❗️❗️❗️OpenAI is discussing the possibility of giving the US government a stake in the company of about 5% (about $43 billion) amid growing political pressure and a growing government interest in controlling the development of artificial intelligence, the Financial Times reports.
This is a potential deal in which the government could get a stake in the company's capital, which would be an unprecedented move for a private technology startup.
This is a potential deal in which the government could get a stake in the company's capital, which would be an unprecedented move for a private technology startup.
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❗️On June 29, the French Senate passed a bill against Chinese marketplaces, citing the environmental damage caused by "fast fashion." However, European companies operating in the same niche were not subject to the restrictions.
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Claude found an inheritance consisting of 25 land plots in India for a guy.
The guy simply entered his own details, as well as those of his father and grandfather, and asked for a search; the AI dug into government registries, located the properties and land plots, and provided all the necessary information. Upon verification, it all turned out to be true—the working-class guy really did have an inheritance.
The guy simply entered his own details, as well as those of his father and grandfather, and asked for a search; the AI dug into government registries, located the properties and land plots, and provided all the necessary information. Upon verification, it all turned out to be true—the working-class guy really did have an inheritance.
The European Union has started charging 3 euros for each low-value package from China.
Starting from July 1, 2026, the European Union has started charging 3 euros for each low-value package from China that was previously imported duty-free. This measure is aimed at online retailers such as Shein, Temu, and AliExpress, which have been exploiting customs benefits to sell products at ultra-low prices. The fee applies to each product category in the shipment: for example, a package with three different types of products is subject to a 9-euro fee.
The €150 duty-free threshold has been in place since 2008, but in recent years, the volume of e-commerce shipments entering the EU under this rule has increased dramatically, from 1.4 billion in 2022 to 5.8 billion in 2025. According to MEP Dirk Gotink, "the benefit has become an industrial-scale dumping tool and has been working against European producers."
Shein prepared for the changes in advance by expanding its warehouse facilities in Poland and increasing the volume of shipments of goods to the EU. AliExpress said that the product cards will display the note "Price includes duties and VAT", and for other items, buyers will be shown details of import fees before placing an order.
Amazon, which launched the Amazon Haul service in response to the rise of Temu and Shein, reported that 97% of its shipments to the EU last year were made from warehouses within the Union. The 3 euro fee is being introduced temporarily. Starting on July 1, 2028, it will be replaced by category duties when the new EU Customs Office starts operating.
Starting from July 1, 2026, the European Union has started charging 3 euros for each low-value package from China that was previously imported duty-free. This measure is aimed at online retailers such as Shein, Temu, and AliExpress, which have been exploiting customs benefits to sell products at ultra-low prices. The fee applies to each product category in the shipment: for example, a package with three different types of products is subject to a 9-euro fee.
The €150 duty-free threshold has been in place since 2008, but in recent years, the volume of e-commerce shipments entering the EU under this rule has increased dramatically, from 1.4 billion in 2022 to 5.8 billion in 2025. According to MEP Dirk Gotink, "the benefit has become an industrial-scale dumping tool and has been working against European producers."
Shein prepared for the changes in advance by expanding its warehouse facilities in Poland and increasing the volume of shipments of goods to the EU. AliExpress said that the product cards will display the note "Price includes duties and VAT", and for other items, buyers will be shown details of import fees before placing an order.
Amazon, which launched the Amazon Haul service in response to the rise of Temu and Shein, reported that 97% of its shipments to the EU last year were made from warehouses within the Union. The 3 euro fee is being introduced temporarily. Starting on July 1, 2028, it will be replaced by category duties when the new EU Customs Office starts operating.
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Charging that is always with you: how roads become "power banks".
China has taken an important step towards dynamic charging, which could potentially change the familiar transport infrastructure around the world. In the city of Suzhou, an experimental section of the highway was tested, during which electric vehicles receive a charge. The result: an additional range of approximately 1.3 kilometers for driving 120 meters of asphalted "charging" equipped with built-in induction coils.
The idea of charging electric vehicles on the go has been a long-cherished concept among developers around the world. Attempts to implement this idea have been made in Sweden, South Korea, Japan, Italy, Germany, Norway, the United States, and other countries. However, it has only been in recent years that significant progress has been made.
