https://www.shopifreaks.com/usps-proposes-holiday-package-surcharges-that-would-stack-on-top-of-the-8-transportation-increase-it-imposed-in-april/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T22:51:51-05:00USPS proposes holiday package surcharges that would stack on top of the 8% transportation increase it imposed in April https://www.shopifreaks.com/teen-tiktok-use-in-australia-has-returned-to-within-a-point-of-where-it-sat-before-the-worlds-first-under-16-social-media-ban/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T22:41:49-05:00Teen TikTok use in Australia has returned to within a point of where it sat before the world’s first under-16 social media ban https://www.shopifreaks.com/tiktok-adds-an-optional-setting-that-lets-users-name-someone-to-manage-their-profile-after-they-die-or-have-it-deleted/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T22:31:37-05:00TikTok adds an optional setting that lets users name someone to manage their profile after they die or have it deleted https://www.shopifreaks.com/fable-5-spending-flattens-at-11-of-what-companies-spend-on-anthropics-tools-as-they-route-routine-work-to-cheaper-models/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T22:21:31-05:00Fable 5 spending flattens at 11% of what companies spend on Anthropic’s tools as they route routine work to cheaper models https://www.shopifreaks.com/stripe-adds-gcash-momo-samsung-pay-promptpay-truemoney-and-touch-n-go-as-cross-border-payment-methods-for-sellers/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T22:11:21-05:00Stripe adds GCash, MoMo, Samsung Pay, PromptPay, TrueMoney, and Touch ‘n Go as cross-border payment methods for sellers https://www.shopifreaks.com/openais-head-of-data-centers-chris-malone-leaves-as-the-company-scales-a-compute-buildout-projected-to-hit-750-billion/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T22:01:18-05:00OpenAI’s head of data centers Chris Malone leaves as the company scales a compute buildout projected to hit $750 billion https://www.shopifreaks.com/hightouch-hires-googles-jitendra-kumar-to-win-over-the-agencies-whose-work-its-agentic-marketing-system-could-replace/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T21:51:07-05:00Hightouch hires Google’s Jitendra Kumar to win over the agencies whose work its agentic marketing system could replace https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-has-lost-at-least-a-dozen-senior-people-this-year-including-four-c-suite-officers-as-it-prepares-a-1-trillion-ipo/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T18:07:35-05:00OpenAI has lost at least a dozen senior people this year, including four C-suite officers, as it prepares a $1 trillion IPO https://www.shopifreaks.com/descartes-acquires-freight-brokerage-software-company-tai-software-for-100-million-its-third-logistics-deal-since-april/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T17:57:25-05:00Descartes acquires freight brokerage software company Tai Software for $100 million, its third logistics deal since April https://www.shopifreaks.com/walmart-doubles-its-sub-30-minute-delivery-volume-and-takes-the-service-to-38-us-markets-as-stores-carry-the-last-mile/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T17:47:13-05:00Walmart doubles its sub-30-minute delivery volume and takes the service to 38 US markets as stores carry the last mile https://www.shopifreaks.com/anthropic-asks-job-candidates-in-culture-interviews-how-theyd-feel-if-a-safety-decision-drove-the-companys-stock-to-zero/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T17:37:41-05:00Anthropic asks job candidates in culture interviews how they’d feel if a safety decision drove the company’s stock to zero https://www.shopifreaks.com/ebay-doubled-engineering-output-under-a-program-called-velocity-but-its-former-chief-architect-says-the-culture-blocked-the-rest/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T17:27:46-05:00eBay doubled engineering output under a program called Velocity, but its former chief architect says the culture blocked the rest https://www.shopifreaks.com/brazils-data-protection-agency-fines-bytedance-r153-7-million-over-how-tiktok-handles-childrens-and-teenagers-data/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T17:17:05-05:00Brazil’s data protection agency fines ByteDance R$153.7 million over how TikTok handles children’s and teenagers’ data https://www.shopifreaks.com/serpapi-moves-to-dismiss-googles-amended-dmca-complaint-arguing-google-never-produced-the-licenses-behind-searchguard/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T17:07:49-05:00SerpApi moves to dismiss Google’s amended DMCA complaint, arguing Google never produced the licenses behind SearchGuard https://www.shopifreaks.com/canada-answers-trumps-section-338-tariffs-with-counter-duties-on-c27-6b-of-us-goods-from-cosmetics-to-video-game-consoles/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T16:47:47-05:00Canada answers Trump’s Section 338 tariffs with counter-duties on C$27.6B of US goods, from cosmetics to video game consoles