https://www.shopifreaks.com/former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-owns-about-1-of-anthropic-from-a-2021-series-a-bet-worth-up-to-20-billion-at-a-2t-ipo/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T12:20:23-05:00Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt owns about 1% of Anthropic from a 2021 Series A bet, worth up to $20 billion at a $2T IPO https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-plans-to-hire-more-than-300000-holiday-workers-up-20-from-last-year-as-overall-seasonal-retail-hiring-hits-a-low/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T12:10:36-05:00Amazon plans to hire more than 300,000 holiday workers, up 20% from last year, as overall seasonal retail hiring hits a low https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-open-sources-torchtpu-so-pytorch-ai-apps-can-move-onto-its-tpu-chips-without-a-rewrite-a-day-after-amazons-torchneuron/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T12:00:33-05:00Google open-sources TorchTPU so PyTorch AI apps can move onto its TPU chips without a rewrite, a day after Amazon’s TorchNeuron https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-is-ordered-to-name-every-employee-and-executive-who-approved-torrenting-pirated-books-from-shadow-libraries-to-train-ai/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T11:50:12-05:00Meta is ordered to name every employee and executive who approved torrenting pirated books from shadow libraries to train AI https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-chief-global-affairs-officer-joel-kaplan-is-leaving-after-15-years-months-after-dina-powell-mccormick-became-meta-president/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T11:40:23-05:00Meta chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan is leaving after 15 years, months after Dina Powell McCormick became Meta president https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-starts-replacing-its-help-center-articles-with-gemini-ai-summaries-putting-the-full-support-pages-behind-an-extra-click/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T11:30:07-05:00Google starts replacing its help center articles with Gemini AI summaries, putting the full support pages behind an extra click https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-drops-the-word-train-from-new-commercial-terms-that-let-it-crawl-business-websites-but-critics-say-little-has-changed/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T11:10:34-05:00Meta drops the word “train” from new commercial terms that let it crawl business websites, but critics say little has changed https://www.shopifreaks.com/ebay-will-auto-enroll-us-sellers-in-ebay-balance-on-november-4-and-switch-their-scheduled-payouts-to-manual-withdrawals/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T11:00:16-05:00eBay will auto-enroll US sellers in eBay balance on November 4 and switch their scheduled payouts to manual withdrawals https://www.shopifreaks.com/anthropics-draft-ipo-prospectus-shows-revenue-soaring-to-16-3b-in-six-months-but-leaning-on-two-customers-and-scarce-compute/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T10:50:19-05:00Anthropic’s draft IPO prospectus shows revenue soaring to $16.3B in six months but leaning on two customers and scarce compute https://www.shopifreaks.com/redo-acquires-relay-goods-which-refurbishes-and-resells-returned-footwear-to-help-its-merchants-turn-returns-into-revenue/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T10:40:32-05:00Redo acquires Relay Goods, which refurbishes and resells returned footwear, to help its merchants turn returns into revenue https://www.shopifreaks.com/cross-river-banks-parent-acquires-accrue-so-the-fintech-banks-clients-can-build-their-own-branded-wallets-with-loyalty-rewards/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T10:30:00-05:00Cross River Bank’s parent acquires Accrue so the fintech bank’s clients can build their own branded wallets with loyalty rewards https://www.shopifreaks.com/hugging-face-ceo-clem-delangue-says-netflixs-ai-gone-rogue-film-about-the-openai-agent-attack-on-his-company-is-inaccurate/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T10:20:35-05:00Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue says Netflix’s “AI Gone Rogue” film about the OpenAI agent attack on his company is inaccurate