404 Media's weekly podcast covers Samuel Tunick, who faces prison for allegedly wiping his GrapheneOS phone before DHS officials could search it, and an AI-powered TikTok Shop scheme promoting FDA-rec…
404 Media reported that an AI-powered TikTok Shop operation produced and sold dietary supplements that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled, highlighting the risks of AI-generated cont…
Live shopping startup Whatnot is in talks to raise a new funding round at about a $20 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the matter, a significant jump from its $11.5 billion valuati…
A developer built an open-source MCP server called sorftime-seller-agent that lets Claude automate weekly product research for marketplace sellers. By connecting Claude to live data from Amazon, Walma…
Meta launched Seller, a standalone iOS app for Facebook Marketplace power sellers that uses Meta AI to generate titles, descriptions, and prices from a single photo, and includes a unified inbox and p…
TikTok Shop brands are increasingly using generative AI to create synthetic influencers and product videos, threatening the livelihoods of side-hustler creators who rely on shoppable content for incom…
TikTok is testing a managed services program in the US that will give it direct control over merchant operations including marketing, ads, and AI-generated content, charging a $10,000 flat fee plus 10…
Brands including SharkNinja are urging TikTok Shop creators to stop using AI-generated content for product promotions, warning that affiliates who use AI tools like TikTok's AI Video Maker will have t…
TikTok Shop generated $64.3 billion in global sales in 2025, nearly doubling year-over-year, and sellers can open a store with zero followers. A complete AI ad—virtual model, scripted dialogue, 10-sec…
The 70th Summer Fancy Food Show drew 32,000 industry professionals and 2,529 exhibitors in New York, signaling that specialty-food discovery is shifting toward retailer data, short-form commerce, and …
Shark has unveiled the PowerDetect Transformer 3-in-1 vacuum, which converts from an upright to a stick to a handheld vacuum with one-click mechanisms. Priced at $529, it features LED lighting, automa…
Whatnot launched LeLiveBoost, an AI-powered browser extension that provides seller analytics, CRM tools, and real-time size detection to help live sellers increase sales and streamline operations. The…