https://www.shopifreaks.com/softbank-plans-a-record-%c2%a51t-retail-bond-sale-to-fund-its-openai-commitments-leaving-a-20b-shortfall-even-after-it-prices/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T16:37:24-05:00SoftBank plans a record ¥1T retail bond sale to fund its OpenAI commitments, leaving a $20B shortfall even after it prices https://www.shopifreaks.com/ebay-puts-depop-banners-on-its-homepage-and-atop-fashion-search-sending-buyers-off-the-site-sellers-pay-to-advertise-on/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T16:27:35-05:00eBay puts Depop banners on its homepage and atop fashion search, sending buyers off the site sellers pay to advertise on https://www.shopifreaks.com/walmart-hires-21-year-google-veteran-sonia-wadhawan-to-run-partnerships-for-its-ai-acceleration-product-and-design-team/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T16:17:57-05:00Walmart hires 21-year Google veteran Sonia Wadhawan to run partnerships for its AI Acceleration, Product and Design team https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-is-building-its-ads-business-around-enterprise-buyers-first-with-a-374k-to-415k-hire-to-court-big-brands-and-agencies/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T16:07:52-05:00OpenAI is building its ads business around enterprise buyers first, with a $374K to $415K hire to court big brands and agencies https://www.shopifreaks.com/dtc-brands-are-shifting-to-amazon-as-googles-ai-results-cut-organic-traffic-and-meta-and-google-ad-prices-keep-climbing/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T15:57:21-05:00DTC brands are shifting to Amazon as Google’s AI results cut organic traffic and Meta and Google ad prices keep climbing https://www.shopifreaks.com/western-european-streaming-subscribers-absorbed-the-worlds-steepest-price-increases-over-the-past-three-years-at-1-86-a-month/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T15:47:10-05:00Western European streaming subscribers absorbed the world’s steepest price increases over the past three years at $1.86 a month https://www.shopifreaks.com/new-us-visa-fees-are-pushing-frontier-ai-founders-to-build-in-china-instead-of-america-per-one-way-ventures-lex-zhao/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T15:37:14-05:00New US visa fees are pushing frontier AI founders to build in China instead of America, per One Way Ventures’ Lex Zhao https://www.shopifreaks.com/microsofts-cloud-and-ai-staff-report-stock-awards-reaching-1-4m-while-xbox-tops-out-at-65k-per-a-leaked-pay-spreadsheet/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T15:27:38-05:00Microsoft’s Cloud and AI staff report stock awards reaching $1.4M while Xbox tops out at $65K, per a leaked pay spreadsheet https://www.shopifreaks.com/shopifys-tobi-lutke-says-hell-build-the-ai-native-shopify-himself-and-sam-altman-says-not-every-business-is-up-for-grabs/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T15:17:14-05:00Shopify’s Tobi Lütke says he’ll build the AI-native Shopify himself, and Sam Altman says not every business is up for grabs https://www.shopifreaks.com/thomson-reuters-launches-its-own-ai-model-adapted-from-alibabas-qwen-to-cut-what-it-pays-frontier-labs-like-openai-and-google/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T15:07:31-05:00Thomson Reuters launches its own AI model, adapted from Alibaba’s Qwen, to cut what it pays frontier labs like OpenAI and Google https://www.shopifreaks.com/trump-threatens-to-double-tariffs-on-canadian-vehicles-to-50-in-january-and-extend-them-to-usmca-compliant-auto-parts/Shopifreaksen2026-08-25T10:08:24-05:00Trump threatens to double tariffs on Canadian vehicles to 50% in January and extend them to USMCA-compliant auto parts https://www.shopifreaks.com/nvidia-is-in-talks-to-back-perplexity-at-a-valuation-above-30-billion-more-than-double-where-the-search-company-was-a-year-ago/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T20:03:18-05:00Nvidia is in talks to back Perplexity at a valuation above $30 billion, more than double where the search company was a year ago https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-is-preparing-to-launch-hatch-a-consumer-ai-agent-trained-to-shop-and-act-on-sites-including-doordash-etsy-and-yelp/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T19:53:04-05:00Meta is preparing to launch Hatch, a consumer AI agent trained to shop and act on sites including DoorDash, Etsy, and Yelp https://www.shopifreaks.com/gap-inc-hires-walmarts-justin-breton-to-run-original-content-under-the-chief-entertainment-officer-it-created-this-year/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T19:43:03-05:00Gap Inc. hires Walmart’s Justin Breton to run original content under the chief entertainment officer it created this year https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazons-zoox-starts-charging-for-robotaxi-rides-in-las-vegas-under-nhtsa-caps-on-fleet-size-road-speed-and-the-weather/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T19:33:14-05:00Amazon’s Zoox starts charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas under NHTSA caps on fleet