https://www.shopifreaks.com/perplexity-runs-creator-campaigns-of-100-plus-on-multi-million-dollar-budgets-and-judges-them-on-conversions-not-reach/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T11:12:49-05:00Perplexity runs creator campaigns of 100-plus on multi-million-dollar budgets and judges them on conversions, not reach https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-pilots-sponsored-agent-ads-in-chatgpt-that-open-a-branded-chat-instead-of-a-website-with-wayfair-among-the-testers/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T09:40:18-05:00OpenAI pilots Sponsored Agent ads in ChatGPT that open a branded chat instead of a website, with Wayfair among the testers https://www.shopifreaks.com/musks-x-and-spacexai-must-show-a-judge-any-apple-agreements-behind-their-dropped-antitrust-claims-after-openai-objected/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T09:30:57-05:00Musk’s X and SpaceXAI must show a judge any Apple agreements behind their dropped antitrust claims after OpenAI objected https://www.shopifreaks.com/googles-260m-play-store-developer-settlement-clears-the-uk-tribunal-as-a-separate-consumer-claim-goes-to-trial-oct-5/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T09:20:40-05:00Google’s £260M Play Store developer settlement clears the UK tribunal as a separate consumer claim goes to trial Oct. 5 https://www.shopifreaks.com/bytedance-raises-290-million-for-anew-labs-the-ai-drug-discovery-unit-it-spun-out-in-june-at-a-1-5-billion-valuation/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T09:10:40-05:00ByteDance raises $290 million for Anew Labs, the AI drug discovery unit it spun out in June, at a $1.5 billion valuation https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-launches-alexa-in-india-with-hindi-and-hinglish-support-free-for-prime-members-and-%e2%82%b92000-a-month-without-it/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T09:00:07-05:00Amazon launches Alexa+ in India with Hindi and Hinglish support, free for Prime members and ₹2,000 a month without it https://www.shopifreaks.com/salesforce-launches-aiforce-so-agents-can-reach-its-data-from-claude-and-slack-starting-with-37-prebuilt-sales-skills/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T08:50:38-05:00Salesforce launches AIforce so agents can reach its data from Claude and Slack, starting with 37 prebuilt sales skills https://www.shopifreaks.com/bytedance-founder-zhang-yiming-passes-gautam-adani-as-asias-richest-person-after-a-12b-markup-to-his-bytedance-stake/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T08:40:09-05:00ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming passes Gautam Adani as Asia’s richest person after a $12B markup to his ByteDance stake https://www.shopifreaks.com/x-turns-cashtags-into-a-trading-funnel-with-a-trade-button-that-sends-us-users-to-five-brokerages-and-crypto-exchanges/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T08:30:27-05:00X turns Cashtags into a trading funnel with a Trade button that sends US users to five brokerages and crypto exchanges https://www.shopifreaks.com/buywander-raises-a-21m-series-a-co-led-by-madrona-and-inspired-capital-to-open-more-retail-returns-auction-warehouses/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T08:20:41-05:00BuyWander raises a $21M Series A co-led by Madrona and Inspired Capital to open more retail returns auction warehouses https://www.shopifreaks.com/googles-3-3-million-us-ad-account-suspensions-outnumber-tvs-86800-brand-advertisers-38-to-1-in-a-new-tv-industry-deck/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T08:10:11-05:00Google’s 3.3 million US ad account suspensions outnumber TV’s 86,800 brand advertisers 38 to 1 in a new TV industry deck https://www.shopifreaks.com/costco-adds-affirm-for-its-uk-members-offering-interest-free-and-interest-bearing-monthly-payments-on-online-orders-only/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T08:00:43-05:00Costco adds Affirm for its UK members, offering interest-free and interest-bearing monthly payments on online orders only https://www.shopifreaks.com/firmus-technologies-courts-investors-ahead-of-an-australian-stock-listing-next-month-that-reports-peg-at-up-to-a7-billion/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T07:50:38-05:00Firmus Technologies courts investors ahead of an Australian stock listing next month that reports peg at up to A$7 billion https://www.shopifreaks.com/anthropic-merges-claude-cowork-into-claude-and-launches-claude-docs-and-claude-slides-in-beta-for-pro-and-max-subscribers/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T07:40:36-05:00Anthropic merges Claude Cowork into Claude and launches Claude Docs and Claude Slides in beta for Pro and Max subscribers https://www.shopifreaks.com/shopify-ceo-tobi-lutke-says-half-the-companys-pull-requests-now-start-as-slack-conversations-with-an-agent-named-river/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T07:30:18-05:00Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke says half the company’s pull requests now start as Slack conversations with an agent named River https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-home-opens-to-third-party-ai-agents-like-claude-and-openclaw-beating-apple-home-and-amazon-alexa-to-the-feature/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T07:20:46-05:00Google Home opens to third-party AI agents like Claude and OpenClaw, beating Apple Home and Amazon Alexa to the feature https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-brings-chatgpt-ads-into-shopify-and-hubspot-its-first-ecommerce-and-crm-partners-and-tests-sponsored-agents-in-the-us/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T07:10:57-05:00OpenAI brings ChatGPT Ads into Shopify and HubSpot, its first ecommerce and CRM partners, and tests sponsored agents in the US https://www.shopifreaks.com/remark-hires-humankind-founder-david-weissman-as-evp-of-strategy-to-scale-its-ai-shopping-chat-and-virtual-try-on-tools/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T07:00:06-05:00Remark hires Humankind founder David Weissman as EVP of strategy to scale its AI shopping chat and virtual try-on tools https://www.shopifreaks.com/tiktok-shop-says-livestreams-produce-94-of-its-us-luxury-resale-revenue-as-the-categorys-gmv-climbs-400-year-over-year/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T06:50:10-05:00TikTok Shop says livestreams produce 94% of its US luxury resale revenue as the category’s GMV climbs 400% year over year https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-hires-human-contractors-to-read-real-chatgpt-chats-under-project-lily-with-the-opt-in-on-by-default-for-consumer-accounts/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T06:40:33-05:00OpenAI hires human contractors to read real ChatGPT chats under Project Lily, with the opt-in on by default for consumer accounts https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-plans-more-than-1000-same-day-fulfillment-sites-by-2031-to-move-inventory-within-10-miles-of-most-prime-members/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T06:30:28-05:00Amazon plans more than 1,000 same-day fulfillment sites by 2031 to move inventory within 10 miles of most Prime members https://www.shopifreaks.com/walmart-adds-marketplace-data-to-scintilla-next-year-letting-suppliers-see-their-wholesale-and-marketplace-sales-in-one-place/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T06:20:36-05:00Walmart adds marketplace data to Scintilla next year, letting suppliers see their wholesale and marketplace sales in one place https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-raises-us-operations-starting-pay-to-20-an-hour-and-adds-employee-grocery-discounts-at-whole-foods-and-amazon-com/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T06:10:49-05:00Amazon raises US operations starting pay to $20 an hour and adds employee grocery discounts at Whole Foods and Amazon.com https://www.shopifreaks.com/american-fintech-council-and-financial-technology-association-push-new-york-to-scale-back-its-proposed-bnpl-licensing-rules/Shopifreaksen2026-09-17T06:00:43-05:00American Fintech Council and Financial Technology Association push New York to scale back its proposed BNPL licensing rules