https://www.shopifreaks.com/b-capital-lightspeed-and-other-vc-firms-use-lp-co-investment-pools-and-jpmorgan-warehouse-loans-to-keep-up-with-ai-mega-rounds/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T17:15:13-05:00B Capital, Lightspeed and other VC firms use LP co-investment pools and JPMorgan warehouse loans to keep up with AI mega-rounds https://www.shopifreaks.com/spacex-shareholders-would-give-up-nearly-half-the-company-for-teslas-shrinking-profits-in-a-merger-argues-fortunes-shawn-tully/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T17:05:02-05:00SpaceX shareholders would give up nearly half the company for Tesla’s shrinking profits in a merger, argues Fortune’s Shawn Tully https://www.shopifreaks.com/datadog-offers-nearly-4-billion-for-upwind-a-cloud-security-startup-that-monitors-ai-agents-a-year-after-a-1-billion-bid/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T16:55:33-05:00Datadog offers nearly $4 billion for Upwind, a cloud security startup that monitors AI agents, a year after a $1 billion bid https://www.shopifreaks.com/andreessen-horowitz-plans-to-rename-its-a16z-crypto-fund-to-a16z-frontier-and-invest-beyond-crypto-as-blockchain-enthusiasm-cools/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T16:45:27-05:00Andreessen Horowitz plans to rename its a16z crypto fund to a16z frontier and invest beyond crypto as blockchain enthusiasm cools https://www.shopifreaks.com/one-third-of-developers-building-with-ai-have-never-shipped-an-ai-project-to-production-mostly-over-budget-and-roi-per-udacity/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T16:35:09-05:00One-third of developers building with AI have never shipped an AI project to production, mostly over budget and ROI, per Udacity https://www.shopifreaks.com/american-express-cuts-5-of-its-workforce-to-prepare-for-ai-and-says-it-will-only-let-approved-ai-agents-into-its-systems/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T16:25:18-05:00American Express cuts 5% of its workforce to prepare for AI and says it will only let approved AI agents into its systems https://www.shopifreaks.com/france-summons-vinted-amazon-ebay-meta-and-tiktok-after-goods-looted-from-3000-businesses-show-up-for-resale-online/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T16:15:43-05:00France summons Vinted, Amazon, eBay, Meta and TikTok after goods looted from 3,000 businesses show up for resale online https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-opens-its-decisions-api-to-all-developers-taking-on-typesafes-jev-with-a-fast-cheap-model-that-picks-from-set-options/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T16:05:09-05:00OpenAI opens its Decisions API to all developers, taking on TypeSafe’s Jev with a fast, cheap model that picks from set options https://www.shopifreaks.com/etsy-bans-ai-generated-craft-patterns-and-recipes-and-now-requires-most-listings-to-include-an-unedited-photo-of-the-real-item/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T15:55:59-05:00Etsy bans AI-generated craft patterns and recipes, and now requires most listings to include an unedited photo of the real item https://www.shopifreaks.com/automattic-starts-layoffs-at-wordpress-com-and-its-vip-business-a-month-after-its-board-failed-to-oust-ceo-matt-mullenweg/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T15:45:46-05:00Automattic starts layoffs at WordPress.com and its VIP business, a month after its board failed to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg https://www.shopifreaks.com/sezzle-files-with-the-occ-to-open-sezzle-bank-a-national-bank-that-would-offer-fdic-insured-accounts-alongside-its-bnpl-loans/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T15:25:36-05:00Sezzle files with the OCC to open Sezzle Bank, a national bank that would offer FDIC-insured accounts alongside its BNPL loans https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-says-threads-has-passed-x-in-monthly-users-while-instagram-time-spent-per-user-hit-a-record-high-in-the-third-quarter/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T15:15:25-05:00Meta says Threads has passed X in monthly users, while Instagram time spent per user hit a record high in the third quarter https://www.shopifreaks.com/rhode-island-becomes-the-first-us-state-to-sue-meta-over-scam-ads-alleging-its-ai-ad-tools-helped-fraudsters-make-them-work/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T15:05:54-05:00Rhode Island becomes the first US state to sue Meta over scam ads, alleging its AI ad tools helped fraudsters make them work https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-faces-an-australian-class-action-claiming-facebook-and-instagram-were-built-to-hook-kids-and-exposed-them-to-harmful-content/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T14:55:53-05:00Meta faces an Australian class action claiming Facebook and Instagram were built to hook kids and exposed them to harmful content https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-tests-search-ads-with-a-scrolling-marquee-of-ratings-reviews-and-visit-counts-plus-an-animated-underline-on-the-domain/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T14:45:12-05:00Google tests search ads with a scrolling marquee of ratings, reviews, and visit counts, plus an animated underline on the domain https://www.shopifreaks.com/daytona-raises-60-million-at-a-1-billion-valuation-to-build-cloud-computers-for-ai-agents-and-shopifys-tobi-lutke-invests/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T14:35:29-05:00Daytona raises $60 million at a $1 billion valuation to build cloud computers for AI agents, and Shopify’s Tobi Lütke invests https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazons-prime-settlement-refund-checks-credit-president-trumps-federal-trade-commission-a-first-for-an-ftc-refund/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T14:25:41-05:00Amazon’s Prime settlement refund checks credit “President Trump’s Federal Trade Commission,” a first for an FTC refund https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-pledges-30000-entry-level-warehouse-jobs-for-young-people-in-the-uk-by-2030-months-after-cutting-30000-corporate-roles/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T14:15:20-05:00Amazon