Dynamic Pricing Is Leaving the Airport
The same demand-sensing logic that reprices airline seats is now reading grocery shelves, drive-thru boards and concert tickets…
Shopping
Marketplaces, logistics and the companies reshaping how people buy.
Marketplace Sellers vs. First-Party Retail: Who Sets Price
One product page. Two different sellers, two different incentives. Here's how the price you actually see gets picked.
Marketers embrace AI amid consumer skepticism
Brands setting guardrails around AI-generated content as adoption surges but consumer trust erodes.
The Real Cost of Free Returns, and Why It's Ending
Free returns won online shopping's trust war, but the bill for shipping goods back and forth has quietly shifted from customer to…
The Hidden Profit Engine Inside Every Online Store
Retail media, the ads sold on a store's own site, has quietly become e-commerce's highest-margin business.
Stripe pays $7.5B for OpenRouter, enters AI expense management
Stripe acquires OpenRouter for $7.5 billion, tripling its valuation as payments giant expands into AI expense management.
HoverAir Attempts Regulatory Loophole to Sidestep US Drone Ban
Chinese manufacturer tests FCC classification by marketing device as camera with optional propeller accessories.
OpenAI Launches Privacy-First Safety Monitoring to Challenge Anthropic
OpenAI unveiled Private Safety Processing to detect misuse without retaining customer data, directly opposing Anthropic's 30-day…
Pokémon Halloween Merchandise Debuts With Yard Decorations
New Halloween merchandise from the Pokémon Center features yard statues, seasonal apparel, and Christmas ornaments.