https://www.shopifreaks.com/klarna-comes-to-fiservs-commerce-hub-for-enterprise-merchants-after-going-live-at-100000-us-small-business-stores-via-clover/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T10:00:38-05:00Klarna comes to Fiserv’s Commerce Hub for enterprise merchants after going live at 100,000 US small business stores via Clover https://www.shopifreaks.com/just-eat-pauses-its-ai-menu-photo-trial-after-it-showed-a-northern-ireland-restaurants-breakfast-as-bacon-and-eggs-in-cola/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T09:50:59-05:00Just Eat pauses its AI menu photo trial after it showed a Northern Ireland restaurant’s breakfast as bacon and eggs in cola https://www.shopifreaks.com/tiktok-shop-starts-its-black-friday-campaign-on-november-11-its-first-holiday-season-with-best-buy-ulta-beauty-and-sephora/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T09:40:20-05:00TikTok Shop starts its Black Friday campaign on November 11, its first holiday season with Best Buy, Ulta Beauty and Sephora https://www.shopifreaks.com/microsoft-expands-its-sovereign-cloud-so-customers-can-run-azure-ai-models-and-microsoft-365-on-their-own-servers-even-offline/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T09:30:33-05:00Microsoft expands its sovereign cloud so customers can run Azure, AI models, and Microsoft 365 on their own servers, even offline https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-releases-torchneuron-to-move-pytorch-ai-apps-onto-its-trainium-chips-with-one-config-change-taking-aim-at-nvidias-cuda/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T09:20:43-05:00Amazon releases TorchNeuron to move PyTorch AI apps onto its Trainium chips with one config change, taking aim at Nvidia’s CUDA https://www.shopifreaks.com/sam-altman-tells-openai-staff-about-three-ways-to-make-ai-development-safe-including-one-where-a-single-lab-melts-rivals-gpus/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T09:10:18-05:00Sam Altman tells OpenAI staff about three ways to make AI development safe, including one where a single lab melts rivals’ GPUs https://www.shopifreaks.com/coreweaves-bond-yields-top-15-and-its-stock-falls-20-in-a-week-as-rising-rates-threaten-its-debt-funded-data-center-model/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T09:00:54-05:00CoreWeave’s bond yields top 15% and its stock falls 20% in a week as rising rates threaten its debt-funded data center model https://www.shopifreaks.com/apple-explains-why-safari-now-blocks-the-trade-desk-liveramp-and-other-ad-id-companies-that-track-users-across-websites/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T08:50:00-05:00Apple explains why Safari now blocks The Trade Desk, LiveRamp and other ad ID companies that track users across websites https://www.shopifreaks.com/us-holiday-e-commerce-sales-will-grow-11-6-this-year-and-drive-most-of-the-seasons-retail-growth-according-to-forrester/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T08:40:00-05:00US holiday e-commerce sales will grow 11.6% this year and drive most of the season’s retail growth, according to Forrester https://www.shopifreaks.com/anthropic-co-founder-jack-clark-says-an-internal-model-forecasts-ai-could-lift-us-gdp-nearly-50-to-44-trillion-by-2030/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T08:30:47-05:00Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark says an internal model forecasts AI could lift US GDP nearly 50% to $44 trillion by 2030 https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazons-ai-buildout-has-left-it-free-cash-flow-negative-for-years-to-come-aws-executives-said-in-an-internal-recorded-meeting/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T08:20:58-05:00Amazon’s AI buildout has left it free cash flow negative for years to come, AWS executives said in an internal recorded meeting https://www.shopifreaks.com/anthropic-signs-a-20-year-lease-at-everwinds-planned-c10b-data-center-campus-in-nova-scotia-its-first-data-center-in-canada/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T08:10:10-05:00Anthropic signs a 20-year lease at EverWind’s planned C$10B data center campus in Nova Scotia, its first data center in Canada https://www.shopifreaks.com/nvidia-is-in-talks-to-invest-hundreds-of-millions-in-firmus-as-the-gpu-cloud-provider-seeks-2b-privately-after-pulling-its-ipo/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T08:00:24-05:00Nvidia is in talks to