Ebay

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eBay Patent Utilizes Blockchain for Security, Seller Reputation

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This patent follows another from eBay aiming to play into blockchain’s strength as a security tool.

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Consumer

Brick-and-Mortar Stores Start Leaning into Online Shopping

In 2023, roughly 42% of e-commerce orders involved a store acting as a fulfillment hub or a place where consumers can pick up or return items.

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eBay May Use Blockchain to Ward Off Scammers

Its patent for blockchain-based authorization relies on the tech’s immutability and transparency to track down bad actors.

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eBay Saves Face with Image Data Privacy Patent

Preserving privacy in image datasets could be beneficial in training visual AI without putting user data at risk.

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eBay Vision Patent Tracks User Identity Over Time

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E-commerce companies are in an “arms race” to develop and implement user-tracking AI tech throughout their platforms.

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EBay May Make Deliveries Via Drone and Bus

eBay wants to use drones for deliveries, but without wasting their batteries.

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Airbnb Predicts Return on Investment

Airbnb wants to know what’ll make you click “book now.”

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eBay’s Keen Eye

EBay may be working on “advanced heat mapping” for your shopping habits.

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Block’s crypto banking gameplan

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A greener metaverse

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eBay's blockchain curiosities

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Consumer

Shopify Buys a $2.1 Billion Piece of the Supply Chain as Ecommerce Stalls

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Technology

The State of the Billionaire Space Race

Blue Origin is going slower than SpaceX, but it also nailed a massive rocket launch on the first try. Jeff Bezos is back in the space race.

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Finance

Crypto-Friendly Neo-Broker eToro Files for IPO

The listing marks a potentially triumphant comeback story and an insult of sorts to the embattled London stock exchange.

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Energy

Oil Markets Show Signs of Resilience and Retreat as 2025 Gets Underway

With the way things are going today, it’s becoming increasingly hard to figure out what’s going on with the oil market.

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