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26.04.26 - 22:27
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Is Anthropic Coming For eBay? (ZeroHedge)
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Is Anthropic Coming For eBay?
Late Friday afternoon, as most people were checking out for the weekend after nearly two months of U.S.-Iran war fatigue, Anthropic quietly released a note titled "Project Deal." The company built a closed marketplace where AI agents negotiated prices, struck deals, and completed real transactions with money changing hands.
"We created a marketplace for employees in our San Francisco office, with one big twist. We tasked Claude with buying, selling and negotiating on our colleagues' behalf," Anthropic wrote on X.
New Anthropic research: Project Deal.
We created a marketplace for employees in our San Francisco office, with one big twist. We tasked Claude with buying, selling and negotiating on our colleagues' behalf. pic.twitter.com/H2f6cLDlAW
— Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) April 24, 2026
The results: Claude agents made 186 deals across more than 500 listed items on a Slack-based marketplace, totaling just over $4,000 in transaction value.
But ...
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21.04.26 - 13:06
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Kikoff Appoints Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Deepening Executive Bench Amid Rapid Growth (Business Wire)
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John Kaelle, former CFO of StockX, and Robert Mahnke, former PayPal and eBay executive, join Kikoff as the company announces record results for 2025.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Credit--Kikoff, a leading consumer fintech platform helping millions build credit and improve financial health, today announced the appointments of John Kaelle as Chief Financial Officer and Robert Mahnke as Chief Legal Officer.
Kikoff enters this next chapter from a position of strength, following a record 2025 in which the company surpassed over $300 million in revenue, more than doubling year over year, while maintaining profitability. The company now serves millions of users across its platform, including Kikoff, Grant, and Catch, and continues to see strong unit economics at scale. With a growing product ecosystem and a disciplined operating model, Kikoff is well positioned to expand access to credit-building and financial tools for underserved consumers.
“John and Rob are exactly the caliber of leaders we need at this ...
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05.04.26 - 09:48
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E-Commerce: freie Fahrt für Daten – Plattformen spielen doppeltes Spielchen (BondGuide)
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Überraschung! E-Commerce-Plattformen öffnen ihre Daten für clevere Tools – und können so Wettbewerb verzerren sowie Preise subtil treiben. Im E-Commerce zeigt sich laut neuer Studie ein überraschendes Muster: Große Plattformen wie Amazon, eBay und Alibaba erlauben gezielt den Zugriff externer Analyse-Tools auf ihre Marktplatzdaten. Laut INFORMS [Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences] steckt […]...
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25.03.26 - 12:42
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GameStop CEO Silent on Mega-Deal as It Crushes Earnings, Stockpiles Cash (24/7 Wall St.)
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GameStop (NYSE: GME) filed its Q4 FY2025 results on March 24, 2026, delivering a massive earnings beat while quietly building the financial foundation that makes a major acquisition credible. The question investors are asking is whether the balance sheet now supports CEO Ryan Cohen's rumored pursuit of a major acquisition, expected to be eBay (NASDAQ: ... GameStop CEO Silent on Mega-Deal as It Crushes Earnings, Stockpiles Cash
The post GameStop CEO Silent on Mega-Deal as It Crushes Earnings, Stockpiles Cash appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....
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