https://www.shopifreaks.com/us-lawmakers-and-trade-groups-press-trump-to-restart-canada-talks-as-counter-tariffs-hit-autos-sporting-goods-and-appliances/Shopifreaksen2026-08-26T18:09:26-05:00US lawmakers and trade groups press Trump to restart Canada talks as counter-tariffs hit autos, sporting goods, and appliances https://www.shopifreaks.com/39-state-bankers-associations-form-bankchain-alliance-to-build-a-bank-owned-network-for-tokenized-deposits-and-stablecoins/Shopifreaksen2026-08-26T17:02:02-05:0039 state bankers associations form BankChain Alliance to build a bank-owned network for tokenized deposits and stablecoins https://www.shopifreaks.com/usps-proposes-holiday-package-surcharges-that-would-stack-on-top-of-the-8-transportation-increase-it-imposed-in-april/Shopifreaksen2026-08-26T11:07:51-05:00USPS 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