China has taken an important step towards dynamic charging, which could potentially change the familiar transport infrastructure around the world. In the city of Suzhou, an experimental section of the highway was tested, during which electric vehicles receive a charge. The result: an additional range of approximately 1.3 kilometers for driving 120 meters of asphalted "charging" equipped with built-in induction coils.
The idea of charging electric vehicles on the go has been a long-cherished concept among developers around the world. Attempts to implement this idea have been made in Sweden, South Korea, Japan, Italy, Germany, Norway, the United States, and other countries. However, it has only been in recent years that significant progress has been made.
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❓Why most product pages don't convert.
One thing we've noticed while talking to ecommerce brands is that almost everyone is trying to improve their ads before improving their product pages.
The problem is that ads don't make people buy. They simply bring visitors.
The product page does the selling.
If your photos don't grab attention, your listing looks generic, or your description doesn't answer basic questions, more traffic won't fix the problem—it will only make you spend more.
That's one of the reasons we built SellerDen AI.
We're not trying to replace creativity. We're trying to remove the repetitive work that slows product launches down.
One thing we've noticed while talking to ecommerce brands is that almost everyone is trying to improve their ads before improving their product pages.
The problem is that ads don't make people buy. They simply bring visitors.
The product page does the selling.
If your photos don't grab attention, your listing looks generic, or your description doesn't answer basic questions, more traffic won't fix the problem—it will only make you spend more.
That's one of the reasons we built SellerDen AI.
Instead of juggling photographers, designers, copywriters, and video editors, you can start with a single product photo and generate lifestyle images, product videos, infographics, and SEO-ready descriptions in just a few minutes.
We're not trying to replace creativity. We're trying to remove the repetitive work that slows product launches down.
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AI startups are moving from being assistants to being performers.
Two recent deals show where the market is headed today.
Legal AI startup Norm is competing with the law firm model. Its agents take on routine legal tasks, and lawyers review the results. The project raised $120 million and received an evaluation of $1.2 billion.
Swedish AI startup Lovable is negotiating a $300 million round at an evaluation of $13.2 billion. The platform helps to build a product at the start: the user describes the idea, and the system generates code and refines the application according to new requests. The ultimate goal for Lovable is to make the path from idea to MVP shorter and cheaper.
Two recent deals show where the market is headed today.
Legal AI startup Norm is competing with the law firm model. Its agents take on routine legal tasks, and lawyers review the results. The project raised $120 million and received an evaluation of $1.2 billion.
Swedish AI startup Lovable is negotiating a $300 million round at an evaluation of $13.2 billion. The platform helps to build a product at the start: the user describes the idea, and the system generates code and refines the application according to new requests. The ultimate goal for Lovable is to make the path from idea to MVP shorter and cheaper.
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Forwarded from Marketplace Bestsellers
💄 Prime Day 2026 revealed a new type of bestseller: shoppers search for the brand before they search for the discount
In the beauty category, Amazon Prime Day drove a 71% increase in search demand, with search volume rising from 102.4 million to 174.8 million during the event week.
Beauty products accounted for 26% of all shopping carts, while Tarte overtook Maybelline in makeup, Armani Beauty ranked first in fragrance, and medicube captured nearly 16% of the skincare market share.
Another notable insight: 53% of shoppers compared prices with Walmart and Target, yet the top-performing products still came from brands with the strongest search demand.
Seller takeaway: In 2026, success is no longer driven by the lowest price alone. The winning SKUs are the ones shoppers are already searching for by brand name.
Source: PR Newswire.
In the beauty category, Amazon Prime Day drove a 71% increase in search demand, with search volume rising from 102.4 million to 174.8 million during the event week.
Beauty products accounted for 26% of all shopping carts, while Tarte overtook Maybelline in makeup, Armani Beauty ranked first in fragrance, and medicube captured nearly 16% of the skincare market share.
Another notable insight: 53% of shoppers compared prices with Walmart and Target, yet the top-performing products still came from brands with the strongest search demand.
Seller takeaway: In 2026, success is no longer driven by the lowest price alone. The winning SKUs are the ones shoppers are already searching for by brand name.
Source: PR Newswire.
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UNIQLO: website remains key channel for customer.
