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Shopify’s SHOP AI-driven commerce opportunity is strengthening the company’s growth prospects as artificial intelligence reshapes how consumers discover and purchase products. During the second quarter of 2026, AI-driven traffic and orders to Shopify stores each tripled year over year, while new buyer orders through AI channels grew at nearly twice the rate of other channels,…

Bed Bath & Beyond announced its rebranding to Neighborhood Intelligence following Q2 revenue growth, signaling a strategic shift. eBay reported an increase in Gross Merchandise Volume, showcasing its continuous growth even without considering its acquisition of Depop. These developments suggest a structural shift in how retail brands are recovering online.

The net climate impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) depend largely on how its applications propagate through competing energy pathways. Predominant analyses examine the relationship between datacenter energy demand, renewables optimization, and demand-side efficiencies, but insufficiently address how AI also reshapes fossil fuel supply economics. We instead model AI as a bidirectional productivity amplifier in a…