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Shopify is poised for AI-driven shopping agents to change everything, exec says

Shopify is poised for AI-driven shopping agents to change everything, exec says

โœจ Discover this trending post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Commerce,agentic,E commerce,shopping โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Shopify is preparing for the transformation of a lifetime, according to its president, Harley Finkelstein. Speaking at this year's Upfront Summit in Los Angeles, the long-time e-commerce expert talked about how the company does all things shopping through agents. Shopify is the second largest e-commerce provider in the United States after Amazon in America. But only about 18% of retail purchases in the United States are made online, Finkelstein says. Agentic can change that by serving as a new front door for e-commerce sellers.…
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Antonio Gracias says he craves “entropy-inducing” startups โ€” ones built to survive chaos.

Antonio Gracias says he craves “entropy-inducing” startups โ€” ones built to survive chaos.

๐Ÿ’ฅ Check out this awesome post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Venture,Startups,valor equity partners,venture โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: There's a new key term to know as part of this AI revolution, at least according to Antonio Gracias, founder of Valor Equity Partners. While speaking at this year's Upfront Summit in Los Angeles, he talked about a term he coined โ€” proentropic โ€” a description of startups designed to thrive in chaos and disruption. These disruptions include increasing volatility in climate, geopolitics, and of course, technology. The term has its roots in physics, where entropy is a measure of the amount…
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How to watch Jensen Huang’s keynote at Nvidia GTC 2026 โ€” and what to expect

How to watch Jensen Huang’s keynote at Nvidia GTC 2026 โ€” and what to expect

๐Ÿ’ฅ Read this must-read post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI,Enterprise,GTC,Jensen Huang,nvidia,nvidia gtc,Nvidia GTC 2026 ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Nvidia kicks off its annual GTC developers conference in San Jose, California, on Monday with CEO Jensen Huang's keynote scheduled for 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET. GTC - which stands for GPU Technology Conference - is Nvidia's flagship annual event, which runs from March 16 to March 19. The chipmaker typically uses the spotlight to announce new products, foster partnerships, and lay out its vision for the future of computing. Huang's keynote will focus on Nvidia's role in the future of…
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Apple quietly launches AirPods Max 2

Apple quietly launches AirPods Max 2

๐Ÿš€ Check out this awesome post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Gadgets,Hardware,AirPods,airpods max 2,Apple ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: In a surprise launch on Monday, Apple unveiled the AirPods Max 2, the successor to its premium headphones it launched in 2020. The Max 2 costs $549 and features active noise cancellation, Apple's own H2 audio chip, live subtitles support, better audio quality, and more. The headphones will be available to order starting March 25, at midnight, in the colors Starlight, Orange, Purple, and Blue, and will be available starting early next month. Apple says the active noise cancellation (ANC) of the…
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Walmart-backed PhonePe is raising its IPO as global tensions rattle markets

Walmart-backed PhonePe is raising its IPO as global tensions rattle markets

๐Ÿš€ Check out this must-read post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Fintech,Startups,IPO,PhonePe,Walmart โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: PhonePe, India's largest digital payments platform, has put its IPO plans on hold, citing geopolitical tensions and a volatile stock market. The Bengaluru-based company said on Monday that it has paused its IPO plans, but remains committed to going public once market conditions improve. This move comes less than two months after the financial technology company submitted an updated prospectus, targeting a listing on Indian stock exchanges later this year. Rising tensions in the Middle East have rocked global financial markets and pushed oil…
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Tesla influencers leave the “cult”

Tesla influencers leave the “cult”

โœจ Check out this must-read post from WIRED ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Culture,Culture / Digital Culture,Tunnel Vision ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: She believes some of these individuals will never stop covering the company because of their long-term investments. โ€œFor me, it's a lot about the money, and it's more about the money than Elon โ€” even though they say it's Elon,โ€ she says.but no one, Tesla squadrons like Dan O'Dowd are irritated.The tech billionaire, who founded and serves as CEO of Green Hills Software, has also been a vocal supporter of Tesla vehicles and Musk's leadership. In 2016, he owned two…
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COBOL is the asbestos of programming languages

COBOL is the asbestos of programming languages

๐Ÿ’ฅ Discover this awesome post from WIRED ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Business,Business / Computers and Software,Machine Readable ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Early in After the COVID-19 pandemic, the governor of New Jersey made an unusual admission: COBOL developers had run out. The state's unemployment insurance systems were written in a 60-year-old programming language and needed to be updated to handle hundreds of thousands of claims. The problem is that few state employees know how to do this. The crisis has gone far beyond New Jersey, which is just one of many states that have relied on these unworkable systems. By one…
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These futuristic musical instruments look weird and exotic, and are easy for anyone to play

These futuristic musical instruments look weird and exotic, and are easy for anyone to play

๐Ÿ”ฅ Read this must-read post from WIRED ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Gear,Gear / Gear News and Events,Gear / Products / Audio,New Sounds โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: "Taking extra or discarded materials and turning them into musical instruments; I'm seeing more and more of that entering the mainstream," Albert says. โ€œThey are beautiful pieces of art, and they look really cool.โ€The most literal example of upcycling is the People's Choice Award winner, Lithium. Creator Latif Martin, a Montreal-based builder, musician, and author of the Cyclepunk comic book series, says he got the idea after ripping off a bicycle cord in a bike…
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โ€œ100 video calls a dayโ€: Models step forward to be the face of AI scams

โ€œ100 video calls a dayโ€: Models step forward to be the face of AI scams

โœจ Explore this trending post from WIRED ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Security,Security / Security News,The Ol' Switcharoo ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Other posts list as many as 150 potential calls per day. Another ad read: "Filters can be used, but make sure the image is realistic. Live videos are allowed, wigs are prohibited." To get this privilege, a person will allegedly get one full day and four and a half days off per month. Another ad lists working hours between 10pm and 10am in Cambodia and preferably someone with a โ€œWestern accentโ€. A typical job ad says: โ€œThe company will hold…
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Palantir’s demos show how the military can use AI-powered chatbots to devise war plans

Palantir’s demos show how the military can use AI-powered chatbots to devise war plans

โœจ Read this awesome post from WIRED ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Business,Business / Artificial Intelligence,Business / Big Tech,Robot Generals ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: When the user asks "What enemy military unit is in the area?" The AIP aide believed it was โ€œlikely an armored assault battalion based on the pattern of equipment.โ€ This prompts the analyst to request an MQ-9 Reaper drone to survey the scene. They then ask the AIP assistant to โ€œestablish three courses of action to target enemy equipment,โ€ and within moments, the assistant suggests attacking the unit using either โ€œair assets,โ€ โ€œlong-range artillery,โ€ or a โ€œtactical team.โ€…
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