Apple moves to take its App Store fight back to the Supreme Court
Apple plans to ask the Supreme Court to review its App Store fight with Epic Games, as it challenges a ruling limiting its ability to charge fees on external payments.
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Walmart-owned Flipkart, Amazon are squeezing India’s quick-commerce startups
Flipkart’s ongoing expansion beyond major cities and heavy discounting is raising risks for India’s quick-commerce startups, analysts say.
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An Amazon warehouse worker died on the job at Oregon facility
Though Amazon has faced issues with warehouse safety, the company said that the death was not work related.
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Instacart acquires Instaleap to expand its enterprise platform internationally
The acquisition will allow the company to expand its business into international markets without needing to launch a delivery network in those regions.
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Fashion retailer Express left customers’ personal data and order details exposed to the internet
Retail giant Express was publicly spilling customer information to the open web. The bug is now fixed after TechCrunch alerted Express, but the company would not say if it plans to notify customers.
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AI traffic to US retailers rose 393% in Q1, and it’s boosting their revenue too
Adobe says AI traffic to U.S. retail sites also jumped 269% in March, with visitors converting better and generating more revenue than non-AI shoppers.
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Uber will now pick up your returns from your doorstep
The new returns feature is the company’s latest effort to become an everything app. There are limitations to the new service, and there is, of course, a courier fee.
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Apple’s Cal AI crackdown signals it’s still policing the App Store
Apple tells TechCrunch Cal AI was removed not for web payments alone, but for deceptive billing, manipulative tactics, and App Store rule violations.
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Anthropic created a test marketplace for agent-on-agent commerce
In a recent experiment, Anthropic created a classified marketplace where AI agents represented both buyers and sellers, striking real deals for real goods and real money.
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Amazon’s new podcast strategy: Monetize everything
Amazon’s podcasting business seems to have transformed over the past six months.
