Category Archives: ecommerce

Adobe launches its Commerce Cloud, based on its Magento acquisition

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Adobe today announced the launch of its Commerce Cloud, the newest part of the company’s Experience Cloud. Unsurprisingly, the Commerce Cloud builds on the company’s $1.68 billion acquisition of Magento last May. Indeed, at its core, the Adobe Commerce Cloud is essentially a fully managed cloud-based version of the Magento platform that is fully integrated […] Continue reading Adobe launches its Commerce Cloud, based on its Magento acquisition→

Alibaba acquires Israeli VR startup Infinity Augmented Reality

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Infinity Augmented Reality, an Israeli virtual reality startup, has been acquired by Alibaba, the companies announced this weekend. The deal’s terms were not disclosed. Alibaba and InfinityAR have had a strategic partnership since 2016, when Alibaba Group led InfinityAR’s Series C. Since then, the two have collaborated on augmented reality, computer vision and artificial intelligence […] Continue reading Alibaba acquires Israeli VR startup Infinity Augmented Reality→

Retail technology platform Relex raises $200M from TCV

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Amazon’s formidable presence in the world of retail stems partly from the fact that it’s just not a commerce giant, it’s also a tech company — building solutions and platforms in house that make its processes, from figuring out what to sell, to how much to have on hand and how best to distribute it […] Continue reading Retail technology platform Relex raises $200M from TCV→

Has the fight over privacy changed at all in 2019?

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Few issues divide the tech community quite like privacy. Much of Silicon Valley’s wealth has been built on data-driven advertising platforms, and yet, there remain constant concerns about the invasiveness of those platforms. Such concerns have intensified in just the last few weeks as France’s privacy regulator placed a record fine on Google under Europe’s […] Continue reading Has the fight over privacy changed at all in 2019?→

On-demand workspace platform Breather taps new CEO

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Breather, the platform that provides on-demand private workspace, announced today that it has appointed Bryan Murphy as its new CEO. Before joining Breather, Murphy was the founder and President of direct-to-consumer mattress startup, Tomorrow Sleep. Prior to Tomorrow Sleep, Murphy held posts as an advisor to investment firms and as an executive at eBay after the […] Continue reading On-demand workspace platform Breather taps new CEO→

Salesforce Commerce Cloud updates keep us shopping with AI-fueled APIs

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As people increasingly use their mobile phones and other devices to shop, it has become imperative for vendors to improve the shopping experience, making it as simple as possible, given the small footprint. One way to do that is using artificial intelligence. Today, Salesforce announced some AI-enhanced APIs designed to keep us engaged as shoppers. […] Continue reading Salesforce Commerce Cloud updates keep us shopping with AI-fueled APIs→

HQ2 fight continues as New York City and Seattle officials hold anti-Amazon summit

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The heated debate around Amazon’s recently announced Long Island City “HQ2” is showing no signs of cooling down. On Monday morning, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) hosted a briefing in which labor officials, economic development analysts, Amazon employees and elected New York State and City representatives further underlined concerns around the HQ2 […] Continue reading HQ2 fight continues as New York City and Seattle officials hold anti-Amazon summit→

The Mom Project, a job site for moms returning to work, nabs $8M from Initialized and more

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If you are a mother who has taken a break from full-time employment to raise kids, you may have also experienced the challenge that is jumping back into the working world after your break. You may find you need more time flexibility; you have been out of the job market for years and so your […] Continue reading The Mom Project, a job site for moms returning to work, nabs $8M from Initialized and more→