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Discord users can now buy in-game items without leaving the platform

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As Discord prepares for a potential IPO, the platform is launching new commerce features to enhance the gaming experience for users while also generating new revenue streams for developers. Announced on Tuesday, the features allow users to purchase digital game items directly within Discord, eliminating the need to leave the platform. Users can also create […]

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Amazon launches a low-price standalone shopping app, Amazon Bazaar, in over a dozen markets

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Amazon Haul, the retail giant’s Shein and Temu competitor, launched last November, is getting its own standalone app. On Friday, Amazon announced the debut of Amazon Bazaar, a low-cost shopping destination available separately from the main Amazon shopping app. On Bazaar, most products are available under $10, and some are as low as $2, the

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Shopify says AI traffic is up 7x since January, AI-driven orders are up 11x

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E-commerce software provider Shopify is bullish on AI-powered shopping agents, citing AI as an “incredible tool” to enable more entrepreneurs and calling it the “biggest shift in technology since the internet” during its third-quarter earnings call. The company, which partnered with ChatGPT maker OpenAI in September, reported that traffic from AI tools to its online

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Amazon unveils AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers

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Amazon announced on Wednesday that it’s developing AI-powered smart glasses for its delivery drivers. The idea behind the glasses is to give delivery drivers a hand-free experience that reduces the need to keep looking between their phone, the package they’re delivering, and their surroundings. The e-commerce giant says the glasses will allow delivery drivers to

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Waymo dips its wheels back into delivery, this time with DoorDash

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The sprawling metropolis of Phoenix continues to be a testbed for Waymo, and not just on the technical front. The Alphabet-owned company has used its first testing and commercial market to experiment with its business model, too, including delivery. Waymo is known for its robotaxis, but it has tested how its tech could be used

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How a headphone site operator built loyalty startup Lantern to solve his own problems

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Andrew Lissimore has been running the audio apparel site Headphones.com for nearly a decade now. While audiophiles have a high affinity towards their gear and want to try out new gadgets, Lissimore wasn’t satisfied with continuously spending money on platforms like Meta and Google to acquire new customers; he wanted to find a way to

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Adobe predicts AI-assisted online shopping to grow 520% during the 2025 U.S. holiday season

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The U.S. holiday shopping season is expected to bring in $253.4 billion in online sales this year, up 5.3% year-over-year, according to a new report from Adobe’s e-commerce connected division, Adobe Analytics. Adobe Analytics develops its predictions by analyzing over 1 trillion visits to U.S. retail sites, encompassing 100 million SKUs across 18 product categories.

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