Shopify stories
Safe Software appoints new finance & people chiefs
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Safe Software has named seasoned executives Judd Lee and Vanessa Ribreau to key leadership roles as it pushes towards USD $250 million in revenue by 2028.
Google sees retail success with agentic commerce push
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Google's Gemini enterprise suite is live in retail at Bunnings, uniting search, service and sales with AI agents and UCP support.
Impact.com deepens YouTube tie-up for creator marketing
3 days ago
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Impact.com expands YouTube partnership with Creator Partnerships API, giving brands verified data to manage, measure and amplify creator campaigns.
Levanta acquires Perch+ to expand Amazon marketplace
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Levanta buys Perch+ as it broadens creator and affiliate tools for Amazon sellers, adding hundreds of merchants and publishers to its platform.
Flip appoints Amy McDonnell and Lee Nadler to C-suite roles
This month
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digital transformation
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martech
Flip names Amy McDonnell Chief Customer Officer and Lee Nadler Chief Marketing Officer as the voice AI firm accelerates growth after a USD $20 million Series A.
Linux Foundation launches x402 payment protocol body
This month
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fintech
Linux Foundation takes control of Coinbase's x402 protocol as Amazon, Visa and Mastercard back open payments standard for AI-driven web transactions.
Ramp deepens Visa partnership as enterprise base grows
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digital transformation
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Ramp expands Visa tie-up as the payments giant becomes a customer, after 133% enterprise growth and a wider rollout across 50,000 users.
Tempo debuts Mainnet, protocol for machine payments
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fintech
Tempo launches Mainnet and unveils Machine Payments Protocol to automate stablecoin and card payments between AI agents and online services.
ThoughtSpot unveils Spotter AI agents tailored by sector
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data analytics
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digital transformation
ThoughtSpot rolls out Spotter for Industries, AI analytics agents tuned to sector rules to close the “context gap” in enterprise decisions.
OpenAI drops ChatGPT checkout to pursue agent vision
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OpenAI abandons in-chat checkout for ChatGPT, pivoting to web‑navigating shopping agents and referral-led partnerships with retailers.
Gumloop raises USD $50m to scale workplace AI agents
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Gumloop secures USD $50m Series B to scale workplace AI agents, deepen security tools and court larger enterprise customers.
Constructor posts surge on AI retail search momentum
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Constructor rides AI retail search boom with 82% customer growth, 116% EMEA revenue jump and 322bn annual product discovery interactions.
Shopify, Klaviyo deepen tie-up for global eCommerce
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Shopify and Klaviyo deepen their partnership with a new integration to power more localised, cross-border eCommerce for global brands.
Ivo opens London, New York hubs amid rapid AI growth
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digital transformation
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martech
Legal AI firm Ivo opens London and New York offices and plans to triple headcount, after 600% annual recurring revenue growth.
YouLend, Värde agree USD $225m US forward-flow deal
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YouLend seals multi-year deal with Värde, which may buy up to USD $225 million of US receivables to back its embedded lending growth.
Levanta unifies creator & affiliate tools for Shopify
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Levanta's new Shopify integration unifies creator and affiliate programmes across Shopify, Amazon and Walmart to streamline tracking and payouts.
Qodo 2.1 adds AI-driven rules for smarter code review
Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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application security
Qodo 2.1 debuts an AI-driven rules layer that learns from code history to enforce consistent standards and analytics-led code review.
Ever raises USD $31m to scale AI-native auto retail
Sat, 14th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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cx
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AI-first auto retailer Ever raises USD $31m Series A led by Eclipse to scale its platform and push nationwide across the US market.
Qodo brings AI-powered code review into Azure DevOps
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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martech
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application security
Qodo launches a beta Azure DevOps integration that embeds its AI-driven, context-aware code review directly into pull request workflows.
Synsira unveils Kind, a private desktop AI search tool
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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data protection
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Synsira launches Kind, an AI desktop app that privately searches users' own files for grounded answers instead of trawling the open web.