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The latest headlines on artificial intelligence and online retail from selected trade media, updated every hour.

Last updated: 25 October 2026, 11:16 (UTC)

  1. The Verge AI AI

    Jack Dorsey’s Block made an AI model that talks to you like an awkward new friend

    Jack Dorsey's Block announced an AI model called Dessa that's trained "from scratch on nothing but human conversation," and to show off the model, Block shared chats it has had with humans that can occasionally be a little awkward and uncanny. Take this one, for example, shared…

  2. Digital Commerce 360 E-Commerce

    Walmart unveils AI agent shopping controls, spending limits

    Walmart wants its shoppers to stay in control as artificial intelligence (AI) agents take on a bigger role across ecommerce. The retailer is rolling out new tools designed to let customers oversee AI agent purchases, streamline how agents shop and set boundaries for what they…

  3. TechCrunch AI AI

    From Toast to Bessemer: Who founders will hear from at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026

    Hosted by TechCrunch in partnership with Fidelity Private Shares, the full-day event goes beyond fundraising and AI to explore the realities of finding customers, building teams, sharpening a pitch, developing founder leadership, and scaling companies both inside and outside…

  4. The Verge AI AI

    The iPhone Duo should have been an iPad

    We gave the iPhone Duo a 7 /10. But that wasn't always the score we planned, and it might not be the right score forever. Such are the challenges of reviewing - and assessing - a big, new idea about the most popular smartphone in history. On this episode of The Vergecast, David…

  5. The Verge AI AI

    Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads

    Google has updated its privacy policy in a way that could mean you'll start seeing targeted ads based on your personal data if you're using personalized AI features. The update, spotted by Android Authority, adds an exception to its promise about not using your Drive, Gmail, or…

  6. The Verge AI AI

    Meta delays new business terms after publisher pushback on AI scraping

    Meta is delaying the enforcement of its new business terms after publishers raised concerns that they could allow the company to scrape news sites for AI training, as reported earlier by Fast Company. In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Daniel Roberts says the terms…

  7. The Verge AI AI

    Retro gaming is being overrun with AI

    Retro video games are everywhere lately - especially in places where they aren't supposed to be. Halo in a web browser, Wind Waker on the iPhone, Super Smash Bros. in mixed reality. Over the past month or so, these kinds of unexpected projects have gone viral with incredible…

  8. TechCrunch AI AI

    Uber rival inDrive eyes 2027 robotaxi tests in Central Asia with Pony AI and Nvidia

    The company plans to begin testing Pony.ai's robotaxis in Kazakhstan's capital in the first half of 2027.

  9. TechCrunch AI AI

    Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing

    MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at their jobs.

  10. Digital Commerce 360 E-Commerce

    David’s Bridal plans to spin off its AI-powered Pearl platform

    In 2025, David’s Bridal’s Shopify transition paved the way for an agentic artificial intelligence (AI) reimagining of its Pearl wedding planner — and now, the company has plans to spin off Pearl as its own entity. K&F Growth Acquisition Corp. II, as special purposed acquisition…

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