<p>On Thursday, Apple celebrated 10 years with Apple Pay and announced how the service will evolve in the future, including features like redeeming rewards and expanding installment loan options. In addition to Apple Pay&#8217;s newly added support for loan options from Affirm in the U.S., and Monzo Flex in the U.K., the iPhone maker shared [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Zepto is in advanced stages of talks to raise $100 million in new investment, its third in the last six months, as the leading Indian quick-commerce startup looks to rope in more domestic investors, sources familiar with the talks told TechCrunch. The Mumbai-headquartered startup, which delivers grocery items and office stationery to customers&#8217; doorsteps in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>According to half a dozen sources, Accel, the global venture firm, is in advanced discussions to lead a funding round of $30 million to $40 million in Truemeds, an Indian online pharmacy that&#8217;s focused on providing customers with more affordable generic alternatives to costly branded medications. The talks are currently centered on a proposed valuation [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Soon, it&#8217;ll be easier to end recurring subscriptions and memberships — if the FTC has its way. Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a final &#8220;click-to-cancel&#8221; rule that&#8217;ll require companies selling subscription-based products to make it &#8220;as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up.&#8221; First put forth for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Soon, it&#8217;ll be easier to end recurring subscriptions and memberships — if the FTC has its way. Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a final &#8220;click-to-cancel&#8221; rule that&#8217;ll require companies selling subscription-based products to make it &#8220;as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up.&#8221; First put forth for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Do you want a side of socials with your fast food? Spain&#8217;s Glovo, a food delivery and quick commerce service where the bulk of orders are for ready-to-eat food, is experimenting with adding a bundle of social features to drive more in-app activity. It&#8217;s also letting restaurant partners upload food preparation videos to spice up [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Do you want a side of socials with your fast food? Spain&#8217;s Glovo, a food delivery and quick commerce service where the bulk of orders are for ready-to-eat food, is experimenting with adding a bundle of social features to drive more in-app activity. It&#8217;s also letting restaurant partners upload food preparation videos to spice up [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Airbnb hosting has become a complicated business, from setting up a listing and managing the property to understanding price dynamics, communicating with customers, and tracking earnings. The tricky part is that the more properties hosts manage, the harder it becomes for them to juggle everything. To solve this problem, Airbnb is introducing the Co-Host Network feature, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Airbnb hosting has become a complicated business, from setting up a listing and managing the property to understanding price dynamics, communicating with customers, and tracking earnings. The tricky part is that the more properties hosts manage, the harder it becomes for them to juggle everything. To solve this problem, Airbnb is introducing the Co-Host Network feature, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The retail sector needs inventory planning to maintain margins and meet demand. This is getting harder because there are now many distribution channels, more complex supply chains, and shorter sales cycles. Mid-market retailers and premium brands have less firepower than the retail giants and tend to rely on legacy software. Founded in 2020, Autone aims [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The retail sector needs inventory planning to maintain margins and meet demand. This is getting harder because there are now many distribution channels, more complex supply chains, and shorter sales cycles. Mid-market retailers and premium brands have less firepower than the retail giants and tend to rely on legacy software. Founded in 2020, Autone aims [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Matt Mullenweg, the WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO, has been embroiled in a very public and legal fight with WP Engine these last few weeks over the use of WordPress as a trademark and fees Automattic believes WP Engine owes to the WordPress project — sparring that has resulted in WP Engine issuing legal demands [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Matt Mullenweg, the WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO, has been embroiled in a very public and legal fight with WP Engine these last few weeks over the use of WordPress as a trademark and fees Automattic believes WP Engine owes to the WordPress project — sparring that has resulted in WP Engine issuing legal demands [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After bringing generative AI to Search in 2023, Google is supercharging its Shopping tab with the technology. The company announced on Tuesday that it will use AI to help users shop for products based on exactly what they’re looking for. It also launched a new scrollable feed of personalized, shoppable products.&nbsp; Now, when you search [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After bringing generative AI to Search in 2023, Google is supercharging its Shopping tab with the technology. The company announced on Tuesday that it will use AI to help users shop for products based on exactly what they’re looking for. It also launched a new scrollable feed of personalized, shoppable products.&nbsp; Now, when you search [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The European Union has dialed up scrutiny of Chinese e-commerce marketplace Temu, asking for more information about its compliance with multiple provisions of the bloc&#8217;s online governance framework, the Digital Services Act (DSA), including in relation to how it prevents the sale of illegal goods on its platform. Back in May, scores of consumer protection [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Wednesday, Amazon announced several new ways it plans to enhance the grocery shopping experience for Prime members. These include enabling Same-Day Delivery for both fresh groceries and Amazon.com products simultaneously, as well as introducing additional features to simplify the shopping process. Amazon aims to enhance its online grocery delivery service by allowing Prime members [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Wednesday, Amazon announced several new ways it plans to enhance the grocery shopping experience for Prime members. These include enabling Same-Day Delivery for both fresh groceries and Amazon.com products simultaneously, as well as introducing additional features to simplify the shopping process. Amazon aims to enhance its online grocery delivery service by allowing Prime members [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Amazon on Wednesday introduced the latest in a series of AI features and products aimed at consumers: AI shopping guides. The guides, arriving Thursday, will span over 100 product types on Amazon.com and will help to consolidate the key information consumers tend to research before making a purchase as well as provide a list of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dave Clark has had a roller coaster of a time these past two years. After stepping down in June 2022 as CEO of Amazon&#8217;s worldwide consumer division — a role he held for over two decades — Clark relocated to Dallas to join supply chain logistics company Flexport. With a board mandate to prepare Flexport [&hellip;]</p>