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Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI

By Sarah Perez · TechCrunch · Thursday, 1 October 2026 at 16:44 (2h ago) · Original article ↗

Shopify’s new Canvas site builder lets merchants create and customize their online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick, while watching the changes happen in real time.

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OpenAI cuts ties with 3 safety researchers, WSJ reports

OpenAI has parted ways with three safety researchers after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive company information, report says.

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Opus 5.5 loves to tell you ‘this matters’ (and other AI writing tells)

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Judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits over Google’s AI Overviews

A federal judge has dismissed a pair of antitrust lawsuits filed by Chegg and Rolling Stone parent company Penske Media Corporation, which accused Google of driving away web traffic with its AI-powered search features, as reported earlier by Reuters. US District Judge Amit Mehta…

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Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI

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