invest hundreds of millions in Firmus as the GPU cloud provider seeks $2B privately after pulling its IPO https://www.shopifreaks.com/private-equity-firms-weighed-a-100-billion-to-150-billion-buyout-of-microsofts-xbox-which-would-top-the-record-55b-ea-deal/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T07:50:50-05:00Private equity firms weighed a $100 billion to $150 billion buyout of Microsoft’s Xbox, which would top the record $55B EA deal https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-publishes-a-holiday-when-to-buy-guide-showing-which-product-categories-hit-their-best-prices-before-or-after-black-friday/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T07:40:56-05:00Google publishes a holiday When to Buy Guide showing which product categories hit their best prices before or after Black Friday https://www.shopifreaks.com/tiktok-reverses-its-ad-ban-on-the-musk-documentary-two-days-later-calling-the-suspension-of-bleecker-streets-account-an-error/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T07:30:04-05:00TikTok reverses its ad ban on the “Musk” documentary two days later, calling the suspension of Bleecker Street’s account an error https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-loses-its-supreme-court-bid-to-overturn-a-uspto-rule-that-shields-patents-older-than-six-years-from-validity-reviews/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T07:20:04-05:00Google loses its Supreme Court bid to overturn a USPTO rule that shields patents older than six years from validity reviews https://www.shopifreaks.com/mercari-offers-free-shipping-on-50-orders-and-bundles-through-january-4-and-brings-back-fashion-exchange-for-holiday-returns/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T07:10:18-05:00Mercari offers free shipping on $50+ orders and bundles through January 4 and brings back Fashion Exchange for holiday returns https://www.shopifreaks.com/citi-hires-google-engineering-director-sebastian-gnagnarella-to-lead-agentic-ai-development-as-head-of-applied-ai-and-agents/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T07:00:46-05:00Citi hires Google engineering director Sebastian Gnagnarella to lead agentic AI development as head of applied AI and agents https://www.shopifreaks.com/whatsapp-help-pages-exposed-hidden-instructions-telling-metas-support-chatbot-not-to-point-users-to-privacy-regulators/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T06:50:46-05:00WhatsApp help pages exposed hidden instructions telling Meta’s support chatbot not to point users to privacy regulators https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-search-clicks-cost-4-more-in-q3-after-a-year-of-flat-prices-that-followed-amazons-shopping-ad-exit-per-tinuiti/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T06:40:18-05:00Google search clicks cost 4% more in Q3 after a year of flat prices that followed Amazon’s Shopping ad exit, per Tinuiti https://www.shopifreaks.com/olo-launches-a-consumer-ordering-app-to-rival-doordash-and-uber-eats-with-in-store-menu-prices-and-a-flat-5-customer-fee/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T06:30:23-05:00Olo launches a consumer ordering app to rival DoorDash and Uber Eats, with in-store menu prices and a flat 5% customer fee https://www.shopifreaks.com/judge-gives-final-approval-to-googles-68-million-google-assistant-recording-settlement-with-lawyers-taking-a-third-of-it/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T06:20:03-05:00Judge gives final approval to Google’s $68 million Google Assistant recording settlement, with lawyers taking a third of it https://www.shopifreaks.com/us-sanctions-lu-qis-miracleplus-formerly-yc-china-for-seed-funding-a-startup-run-by-a-convicted-google-ai-secrets-thief/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T06:10:25-05:00US sanctions Lu Qi’s MiraclePlus, formerly YC China, for seed-funding a startup run by a convicted Google AI secrets thief https://www.shopifreaks.com/fragment-raises-a-12m-series-a-led-by-firstmark-for-its-software-that-lets-ai-agents-run-billing-payments-and-accounting/Shopifreaksen2026-10-21T06:00:05-05:00Fragment raises a $12M Series A led by FirstMark for its software that lets AI agents run billing, payments and accounting https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-plans-to-invest-e16b-in-germany-in-2027-with-e4-8b-of-it-going-to-expand-its-aws-frankfurt-cloud-and-ai-region/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T22:53:11-05:00Amazon