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YouTube unveils new ways for creators to earn with brand deals, YouTube Shopping program

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At its Made on YouTube event on Tuesday, the company unveiled a series of new ways for creators to earn more with brand deals and the YouTube Shopping program, which lets creators earn money by featuring and tagging products in their content. Most notably, YouTube is going to allow creators to swap out brand sponsorships […]

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FirstClub bucks India’s speed obsession, quickly triples valuation to $120M with premium approach

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While quick commerce in India has become synonymous with 10-minute deliveries — and the hottest play for startups and investors — FirstClub is taking a slower, more curated route. Yet just three months after launching its app, the eight-month-old startup has tripled its valuation. At a post-money valuation of $120 million, the Bengaluru-based startup has

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PayPal and Venmo are giving out Comet invites and free Perplexity Pro subscriptions

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Invites to Perplexity’s new AI-powered web browser, Comet, are one of the web’s hottest commodities these days. The new product was made available first to the AI firm’s $200-per-month Max subscribers and a small group of invitees. But now there’s a new way to jump ahead on the waitlist. On Wednesday, PayPal announced it’s giving

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Amazon launches Lens Live, an AI-powered shopping tool for use in the real world

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Amazon is further investing in AI-powered shopping experiences with Tuesday’s launch of Lens Live, a new AI-powered upgrade to its Amazon Lens shopping feature that allows consumers to discover new products through visual search, similar to competitors like Google Lens and Pinterest Lens. The tool will also integrate with Amazon’s AI shopping assistant, Rufus, for

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Google pushes AI into flight deals as antitrust scrutiny, competition heat up

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Google on Thursday announced a new AI-powered search tool to help travelers find flight deals — even as regulators continue to question whether the search giant’s dominance in travel discovery stifles competition. Called Flight Deals, the new tool is available within Google Flights and is designed to help “flexible travelers” find cheaper fares. Users can

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Amazon rolls out same-day delivery of perishable groceries in 1,000 US cities

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Amazon is now letting shoppers in 1,000 cities across the U.S. order perishable food items through its Same-Day Delivery service, as the e-commerce giant seeks to compete more directly with Instacart and Walmart+ in the growing quick-commerce space. Amazon plans to expand the option to over 2,300 cities by the end of the year. Users

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Pinterest CEO says agentic shopping is still a long way out

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Pinterest CEO Bill Ready told investors on the company’s second-quarter earnings call that the social app and inspirational bookmarking site could be considered an “AI-enabled shopping assistant.” However, he thinks that the agentic web, where AI agents shop on users’ behalf, is still far in the future. The remarks were made in response to a

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