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Every week we publish a rundown of new products from companies offering services to ecommerce and omnichannel merchants. This installment includes updates on AI writing assistants, biometric payments, social commerce, fraud protection, and cross-border payments. Got an ecommerce product release? Email releases@practicalecommerce.com. New Tools for Merchants: August 12, 2024 Automattic rolls out AI-powered writing assistant for WordPress. Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and its Jetpack AI performance and security application, has released Write Brief with AI, an AI-powered writing tool in JetPack. Write Brief with AI can measure readability, simplify lengthy sentences, write and suggest strong and clear prose, and…

While everybody has been patiently waiting for Sora, Runway, a renowned generative AI platform, introduced its latest innovation – the Gen-3 Alpha. This model leverages cutting-edge machine learning techniques to generate high-quality text, images, and videos, making it a powerful tool for creatives and professionals alike. And now the advanced AI model is accessible to all users! Gen-3 Alpha represents a major advancement in fidelity, consistency, and motion compared to its predecessor. Trained on an extensive dataset of videos and images, it offers unmatched capabilities in generating videos and images based on text prompts or other visual inputs. The model’s…

Dropshipping is the entry point for many new ecommerce retail ventures, but selling essentially the same product as hundreds of other online stores makes search engine optimization challenging. With a payment card, a logo, and a few clicks, entrepreneurs can quickly launch an online store by combining an ecommerce platform such as Shopify, BigCommerce, or WooCommerce with dropshipping apps such as Dsers, Spocket, or SaleHoo. Advertising The products for a dropshipping-enabled ecommerce shop could come from multiple sources, including AliExpress. These shops work on thin margins, effectively practicing retail arbitrage. The relatively small margins can complicate advertising since just about…

Researchers at Google DeepMind have developed an AI-powered robot capable of playing competitive table tennis at an amateur human level.  Registering the presence of a ping-pong ball, calculating its direction, and moving the paddle to hit it – all in a split second – is a mammoth task in robotics.  DeepMind’s robot is equipped with an IRB 1100 robotic arm mounted on two linear gantries, which allow it to move swiftly across and toward the table. It has an incredible range of motion, reaching most areas of the table to strike the ball with a paddle as a human does. …

Welcome to our roundup of this week’s spiciest AI news. This week, Elon Musk claimed Sam Altman tricked him. Google flopped at the Olympics. And Argentina’s president wants to use AI to predict crime. Let’s dig in. Back in court Earlier this year Elon Musk sued OpenAI and his fellow co-founders only to drop the lawsuit a few months later. This week Musk filed a new lawsuit against Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI with additional claims. The new allegations and charges offer fascinating insights into the early discussions before OpenAI became a reality. The lawsuit also shines a light…

The vastness of the universe has long captivated human imagination, prompting us to wonder: are we alone?  It’s a question that has fascinated humanity for millennia, and today, we have the technology – such as radio telescopes – to push the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) deeper into space.  We have yet to find anything. While no definitive evidence of extraterrestrial life has been publicly disclosed, the search continues, and the possibility remains open. That’s despite there being billions of potentially habitable worlds in the Milky Way alone, with some 1,780 confirmed exoplanets (planets beyond our solar system), around 16…

A federal judge ruled on August 5 that Google’s search business violates U.S. antitrust law. In U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Judge Admit Mehta’s opinion states, “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly.” Though Google has already stated that it will appeal the decision, the ruling will have lasting implications. Distribution Agreements According to Judge Mehta, in 2020 nearly 90% of search queries went through Google. The decision focuses on Google’s distribution deals to reach users. The company pays billions to third-party providers — web browser software, mobile device manufacturers, wireless carriers…

Estimated read time: 21 minutes, 28 seconds Is your product marketing team struggling to coordinate marketing resources to support an endless stream of product launches, with vague release dates and a chorus of product managers demanding tons of marketing attention for each release? What if there were a better way? In this episode of Growth Stage, we interview Braden Steel, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at FastSpring, to discuss his thoughts on what is wrong with traditional product marketing and how FastSpring is using quarterly thematic product launches to: Give the best best attention to all product releases. Tell an overarching…

As summer winds down, many retailers look toward Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the impending winter shopping season. But there’s still one major shopping event standing in the way of you and your Christmas profits — back-to-school. 

In the bustling world of ecommerce, standing out from the competition is a constant challenge. For merchants with large product catalogs or those in highly competitive industries, a well-thought-out SEO strategy can make all the difference. One of the most effective yet often overlooked components of this strategy is URL customization.In this blog post, we’ll explore how customizing your URL structure can help your search engine visibility, enhance user experience, and, ultimately, drive more traffic to your online store.Why SEO Matters for Business OwnersIf you’re an ecommerce entrepreneur, you’ve likely heard about the importance of SEO. But why does it matter so much?Simply put, SEO is the process of optimizing your website to rank higher on search engine results pages (SERPs). Higher rankings mean more visibility, which can…