eBay to lay off 800 staff
The latest round of layoffs marks eBay’s third workforce reduction in the past three years.
Etsy sells secondhand clothing marketplace Depop to eBay for $1.2B
The deal comes nearly five years after Etsy purchased Depop for $1.62 billion, at a time when secondhand clothing apps were gaining traction during the pandemic.
Audible’s new ‘Read & Listen’ feature syncs your Kindle ebooks with audiobooks
The feature will require customers to buy both versions of the title, but at a discounted price.
Kana emerges from stealth with $15M to build flexible AI agents for marketers
Kana, a new AI marketing startup from the founders of Rapt and Krux, has raised $15 million to build customizable, agent-based marketing tools.
Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada
Airbnb was poised to introduce an app that doesn’t just search for you, but one that “knows you.” CEO Brian Chesky said, “It will help guests plan their entire trip, help hosts better run their…
India partners with Alibaba.com for export push despite past China tech bans
India turns to Alibaba.com’s B2B network of 50 million buyers in 200 countries to help businesses scale global exports.
Amid disappointing earnings, Pinterest claims it sees more searches than ChatGPT
Pinterest’s stock tumbles after an earnings miss, with higher-than-expected usage its only bright spot.
Automattic planned to target 10 competitors with royalty fees, WP Engine claims in new filing
WP Engine claims Automattic was going to target more hosting companies with royalty fees.
Amazon Pharmacy to expand same-day delivery to nearly 4,500 US cities
The expansion will cover customers in newly served states such as Idaho and Massachusetts.
Former Tesla product manager wants to make luxury goods impossible to fake, starting with a chip
The fake goods crisis cuts two ways. Luxury brands lose more than $30 billion a year to counterfeits, while buyers in the booming $210 billion second-hand market have no reliable way to verify that what…