eBay continues to bet on live shopping after record quarter
eBay touted an increase in eBay Live’s gross merchandise volume as it plans to expand it to more international markets in the coming weeks and months.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
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Shopify President Says We’re Entering a ‘Golden Age of Entrepreneurship.’ Here’s the Reason Why.
Platforms like ChatGPT and Gemini enable solopreneurs to thrive as AI reshapes how small businesses find customers.
Baskin-Robbins and MUG Are Launching a Root Beer Float 114,100 Feet Into the Sky. Will the Stunt Settle a Years-Old Internet Debate?
Timed for National Root Beer Float Day, the stunt aims to break a world record while pushing new flavors and discounts at Baskin-Robbins.
The ‘Underdog’ Business He Started With $15,000 is About to Hit 8 Figures: ‘We’re Built for Virality’
Zach Dunn went from farming cotton and tobacco to founding an eight-figure brand.
These College Kids Are Running a $12 Million Real Estate Fund. They Haven’t Made a Dollar From It.
At Indiana University, a group of undergraduates is managing real institutional money and pulling in returns most pros would envy.
Amid legal battles, Suno says it will start watermarking songs
Suno’s watermarking feature comes as the company is fighting legal battles on several fronts.
Ford’s new electric truck, ‘Fathom’, starts at $28,350
Due in “fall 2027,” Ford said Thursday that it won’t reveal what Fathom looks like until early next year.
Ex-Spotify employees raise $10M to bring the AI behind its recommendations to e-commerce
The startup’s platform predicts what product a shopper wants next, learn their general taste, and fine-tune continuously based on what they do in real time.
Exclusive: Mirendil inks $100M+ Google Cloud deal to scale self-improving AI
Mirendil has signed a $100 million-plus Google Cloud partnership to expand its compute infrastructure, powering research into self-improving AI systems designed to accelerate scientific discovery and AI development.
The Download: Google’s AI shake-up and Meta’s rogue model
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Google’s AI empire is being reshaped. Here’s what’s changed. After a wave of painful losses in the tech talent wars, delays to its next flagship model, and murmurings of poor morale,…