plans to invest €16B in Germany in 2027, with €4.8B of it going to expand its AWS Frankfurt cloud and AI region https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-launches-ads-super-burst-letting-brands-book-3-to-24-hour-facebook-and-instagram-windows-that-can-lock-out-category-rivals/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T22:43:19-05:00Meta launches Ads Super Burst, letting brands book 3- to 24-hour Facebook and Instagram windows that can lock out category rivals https://www.shopifreaks.com/tiktok-employees-warned-executives-about-minors-in-sexual-live-streams-and-age-check-loopholes-court-depositions-show/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T22:33:04-05:00TikTok employees warned executives about minors in sexual Live streams and age-check loopholes, court depositions show https://www.shopifreaks.com/one-in-five-us-adults-regularly-gets-news-on-tiktok-flat-from-2025-but-up-from-3-in-2020-according-to-pew-research-center/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T22:23:45-05:00One in five US adults regularly gets news on TikTok, flat from 2025 but up from 3% in 2020, according to Pew Research Center https://www.shopifreaks.com/walmart-bundles-walmart-and-sams-club-plus-into-one-120-membership-undercutting-amazon-prime-and-costcos-top-tier/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T22:13:51-05:00Walmart bundles Walmart+ and Sam’s Club Plus into one $120 membership, undercutting Amazon Prime and Costco’s top tier https://www.shopifreaks.com/nscale-is-in-talks-to-sell-anthropic-another-45b-in-computing-power-from-a-second-building-at-its-west-virginia-data-center/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T22:03:40-05:00Nscale is in talks to sell Anthropic another $45B in computing power from a second building at its West Virginia data center https://www.shopifreaks.com/ebays-november-privacy-update-expands-disclosures-on-ai-training-and-automated-enforcement-and-drops-its-notification-promise/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T21:53:37-05:00eBay’s November privacy update expands disclosures on AI training and automated enforcement and drops its notification promise https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-starts-testing-ads-in-ai-mode-for-personal-intelligence-users-using-insights-from-connected-apps-like-gmail-to-pick-ads/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T21:43:17-05:00Google starts testing ads in AI Mode for Personal Intelligence users, using insights from connected apps like Gmail to pick ads https://www.shopifreaks.com/anthropic-will-be-a-very-speculative-investment-after-its-ipo-says-d-a-davidson-analyst-gil-luria-who-favors-cloud-giants/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T21:33:47-05:00Anthropic will be a “very speculative investment” after its IPO, says D.A. Davidson analyst Gil Luria, who favors cloud giants https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-rushes-to-close-a-30b-funding-round-at-a-valuation-above-1-4t-before-anthropics-expected-ipo-in-mid-november/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T21:23:24-05:00OpenAI rushes to close a $30B funding round at a valuation above $1.4T before Anthropic’s expected IPO in mid-November https://www.shopifreaks.com/elon-musk-says-hell-give-one-of-his-spacex-shares-to-every-child-in-the-us-next-year-a-gift-worth-roughly-10-5-billion/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T21:03:01-05:00Elon Musk says he’ll give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in the US next year, a gift worth roughly $10.5 billion https://www.shopifreaks.com/walmarts-flipkart-is-testing-a-food-delivery-service-in-india-with-8000-employees-and-is-planning-a-public-launch-this-month/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T20:53:33-05:00Walmart’s Flipkart is testing a food delivery service in India with 8,000 employees and is planning a public launch this month https://www.shopifreaks.com/mynt-the-owner-of-philippine-payments-app-gcash-goes-public-after-raising-p60-9b-in-the-countrys-largest-ipo-on-record/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T20:43:44-05:00Mynt, the owner of Philippine payments app GCash, goes public after raising P60.9B in the country’s largest IPO on record