size, road speed, and the weather https://www.shopifreaks.com/googles-ai-overviews-cite-a-timestamp-inside-a-youtube-video-half-the-time-while-chatgpt-does-it-on-0-6-of-citations/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T19:23:53-05:00Google’s AI Overviews cite a timestamp inside a YouTube video half the time, while ChatGPT does it on 0.6% of citations https://www.shopifreaks.com/netflix-has-talked-with-nbcuniversal-and-fox-about-carrying-peacock-and-fox-one-inside-its-own-app-reversing-a-longtime-stance/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T19:13:32-05:00Netflix has talked with NBCUniversal and Fox about carrying Peacock and Fox One inside its own app, reversing a longtime stance https://www.shopifreaks.com/youtube-starts-counting-a-view-from-the-first-frame-across-all-formats-inflating-public-counts-while-pay-stays-on-engaged-views/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T19:03:34-05:00YouTube starts counting a view from the first frame across all formats, inflating public counts while pay stays on engaged views https://www.shopifreaks.com/metas-ray-ban-glasses-draw-a-privacy-backlash-that-critics-tie-to-a-decade-long-push-to-feed-zuckerbergs-contextual-ai/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T18:53:16-05:00Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses draw a privacy backlash that critics tie to a decade-long push to feed Zuckerberg’s contextual AI https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-is-designing-fully-automated-delivery-stations-in-a-project-called-tetromino-with-530-million-planned-through-2029/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T18:43:49-05:00Amazon is designing fully automated delivery stations in a project called Tetromino, with $530 million planned through 2029 https://www.shopifreaks.com/alabama-attorney-general-subpoenas-openai-over-the-cybersecurity-model-that-escaped-its-test-environment-and-hacked-hugging-face/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T18:33:22-05:00Alabama attorney general subpoenas OpenAI over the cybersecurity model that escaped its test environment and hacked Hugging Face https://www.shopifreaks.com/wix-embeds-its-harmony-ai-website-builder-inside-googles-gemini-letting-users-build-and-manage-their-sites-from-the-chat/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T18:23:21-05:00Wix embeds its Harmony AI website builder inside Google’s Gemini, letting users build and manage their sites from the chat https://www.shopifreaks.com/hugging-face-explores-a-sale-at-13-billion-or-more-nearly-triple-what-the-ai-model-sharing-platform-was-worth-in-2023/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T18:13:04-05:00Hugging Face explores a sale at $13 billion or more, nearly triple what the AI model-sharing platform was worth in 2023 https://www.shopifreaks.com/honey-lost-over-7m-chrome-users-and-7000-merchants-after-megalags-investigation/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T17:44:49-05:00Honey lost over 7M Chrome users and 7,000 merchants after MegaLag’s investigation https://www.shopifreaks.com/walmart-finally-allows-apple-pay-and-google-pay-at-select-u-s-stores/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T17:44:19-05:00Walmart finally allows Apple Pay and Google Pay at select U.S. stores https://www.shopifreaks.com/the-singularity-has-arrived-according-to-stripe-sam-altman-and-elon-musk/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T17:43:46-05:00The singularity has arrived, according to Stripe, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-brings-chatgpt-ads-to-europe-with-consent-at-the-start/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T17:43:23-05:00OpenAI brings ChatGPT ads to Europe, with consent at the start https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-goes-to-trial-over-whether-it-built-instagram-and-facebook-to-addict-children/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T17:43:03-05:00Meta goes to trial over whether it built Instagram and Facebook to addict children https://www.shopifreaks.com/new-50-u-s-tariffs-take-effect-on-many-canadian-goods-after-a-week-of-whiplash/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T17:42:12-05:00New 50% U.S. tariffs take effect on many Canadian goods after a week of whiplash https://www.shopifreaks.com/tiktok-is-exploring-a-peer-to-peer-payments-feature/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T17:41:38-05:00TikTok is exploring a peer-to-peer payments feature https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-to-expand-drone-delivery-to-nearly-500-u-s-cities-and-towns-this-year/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T17:41:14-05:00Amazon to expand drone delivery to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns this year https://www.shopifreaks.com/only-10-of-the-100-largest-online-retailers-rank-among-the-100-most-ready-for-ai-shopping-per-refibuys-ai1000-report/Shopifreaksen2026-08-24T10:59:49-05:00Only 10 of the 100 largest online retailers rank among the 100 most ready for AI shopping, per ReFiBuy’s AI1000 report