Shopify

Patent Drop

Shopify Gaze-Tracking Tech May Signal Sights Set on an AR Future

Shopify wants to track your depth perception.

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Patent Drop

Shopify Image Patent Highlights Convergence of AI, Advertising

It’s recent patent expands upon its current AI tools as it aims to keep up with the rest of the tech and e-commerce industry.

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Patent Drop

Shopify Plugs Away at AR Patents for Merchants

Shopify wants to use AR to help you after you pulled the trigger on that big purchase. AR shopping may lean towards end-to-end experiences.

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Photo by Szabo Viktor via Unsplash.

Patent Drop

Shopify Guides Your Shot

Shopify wants to help its merchants take the perfect pic.

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Industries

Layoffs Hit Shopify as it Rethinks Logistics Strategy

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Big Tech

Shopify Lays Off 1,000 Employees Amid Shifting Retail Trends

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Consumer

Shopify Buys a $2.1 Billion Piece of the Supply Chain as Ecommerce Stalls

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Markets

Shopify is the Latest Big Tech Company That Wants to Split Its Stock

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Consumer

Shopify Announces Plans To Bolster Its Warehouse And Delivery Network

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Patent Drop

Shopify Measures Body Size (plus more from Microsoft & Google)

Remotely measuring body size, audio documents & congestion management systems

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International Economics

China Brings in Subsidies for Smartphones

On Friday, Beijing announced that a trade-in program that previously applied to big appliances and cars will now be widened to smartphones.

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Private Equity

Will Private Equity Fuel a Big Year for IPOs?

As the New Year rolls in, Wall Street is preparing for a slew of listing announcements from private equity-backed firms.

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Private Equity

All in the Franchise: Why Private Equity Loves the Business Model

It’s understandable if you failed to notice one meaty if unglamorous trend on Wall Street: Private equity’s love affair with franchising.

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