Techmeme Ride Home Tue. 04/29 – OpenAI Shopping?
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Apr 29, 2025 Amazon may soon display tariff prices in listings, responding to rising costs from import charges. Temu and Shein face significant price hikes due to tariff impacts. Exciting developments from OpenAI suggest they're entering the shopping sector, enhancing ChatGPT with new features for product recommendations. Meanwhile, the Take It Down Act aims to protect individuals from non-consensual imagery, showcasing a legislative shift. Alibaba debuts its advanced QN3 hybrid AI models, bringing innovation to language processing.
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Amazon's Tariff Transparency Plan
- Amazon plans to show tariff costs separately on product listings to highlight the impact of tariffs.
- This move shifts tariff blame and mirrors Kickstarter’s Tariff Manager tool for post-funding import charges.
Tariffs Hit Temu and Shein Hard
- Temu and Shein apply tariffs differently; Temu adds explicit import charges, Shein includes tariffs in prices.
- Tariffs drastically increase prices and hurt these discount retailers’ US growth and App Store ranks.
New Law Battles Non-Consensual Nudes
- The Take It Down Act criminalizes non-consensual intimate imagery and mandates swift platform removal.
- It marks a landmark law in combating deepfakes and revenge porn with bipartisan support and aims to protect victims.