April 02, 2024
Costco and Sesame Expand Partnership to Include Weight Loss Program
Costco and healthcare marketplace Sesame have expanded their partnership to include a weight loss program. This collaboration now offers Costco members exclusive pricing on individualized clinical consultations around weight loss, Sesame said in a...
April 02, 2024
How The Stargate Project Could Change AI
OpenAI and Microsoft’s reported $100 billion data center project could create advanced, human-like language models that understand context, emotions and nuance, potentially revolutionizing artificial intelligence (AI) and commerce, experts said. The project underscores the...
April 02, 2024
How Apps, Smart Devices Are Streamlining Connected Home Living
Many homeowners can relate to the perpetual cycle of having do-it-yourself (DIY) projects and home improvements linger indefinitely on their to-do lists. However, amid this common struggle, digital tools are...
April 02, 2024
Brands Set Sights on Multibillion-Dollar TikTok Commerce Opportunity Despite Uncertainty
Even as the future of TikTok hangs in the balance, brands continue to leverage the platform’s wide audience of young consumers to drive engagement and sales. E.l.f. Beauty, for instance, announced...
April 02, 2024
Amazon Fresh to Replace ‘Just Walk Out’ With Smart Carts
As it redesigns its Amazon Fresh stores, Amazon is removing its Just Walk Out technology. That technology will be replaced by the company’s smart shopping cart, the Amazon Dash Cart,...
April 02, 2024
French Lawmakers Target Cloud Monopolies
French lawmakers reached a deal to advance fair software licensing for cloud customers, a move welcomed by the Cloud Infrastructure Providers In Europe (CISPE) lobby group. The agreement reached aims to enshrine...
April 02, 2024
Cart.com Acquires Amify to Expand Amazon Marketplace Offerings
Unified commerce firm Cart.com has acquired Amify to expand its Amazon Marketplace services offering. Amify, which made a name for itself as the first “Amazon-as-a-service” company, provides merchants with Amazon optimization and advertising solutions. According to a...
April 02, 2024
AWS Extends Free Credits Program to Cover Additional AI Models
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reportedly extended its free credits program to cover artificial intelligence (AI) models from other companies. The program now offers startups credits to cover the cost of...
April 02, 2024
US and Great Britain Forge AI Safety Pact
The U.S. and U.K. have pledged to work together on safe AI development. The agreement, inked on Monday (April 1) by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and U.K. Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan, will see...