Shopify

Shopify is an e-commerce platform founded in 2006. The company offers a suite of tools and services that enable businesses to create and customize their own online stores, manage inventory and orders, process payments, and market their products. Tobi Lütke serves as CEO. Competitors include Amazon, WooCommerce, and Magento.

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Zuckerberg Says His AI Will Solve ‘Simpler Things’ Than Its Rivals

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Jul 15, 2025 7:00am PDT · 1 comment

Before we get to today’s column about Cognition buying Windsurf, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday spoke to Jessica Lessin, our editor in chief, for the inaugural episode of TITV, a new daily tech show, about the question on everyone’s mind these days: Why exactly would an AI researcher come to Meta? (Other than the $100 million pay... Before we get to today’s column about Cognition buying Windsurf, Meta Platforms CEO Mark...

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Zuckerberg’s AI Psychological Warfare

By Martin Peers · Jul 14, 2025 5:00pm PDT

Mark Zuckerberg is trying to psych out his rivals in artificial intelligence. That’s one interpretation of his Threads post on Monday, declaring that Meta is “going to invest hundreds of billions of dollars” on AI computing capacity to build “superintelligence”—a new buzzword for the most advanced AI imaginable. That’s a more aggressive... Mark Zuckerberg is trying to psych out his rivals in artificial intelligence. That’s one...

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What the OpenAI Web Browser Means; Musk Says Grok 4 is No. 1

By Amir Efrati · Jul 10, 2025 7:00am PDT

OpenAI’s embrace of Google Cloud servers isn’t stopping it from launching a direct assault on several of Google’s core products. Its next target: Chrome.Reuters on Wednesday reported that OpenAI’s web browser is coming soon. It’s been eight months since we broke the first news about OpenAI’s development of the browser, including its hiring of... OpenAI’s embrace of Google Cloud servers isn’t stopping it from launching a direct assault on...

Pro Weekly: AI Efforts Drive Google-Apple Sentiment Split

Pro Weekly: AI Efforts Drive Google-Apple Sentiment Split

By Akash Pasricha · Jun 20, 2025 8:00am PDT

Pro Weekly: AI Efforts Drive Google-Apple Sentiment Split

Pro Weekly: AI Efforts Drive Google-Apple Sentiment Split

By Akash Pasricha · Jun 20, 2025 8:00am PDT

What’s driving reader outlooks for tech giants including Google, Apple and Meta this month? You can probably guess: How much they’re doing (or at least talking about doing) to get ahead in AI. In our June survey, subscribers said they were a lot more optimistic about Google’s prospects compared with our survey the previous month. The share... What’s driving reader outlooks for tech giants including Google, Apple and Meta this month? You...

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Pro Weekly: IPO Hopefuls Are Getting Camera-Ready

By Akash Pasricha · Jun 6, 2025 8:00am PDT

Say cheese!Some companies on our Tech IPO Tracker are finally pushing ahead on long-awaited listings. The latest is stablecoin company Circle, which started trading on Thursday and ended the day with its shares closing at more than twofold its initial public offering price.Earlier this week, I took a look at the private firms that have hit dead... Say cheese!Some companies on our Tech IPO Tracker are finally pushing ahead on long-awaited...

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Venture Capital’s Big AppLovin Miss

By Martin Peers · Jun 3, 2025 5:00pm PDT · 1 comment

One of venture capital’s big misses has to be AppLovin, an ad-tech firm specializing in selling ad space in gaming apps. Its shares have soared more than 900% since the beginning of last year, giving AppLovin a market capitalization today of $135 billion. That makes it just a bit smaller than Spotify, Shopify and Arm Holdings—and bigger than... One of venture capital’s big misses has to be AppLovin, an ad-tech firm specializing in selling...

