$512 billion live shopping market, Meta's AI-powered music generator and European Union's AI Act

What is Threads? From Twitter fiasco to 100 million sign ups (+ OpenAI creates team to control "superintelligent" AI)

It's Monday, July 10th — Here are the top AI, tech and ecommerce stories from last week and why that matter this week... * Threads, Instagram’s ‘Twitter Killer,’ Has Arrived [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/technology/threads-app-meta-twitter-killer.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur] * Adam Mosseri on the launch of Threads [https://twitter.com/mosseri/status/1676757469534511104?s=20] * Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads [https://www.semafor.com/article/07/06/2023/twitter-is-threatening-to-sue-meta-over-threads] * Instagram’s Threads app reaches 100 million users within just five days [https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/10/instagrams-threads-app-reaches-100-million-users-in-just-five-days/] * Elon Musk keeps laying off Twitter employees after saying cuts were done [https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/21/23609522/elon-musk-more-twitter-layoffs-sales-engineering-ads-google-revamp] * Elon Musk mocks fired Twitter employees [https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1592569305941807104?s=20] * What is Instagram’s Threads app? All your questions answered [https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/11/what-is-instagrams-threads-app-all-your-questions-answered/] * The first fully A.I.-generated drug enters clinical trials in human patients [https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/29/ai-generated-drug-begins-clinical-trials-in-human-patients.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email] * OpenAI is forming a new team to bring ‘superintelligent’ AI under control [https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/openai-is-forming-a-new-team-to-bring-superintelligent-ai-under-control/?tpcc=tcplustwitter] If you liked this episode, please rate, review, or subscribe to us on whatever platform you’re listening from. Rebuy is the fastest-growing app for Shopify Plus and the trusted commerce-AI platform for thousands of top brands across the world. Check out Rebuy [https://www.rebuyengine.com/] Learn how Rebuy’s intelligent shopping experiences can boost your business’ AOV, conversions and LTV by booking a demo right here [https://www.rebuyengine.com/request-a-demo]

Shopify's two big announcements and Google DeepMind's Gemini, the AI system that they think will beat ChatGPT

It's Monday, June 26th — Here are the top AI, tech and ecommerce stories from last week and why that matter this week... * Shop Pay—the highest-converting accelerated checkout on the internet—will be available to enterprise retailers not on Shopify [https://news.shopify.com/shop-pay-ccs] * Shopify Checkout is the best-converting in the world. Here's why. [https://www.shopify.com/enterprise/shopify-checkout] * A board member Taylor-made for Shopify [https://news.shopify.com/a-board-member-taylor-made-for-shopify] * Google DeepMind’s CEO Says Its Next Algorithm Will Eclipse ChatGPT [https://www.wired.com/story/google-deepmind-demis-hassabis-chatgpt/] * ‘Secret Invasion’ Opening Using AI Cost “No Artists’ Jobs,” Says Studio That Made It (Exclusive) [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/secret-invasion-ai-opening-1235521299/] If you liked this episode, please rate, review, or subscribe to us on whatever platform you’re listening from. Rebuy is the fastest-growing app for Shopify Plus and the trusted commerce-AI platform for thousands of top brands across the world. Check out Rebuy [https://www.rebuyengine.com/] Learn how Rebuy’s intelligent shopping experiences can boost your business’ AOV, conversions and LTV by booking a demo right here [https://www.rebuyengine.com/request-a-demo]

$512 billion live shopping market, Meta's AI-powered music generator and European Union's AI Act

It's Monday, June 19th — Here are the top AI, tech and ecommerce stories from last week and why that matter this week... * Livestream shopping booms as small businesses strike gold on social media [https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/09/livestream-shopping-booms-as-small-businesses-hit-social-media-.html] * The Shining Promise and Dashed Dreams of China’s Live Shopping Craze [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/28/business/china-livestreaming-ecommerce.html] * Meta open sources an AI-powered music generator [https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/12/meta-open-sources-an-ai-powered-music-generator/?tpcc=tcplustwitter&guccounter=1] * MusicGen, Simple and Controllable Music Generation [https://huggingface.co/spaces/facebook/MusicGen] * Generative A.I. Can Add $4.4 Trillion in Value to Global Economy, Study Says [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/technology/generative-ai-global-economy.html] * IKEA bets on remote interior design as AI changes sales strategy [https://www.reuters.com/technology/ikea-bets-remote-interior-design-ai-changes-sales-strategy-2023-06-13/] * Europeans Take a Major Step Toward Regulating A.I [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/technology/europe-ai-regulation.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes] If you liked this episode, please rate, review, or subscribe to us on whatever platform you’re listening from. Rebuy is the fastest-growing app for Shopify Plus and the trusted commerce-AI platform for thousands of top brands across the world. Check out Rebuy [https://www.rebuyengine.com/] Learn how Rebuy’s intelligent shopping experiences can boost your business’ AOV, conversions and LTV by booking a demo right here [https://www.rebuyengine.com/request-a-demo]