https://www.shopifreaks.com/australias-communications-minister-expects-esafety-to-sue-meta-tiktok-snap-and-youtube-over-breaches-of-the-under-16-ban/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T20:33:01-05:00Australia’s communications minister expects eSafety to sue Meta, TikTok, Snap, and YouTube over breaches of the under-16 ban https://www.shopifreaks.com/heineken-and-amazon-pilot-pubscription-a-fire-tv-app-in-the-uk-that-lists-pubs-by-genre-and-gives-users-a-free-weekly-beer/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T20:23:50-05:00Heineken and Amazon pilot Pubscription, a Fire TV app in the UK that lists pubs by genre and gives users a free weekly beer https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-extends-financial-services-ad-verification-to-the-us-and-canada-requiring-proof-of-regulator-authorization-in-early-2027/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T20:13:20-05:00Google extends financial services ad verification to the US and Canada, requiring proof of regulator authorization in early 2027 https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-apologizes-for-taking-the-no-kings-instagram-account-offline-and-blames-a-claude-tool-that-it-mistook-for-bot-traffic/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T20:03:27-05:00Meta apologizes for taking the No Kings Instagram account offline and blames a Claude tool that it mistook for bot traffic https://www.shopifreaks.com/openai-acquires-orchestra-bio-a-startup-whose-ai-agents-manage-drug-development-programs-and-moves-it-into-its-rosalind-unit/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T19:53:15-05:00OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio, a startup whose AI agents manage drug development programs, and moves it into its Rosalind unit https://www.shopifreaks.com/ebay-waives-ebay-live-commissions-through-october-29-for-invited-sellers-including-ones-who-have-access-but-havent-streamed/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T19:43:11-05:00eBay waives eBay Live commissions through October 29 for invited sellers, including ones who have access but haven’t streamed https://www.shopifreaks.com/salesforce-agrees-to-acquire-braze-for-5-66-billion-in-cash-to-add-real-time-customer-messaging-to-its-marketing-cloud/Shopifreaksen2026-10-20T19:42:59-05:00Salesforce agrees to acquire Braze for $5.66 billion in cash to add real-time customer messaging to its Marketing Cloud https://www.shopifreaks.com/meta-to-send-ad-clicks-to-in-app-product-pages-by-default-starting-october-28/Shopifreaksen2026-10-19T16:54:16-05:00Meta to send ad clicks to in-app product pages by default starting October 28 https://www.shopifreaks.com/india-delays-its-new-upi-fees-until-after-diwali-and-hopefully-indefinitely/Shopifreaksen2026-10-19T16:53:04-05:00India delays its new UPI fees until after Diwali, and hopefully indefinitely https://www.shopifreaks.com/onlyfans-creators-ask-why-metas-muse-can-sext-but-humans-cant-post-sexual-content/Shopifreaksen2026-10-19T16:52:17-05:00OnlyFans creators ask why Meta’s Muse can sext, but humans can’t post sexual content https://www.shopifreaks.com/etsy-tests-capping-shipping-rates-and-covering-the-difference-on-some-us-orders/Shopifreaksen2026-10-19T16:51:41-05:00Etsy tests capping shipping rates and covering the difference on some US orders https://www.shopifreaks.com/chatgpt-stopped-adding-utm-parameters-to-outgoing-links-for-a-little-while-and-later-said-it-was-a-bug-but-i-think-it-was-a-test/Shopifreaksen2026-10-19T16:50:15-05:00ChatGPT stopped adding UTM parameters to outgoing links for a little while and later said it was a bug, but I think it was a test https://www.shopifreaks.com/amazon-launches-two-bee-wearables-that-turn-your-conversations-into-summaries-and-later-personalized-ads/Shopifreaksen2026-10-19T16:49:28-05:00Amazon launches two Bee wearables that turn your conversations into summaries, and later, personalized ads https://www.shopifreaks.com/shopify-now-lets-any-ai-agent-shop-its-catalog-and-check-out-with-shop-pay/Shopifreaksen2026-10-19T16:48:46-05:00Shopify now lets any AI agent shop its catalog and check out with Shop Pay https://www.shopifreaks.com/google-launches-universal-cart-a-single-cart-for-products-from-multiple-retailers-but-is-it-good-for-merchants/Shopifreaksen2026-10-19T16:45:54-05:00Google launches Universal Cart, a single cart for products from multiple retailers, but is it good for merchants?