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How AI and E-Commerce Can Play Nice

By Ann Gehan and Akash Pasricha · May 30, 2025 8:00am PDT

Online shopping is an emerging battleground for AI companies. If you don’t believe us, check out our latest Talent Tracker of executives leading the way in AI-driven shopping. It highlights people at AI heavyweights like OpenAI and Perplexity, but also e-commerce and online payment incumbents like Shopify and PayPal. (See our full list of 14... Online shopping is an emerging battleground for AI companies. If you don’t believe us, check out...

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AI Shopping Race Means a New Talent War Is Brewing

By Ann Gehan · May 28, 2025 6:00am PDT · 3 comments

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AI Shopping Race Means a New Talent War Is Brewing

By Ann Gehan · May 28, 2025 6:00am PDT · 3 comments

Artificial intelligence is ready to disrupt the $1.2 trillion U.S. e-commerce industry. And ad giants, retailers and payment companies are bringing in reinforcements. The Information tracked 14 executives leading key products and partnerships at the center of an AI-driven shift in how people shop for and buy things online. These include... Artificial intelligence is ready to disrupt the $1.2 trillion U.S. e-commerce industry. And ad...

Pro Weekly: Tech Bulls Are Back

Pro Weekly: Tech Bulls Are Back

By Akash Pasricha · May 23, 2025 8:00am PDT

The Information’s readers are suddenly feeling much rosier about prospects for the tech sector. In our latest exclusive survey, 54% said they expect conditions for tech companies will improve over the next six months. That’s a stark reversal from last month, when 65% of respondents said they expected conditions to worsen. The Information’s readers are suddenly feeling much rosier about prospects for the tech...

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YouTube Flexes Its Size to Gain Podcast Listeners

By Kaya Yurieff and Sahil Patel · May 15, 2025 2:33pm PDT

It’s been a busy week for YouTube! The company on Wednesday hosted its annual Brandcast event for advertisers in New York where it announced updates ranging from new deals with the NFL to features for creators. On Thursday, CEO Neal Mohan told a MoffettNathanson investor conference that revenue generated per hour watched on YouTube Shorts ... It’s been a busy week for YouTube! The company on Wednesday hosted its annual Brandcast...

OpenAI Acquires Windsurf for $3B, Google’s Stock Dips

By Jessica E. Lessin · May 9, 2025 12:22pm PDT

A vibe coding vibe check, the M&A uptick and VC goes retail on this week’s More or Less. Apple Spotify A vibe coding vibe check, the M&A uptick and VC goes retail on this week’s More or Less. ...

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AI Firms Get Religion on Marketing

By Martin Peers · May 8, 2025 5:00pm PDT · 1 comment

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AI Firms Get Religion on Marketing

By Martin Peers · May 8, 2025 5:00pm PDT · 1 comment

Artificial intelligence scientists and researchers, make room. You’re about to get an influx of new colleagues from the world of advertising and marketing, as the headlong race for AI dominance moves into a new, more commercial, phase. Exhibit A: As we scooped today, veteran marketing executive Mark D’Arcy, who spent a decade at Meta Platforms... Artificial intelligence scientists and researchers, make room. You’re about to get an influx of...

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VCs Are Giving AI Founders Ever More Leverage

By Stephanie Palazzolo · May 7, 2025 7:00am PDT

These days, investors are pulling out all the stops and getting more creative to convince founders of AI startups—particularly those with experience as executives at AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic—to take their money, VCs tell me.The latest example we wrote about concerned Thinking Machines Lab, the buzzy startup cofounded by ex-OpenAI chief... These days, investors are pulling out all the stops and getting more creative to convince...

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DoorDash Buys European Fixer-Upper

By Martin Peers · May 6, 2025 5:00pm PDT

Food delivery’s great rivalry is heating up. DoorDash and Uber, the two giants of the restaurant-meal delivery scene in the U.S., are now poised to duke it out in Europe. DoorDash unveiled on Tuesday a $3.8 billion proposed takeover of UK-based Deliveroo, its biggest step yet to expand in Europe. Uber, meanwhile, did its best to rain on DoorDash... Food delivery’s great rivalry is heating up. DoorDash and Uber, the two giants of the...