52:27-05:00Meta bans ads from ByteDance and anyone linking to TikTok https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-and-sierra-launch-a-personal-agent-protocol-for-ai-shopping-agents/Shopifreaksen2026-10-12T17:52:02-05:00Meta and Sierra launch a Personal Agent Protocol for AI shopping agents https://www.shopifreaks.com/tiktok-unveils-one-click-checkout-and-an-ai-shopping-assistant/Shopifreaksen2026-10-12T17:50:41-05:00TikTok unveils one-click checkout and an AI shopping assistant