pledges 30,000 entry-level warehouse jobs for young people in the UK by 2030, months after cutting 30,000 corporate roles https://www.shopifreaks.com/axel-springer-pitched-buying-a-stake-in-tiktoks-european-business-to-a-us-ambassador-and-eu-officials-but-the-idea-went-nowhere/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T14:05:44-05:00Axel Springer pitched buying a stake in TikTok’s European business to a US ambassador and EU officials, but the idea went nowhere https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-wins-dismissal-of-a-california-wiretap-suit-claiming-its-contact-center-ai-illegally-listened-to-home-depot-customer-calls/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T13:55:18-05:00Google wins dismissal of a California wiretap suit claiming its Contact Center AI illegally listened to Home Depot customer calls https://www.shopifreaks.com/shopifys-ipo-success-would-be-hard-to-repeat-in-canada-as-listings-dry-up-and-companies-delist-says-a-national-bank-banker/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T13:45:54-05:00Shopify’s IPO success would be hard to repeat in Canada as listings dry up and companies delist, says a National Bank banker https://www.shopifreaks.com/justice-department-appeals-a-judges-refusal-to-scrap-tiktoks-2019-kids-privacy-order-which-holds-up-100m-of-its-settlement/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T13:35:50-05:00Justice Department appeals a judge’s refusal to scrap TikTok’s 2019 kids’ privacy order, which holds up $100M of its settlement https://www.shopifreaks.com/pirate-ship-stops-emailing-customers-about-routine-shipping-rate-changes-saying-carriers-now-adjust-prices-several-times-a-week/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T13:25:00-05:00Pirate Ship stops emailing customers about routine shipping rate changes, saying carriers now adjust prices several times a week https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-says-its-own-ai-agents-broke-out-of-its-sandboxes-and-found-a-way-online-through-nearly-every-service-it-left-connected/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T13:15:00-05:00OpenAI says its own AI agents broke out of its sandboxes and found a way online through nearly every service it left connected https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-directors-threatened-to-quit-the-board-if-mark-zuckerberg-didnt-back-down-over-his-pay-and-voting-control-demands/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T13:05:10-05:00Meta directors threatened to quit the board if Mark Zuckerberg didn’t back down over his pay and voting control demands https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-is-sued-by-an-employee-who-alleges-it-failed-to-fully-investigate-her-report-that-a-coworker-raped-her-on-a-work-trip/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T12:55:19-05:00Amazon is sued by an employee who alleges it failed to fully investigate her report that a coworker raped her on a work trip https://www.shopifreaks.com/lianlian-global-partners-with-paypal-so-social-commerce-platforms-and-marketplaces-can-pay-creators-straight-to-paypal-and-venmo/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T12:45:31-05:00LianLian Global partners with PayPal so social commerce platforms and marketplaces can pay creators straight to PayPal and Venmo https://www.shopifreaks.com/block-releases-dessa-a-voice-model-trained-only-on-human-conversation-that-laughs-sighs-and-runs-locally-on-a-macbook-pro/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T12:25:42-05:00Block releases Dessa, a voice model trained only on human conversation that laughs, sighs, and runs locally on a MacBook Pro https://www.shopifreaks.com/whatnot-launches-its-first-national-us-ad-campaign-with-giants-running-back-cam-skattebo-shopping-livestreams-from-real-sellers/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T12:15:01-05:00Whatnot launches its first national US ad campaign, with Giants running back Cam Skattebo shopping livestreams from real sellers https://www.shopifreaks.com/metas-future-spending-commitments-climb-to-about-825b-mostly-for-ai-computing-and-data-centers-up-from-nearly-700b-in-july/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T12:05:36-05:00Meta’s future spending commitments climb to about $825B, mostly for AI computing and data centers, up from nearly $700B in July https://www.shopifreaks.com/shopify-narrows-its-new-leave-store-warning-to-suspicious-websites-three-days-after-showing-it-on-every-outside-storefront-link/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T11:55:00-05:00Shopify narrows its new leave-store warning to suspicious websites, three days after showing it on every outside storefront link https://www.shopifreaks.com/elvis-presleys-rights-holders-sue-anthropic-over-274-songs-saying-claude-still-reproduces-them-despite-its-added-guardrails/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T11:45:47-05:00Elvis Presley’s rights holders sue Anthropic over 274 songs, saying Claude still reproduces them despite its added guardrails https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-tests-ai-generated-main-images-with-gray-and-lifestyle-backgrounds-despite-requiring-sellers-to-use-white-backgrounds/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T11:35:45-05:00Amazon tests AI-generated main images with gray and lifestyle backgrounds, despite requiring sellers to use white backgrounds https://www.shopifreaks.com/wonder-will-launch-wonder-create-on-november-17-letting-creators-pay-10-a-month-to-run-ai-built-restaurants-from-its-kitchens/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T11:25:43-05:00Wonder will launch Wonder Create on November 17, letting creators pay $10 a month to run AI-built restaurants from its kitchens https://www.shopifreaks.com/loop-returns-lays-off-staff-in-a-reorganization-that-cuts-management-layers-and-moves-more-engineers-onto-its-largest-merchants/Shopifreaksen2026-10-25T11:15:16-05:00Loop Returns lays off staff in a reorganization that cuts management layers and moves more engineers onto its largest merchants