AI poses: "Risk of extinction" | Shopify's Shop Cash | NVIDIA's AI shaping the future of gaming

It's Monday, June 5th — Here are the top AI, tech and ecommerce stories from last week and why that matter this week... * Shopify’s Shop app introduces a new ‘Shop Cash’ rewards program [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xVdDOsqkC6H8ZputhUdveulinP15zV_HVH43ZZB5XPs/edit#heading=h.dz83oy18hmmi] * Shopify hosts inaugural Shop Day with the official launch of Shop Cash and more than $1,000,000 in giveaways [https://news.shopify.com/shop-cash] * A.I. Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Industry Leaders Warn [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/technology/ai-threat-warning.html] * Center for AI Safety — Statement on AI Risk [https://www.safe.ai/statement-on-ai-risk] * NVIDIA ACE for Games Sparks Life Into Virtual Characters With Generative AI [https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-ace-for-games-sparks-life-into-virtual-characters-with-generative-ai] * Demo of NPC Interaction with NVIDIA Ace [https://youtu.be/5R8xZb6J3r0] * Disney's Recent Job Cuts Include Galyn Susman, Toy Story 2's Savior [https://gizmodo.com/disney-layoffs-pixar-toy-story-2-galyn-susman-1850503975] * Creativity, Inc by Ed Catmull If you liked this episode, please rate, review, or subscribe to us on whatever platform you’re listening from. Rebuy is the fastest-growing app for Shopify Plus and the trusted commerce-AI platform for thousands of top brands across the world. Check out Rebuy [https://www.rebuyengine.com/] Learn how Rebuy’s intelligent shopping experiences can boost your business’ AOV, conversions and LTV by booking a demo right here [https://www.rebuyengine.com/request-a-demo]

Game-changing AI tools: Google Product Studio & Adobe's Generative Fill

It's Monday, May 29nd — Here are the top AI, tech and ecommerce stories from last week and why that matter this week... - Initial Takeaways From the Spending and Debt Ceiling Deal [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/us/politics/debt-ceiling-deal-takeaways.html] - Why Spending Cuts Likely Won’t Shake the Economy [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/29/us/politics/debt-ceiling-economy.html] - AI can make anyone a programmer and has 'closed the digital divide,' Nvidia CEO says [https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-turn-anyone-into-programmer-nvidia-ceo-2023-5] - All the Nvidia news announced by Jensen Huang at Computex [https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/28/nvidia-computex-jensen-huang/] - Google’s new generative AI tool can help sellers jazz up their product images [https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/23/23734129/google-product-studio-generative-ai-ads-merchant-center] - Google: New tools to help small businesses connect with online shoppers [https://www.blog.google/products/shopping/google-product-studio-generative-ai-product-photos/] - Adobe brings Firefly’s generative AI to Photoshop [https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/23/adobe-brings-fireflys-generative-ai-to-photoshop/] - Experience the future of Photoshop with Generative Fill [https://helpx.adobe.com/ca/photoshop/using/generative-fill.html] - Here’s What Happens When Your Lawyer Uses ChatGPT [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/nyregion/avianca-airline-lawsuit-chatgpt.html] If you liked this episode, please rate, review, or subscribe to us on whatever platform you’re listening from. Rebuy is the fastest-growing app for Shopify Plus and the trusted commerce-AI platform for thousands of top brands across the world. Check out Rebuy [ https://www.rebuyengine.com/] Learn how Rebuy’s intelligent shopping experiences can boost your business’ AOV, conversions and LTV by booking a demo right here [https://www.rebuyengine.com/request-a-demo]