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eBay’s newest AI feature allows sellers to replace image backgrounds with AI-generated backdrops. The tool is now available for iOS users in the U.S., U.K., and Germany. It’ll gradually roll…

eBay debuts AI-powered background tool to enhance product images

As eBay continues to invest in the trading card space, the e-commerce company announced Wednesday three significant commercial transactions with Collectors, the parent company of PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator), the…

eBay enters trading card commercial agreement with Collectors, acquires Goldin

eBay on Tuesday launched a new generative AI-powered feature to appeal to fashion enthusiasts: a “shop the look” section within its iOS mobile app that will suggest a carousel of…

eBay adds an AI-powered ‘shop the look’ feature to its iOS app

You don’t need to resort to the dark web to find your illicit pill counterfeiting presses and molds. Just go to eBay and you can get one like new for…

Justice hits eBay for $59M for selling obviously illegal pill-counterfeiting gear

E-commerce company eBay said today that it plans to let go of 1,000 employees or around 9% of its workforce due to the ongoing economic conditions. The company said in…

eBay plans to cut 1,000 jobs because it couldn’t grow enough

eBay has agreed to pay a $3 million fine in connection with a corporate cyberstalking campaign targeting a Massachusetts couple in 2019. The cyberstalking campaign was conducted by several eBay…

eBay to pay $3M over cyberstalking campaign that involved sending fetal pig, live insects to couple

eBay is unloading its remaining shares in the online classified business Adevinta to private equity firms Permira and Blackstone for $2.2 billion in cash and 20% equity, it said. Adevinta had…

eBay to gain $2.2B from sales of its shares in classified biz Adevinta

The Department of Justice raked eBay over the proverbial coals today, accusing the online retailer of “unlawfully selling and distributing hundreds of thousands” of products that threaten the environment and…

DOJ says eBay sold thousands of illegal, poisonous and polluting products

eBay is rolling out a new AI tool for marketplace sellers that can generate a product listing from a single photo. Available in the eBay app for iOS to start,…

eBay rolls out a tool that generates product listings from photos

eBay announced today that it has closed its acquisition of Certilogo, a company that provides AI-powered apparel and fashion goods digital IDs and authentication. The financial terms of the deal…

eBay acquires AI-powered product authentication company Certilogo

eBay announced today that it has appointed Vidmay Naini as its general manager for global emerging markets, a role that covers the company’s growth in Southeast Asia, India, Eastern Europe,…

eBay appoints new head of emerging markets, covering regions like Southeast Asia and India

Easyship, the New York- and Singapore-based startup that enables e-commerce sellers to integrate with more than 250 courier services, announced today it has expanded its partnership with eBay to support…

Easyship strikes agreement to support eBay’s new International Shipping program

Bloomingdale’s virtual store will initially feature collections from brands like Polo Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs, David Yurman, MCM, Byredo and Baccarat.

Bloomingdale’s goes all-in on metaverse with new virtual store

Hello, hello! We’re back with another edition of Week in Review, the newsletter where we quickly break down the top stories to hit TC in the last seven days. Want…

Hackers access DoorDash data, T-Mobile teams up with SpaceX, and eBay buys TCGplayer

In 2020, Chinese startup Zilliz — which builds cloud-native software to process data for AI applications and unstructured data analytics, and is the creator of Milvus, the popular open source…

Zilliz, the startup behind the Milvus open source vector database for AI apps, raises $60M, relocates to SF

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Daily Crunch: Collectible trading card marketplace TCGplayer sells to eBay for $295M

EBay is acquiring TCGplayer, an online marketplace for collectible trading card games, in a deal valued up to $295 million, the company announced on Monday. The deal is subject to…

eBay is acquiring trading card marketplace TCGplayer for up to $295M

Thanks to cross-border e-commerce platforms, China continues to be a major exporter of consumer goods for the world in the online shopping age. It’s not just marketplaces like Amazon and…

SoftBank, Sequoia China back this ERP startup enabling China’s online exporters

Treggo works with thousands of last-mile providers to give merchants information on the best delivery provider in a certain zip code.

Treggo, armed with new funds, takes on crowded Latin American last-mile delivery sector

Ghost created a marketplace, similar to eBay, that provides a way for brands to get rid of excess inventory and will handle all of the posting, sales and shipment of…

Ghost appears with new funding, marketplace to match buyers with unsold products

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How e-commerce companies can brave the new retail environment

Even with inflation, and a potential recession on the horizon, now is the time to reach out to existing customers and stick with them through the ups and downs.

How e-commerce companies can brave the new retail environment

One more hurdle up ahead for Activision Blizzard, the games giant behind Call of Duty that Microsoft is looking to acquire for $68.7 billion. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority…

UK launches antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s $69B proposed Activision acquisition

eBay announced today that it’s acquiring Manchester-based NFT marketplace KnownOrigin. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. eBay says the companies have signed and closed the deal as…

eBay acquires NFT marketplace KnownOrigin for an undisclosed sum

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EBay announced today that it’s launching eBay Live, a dedicated shopping platform that gives users a way to purchase products in a live and interactive environment. The new experience is…

eBay is launching an interactive live shopping platform

Puffco has long led the market with innovative cannabis vaporizers. The Puffco Peak Pro is easily one of the best e-rigs available, and the company just unveiled a new vape…

Puffco unveils the $299 Proxy, an innovative, modular cannabis vaporizer

The company provides working capital based on sales forecast data to resolve the shipping, fulfillment, advertising and inventory cost of goods for e-commerce sellers.

Onramp Funds accelerates e-commerce financing platform with $42M in equity, credit

eBay is the latest company to enter the NFT business, as the online marketplace announced today that it’s launching its first collection of NFTs in partnership with web3 platform OneOf.…

eBay launches its first collection of NFTs in partnership with web3 platform OneOf

Grafana Labs, the company behind the popular Grafana visualization tools (and a contributor to other open source projects like the Prometheus monitoring system), today announced that it has raised a…

Grafana Labs raises $240M Series D

Fashion rental platforms had a tough time during the pandemic as in-person events evaporated and office workers ditched their smarts to collectively slip into comfy loungewear. But as the pandemic…

London’s By Rotation is taking its P2P fashion rental app stateside