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Amazon's Second Chance Deal Days returns to Europe, with deals also available in the US, Mexico, and Brazil

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Amazon's Second Chance Deal Days returns to Europe, with deals also available in the US, Mexico, and Brazil

Shoppers in Europe, Brazil, and Mexico can save up to 50% on high-quality returned and refurbished items, while U.S. customers can enjoy second-hand deals as part of the Labor Day Deals event.

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TikTok Shop, DTI and Converge expand digital commerce opportunities in Cebu - MyCebu.ph

TikTok Shop, DTI and Converge expand digital commerce opportunities in Cebu MyCebu.ph

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How Amazon is preparing for the energy needs of the future

Amazon committed over 40 gigawatts of carbon-free energy capacity across 700+ projects in 28 countries, ranking as the top corporate buyer globally in 2025. The company invested $500 million in nuclear technology partnerships that could deliver 5+ gigawatts by 2039.

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eBay Mandates Authenticity Guarantee for High-Value Coins

eBay is requiring sellers to send high-value coins to its authentication facility once they sell as it expands its Authenticity Guarantee program to the Coins category this month. eBay will cover the cost of authentication for coins listed for $500 or higher when they sell – even if a seller accepts a Best Offer below […]

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eCommerce Bytes

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How to Sell on Walmart Marketplace with Mirakl - Mirakl

How to Sell on Walmart Marketplace with Mirakl Mirakl

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Google News - Walmart Marketplace

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AWS and NVIDIA expand partnership for next-gen AI infrastructure
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AWS and NVIDIA expand partnership for next-gen AI infrastructure

AWS and NVIDIA will deploy 2 million additional GPUs and deepen collaboration across CPUs, networking, and robotics.

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AWS to acquire DuckLabs, the Amsterdam-based company behind DuckDB
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AWS to acquire DuckLabs, the Amsterdam-based company behind DuckDB

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Ring introduces TAKE, setting a new industry standard for default encryption and control
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Ring introduces TAKE, setting a new industry standard for default encryption and control

TAKE (Throw Away the Key Encryption) will become the default encryption for all Ring customers worldwide when fully rolled out.

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I'm an Amazon SVP who hadn't coded in 25 years. Then I wrote 100,000 lines of code with AI.
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I'm an Amazon SVP who hadn't coded in 25 years. Then I wrote 100,000 lines of code with AI.

Amazon’s HR leader, Beth Galetti, shares how AI tools are empowering employees to build and how the company is investing $2.5 billion to prepare people for the future of work.

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Inside the grocery operation Amazon built to be pickier than you
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Inside the grocery operation Amazon built to be pickier than you

From cherry taste tests to banana ripening rooms, here’s what happens before your Amazon groceries reach your door.

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How to buy a car with Amazon Autos
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How to buy a car with Amazon Autos

Amazon Autos lets you browse, compare, finance, and buy new, used, and certified pre-owned vehicles—all online.

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Ecommerce Trends: What’s different about Amazon’s approach to AI commerce
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Ecommerce Trends: What’s different about Amazon’s approach to AI commerce

Amazon sales may be high enough for the company to rank No. 1 in Digital Commerce 360’s Top 1000 Database. However, that database — which primarily tracks online merchants’ annual ecommerce sales, conversion, growth and vendor use — recently added a new ranking system where Amazon ranks significantly lower, and for good reason. In the […] The post Ecommerce Trends: What’s different about Amazon’s approach to AI commerce appeared first on Digital Commerce 360.

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Salesforce, Anthropic expand partnership to develop Claudeforce integrations
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Salesforce, Anthropic expand partnership to develop Claudeforce integrations

Salesforce and Anthropic have expanded upon their existing partnership to develop Claudeforce, the companies announced Aug. 26. The details came ahead of Salesforce’s quarterly earnings call. The expansion formally launches with “Salesforce in Claude,” the latter of which is Anthropic’s platform. That plugin comes with 37 prebuilt sales skills, enabling sellers and artificial intelligence (AI) […] The post Salesforce, Anthropic expand partnership to develop Claudeforce integrations appeared firs

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