Acquisition Despite the growth of its mobile app, the brand’s primary audience in Europe and the US continues to engage via the website. In the UK, 77% of the digital audience uses only the website, compared to 81% in Germany and 78% in the US. The share of users interacting exclusively through the app remains relatively small.
A comparison with other fashion retailers reveals that UNIQLO’s app lags significantly behind competitors in terms of active user base size. At the same time, website traffic continues to grow rapidly, particularly in Europe and the US.
Acquisition Despite the growth of its mobile app, the brand’s primary audience in Europe and the US continues to engage via the website. In the UK, 77% of the digital audience uses only the website, compared to 81% in Germany and 78% in the US. The share of users interacting exclusively through the app remains relatively small.
A comparison with other fashion retailers reveals that UNIQLO’s app lags significantly behind competitors in terms of active user base size. At the same time, website traffic continues to grow rapidly, particularly in Europe and the US.
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Shein prepares for IPO again China’s securities regulator has granted.
Shein approval for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong stock exchange. According to Bloomberg sources, Shein aims to raise several billion dollars. The retailer plans to list up to 341.6 million shares. Shein had previously filed for an IPO in the US in 2023, followed by a filing in London a year later. In the US, the company faced challenges in proving that forced Uyghur labor was not used in its production processes.
In London, it failed to secure the necessary approval from Chinese authorities. Now, the green light has come from the Chinese regulator, though the timeline for the listing remains unknown.
Shein approval for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong stock exchange. According to Bloomberg sources, Shein aims to raise several billion dollars. The retailer plans to list up to 341.6 million shares. Shein had previously filed for an IPO in the US in 2023, followed by a filing in London a year later. In the US, the company faced challenges in proving that forced Uyghur labor was not used in its production processes.
In London, it failed to secure the necessary approval from Chinese authorities. Now, the green light has come from the Chinese regulator, though the timeline for the listing remains unknown.
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Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of industrial espionage.
The Apple giant suspects the creators of ChatGPT of systematic intellectual property theft, which involves former Apple employees.
An Apple spokesperson told 9to5Mac that the company has “strong evidence that OpenAI employees illegally obtained confidential information about unannounced devices.”
Specifically:
• Former electrical engineer Chan Liu kept a work MacBook, and after moving to OpenAI, he downloaded several dozen confidential files from Apple's corporate network.
• Another employee, Tang Tan, who once worked on the iPhone and Apple Watch, used an internal list of devices to ask other Apple employees who came to OpenAI for interviews about them in detail.
OpenAI also persuaded Apple's trusted suppliers to show it a trade secret — a finishing technology for metal — "by misleading them into thinking that Apple had given its permission."
In addition to OpenAI, the lawsuit also names the startup io, founded by Jony Ive, Apple's former lead designer. In 2025, the AI company acquired io for \$6.5 billion to develop its own devices. However, Ive's name is not mentioned in the court documents.
In total, OpenAI employs over 400 former employees of the company. Apple intends to achieve a complete ban on the use of its developments, demands the destruction of all stolen intellectual property, as well as compensation for industrial espionage — its exact amount will be determined later.
OpenAI has completely denied using someone else's intellectual property.
The Apple giant suspects the creators of ChatGPT of systematic intellectual property theft, which involves former Apple employees.
An Apple spokesperson told 9to5Mac that the company has “strong evidence that OpenAI employees illegally obtained confidential information about unannounced devices.”
Specifically:
• Former electrical engineer Chan Liu kept a work MacBook, and after moving to OpenAI, he downloaded several dozen confidential files from Apple's corporate network.
• Another employee, Tang Tan, who once worked on the iPhone and Apple Watch, used an internal list of devices to ask other Apple employees who came to OpenAI for interviews about them in detail.
OpenAI also persuaded Apple's trusted suppliers to show it a trade secret — a finishing technology for metal — "by misleading them into thinking that Apple had given its permission."
In addition to OpenAI, the lawsuit also names the startup io, founded by Jony Ive, Apple's former lead designer. In 2025, the AI company acquired io for \$6.5 billion to develop its own devices. However, Ive's name is not mentioned in the court documents.
In total, OpenAI employs over 400 former employees of the company. Apple intends to achieve a complete ban on the use of its developments, demands the destruction of all stolen intellectual property, as well as compensation for industrial espionage — its exact amount will be determined later.
OpenAI has completely denied using someone else's intellectual property.
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