I tried shopping for a gift using a new ChatGPT feature. It only got more confusing as I searched.

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ChatGPT launched a shopping feature that allows US users to buy items within their chat.

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OpenAI enters a special new phase of extreme influence

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Sam Altman, CEO OpenAI, photographed in Berlin
Sam Altman, CEO OpenAI, photographed in Berlin

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Costco, Starbucks, and other retailers are using a tried-and-true strategy to win over thrifty Americans

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Atlanta, Georgia, Starbucks Coffee, customer using mobile app to pay in 2023
Starbucks said it was able to grow its Rewards ranks this year by opening up mobile app perks like Mobile Order-Pay that were previously limited to members only.

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Etsy Is Getting Loyalty Program for Its Most Dedicated Shoppers

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13 Invasive Plants You Should Rip to Shreds

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Conservation is about preserving the natural world for future generations and the health of our ecosystems. But sometimes, to save local environments, you have to kill some plants. Specifically, invasive plants.

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I turned my failed Etsy shop into a business that made $1 million in its first year. Here's how I did it by 21.

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Keida Dervishi, co-founder of Soulmate Customs
Keida Dervishi is the 21-year-old cofounder of Soulmate Customs.

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The internet's biggest businesses have a looming growth problem

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A Galapagos giant tortoise is pictured before its annual weighing at Riga Zoo.

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Etsy is laying off 225 of its workers after 2 years of 'essentially flat' merchandise sales

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Etsy CEO Josh Silverman told employees in an email that the company's gross merchandising sales have "remained essentially flat since 2021."

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7 Nerdy Looks to Wear This Holiday Season

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For those in the northern hemisphere, it is officially the season to bust out the box of holiday-themed sweaters. I used to have a couple I’d cycle through, but then my house got crowded, and I had to find them new homes. Now, I live vicariously through press releases and my coworkers who try on these sweaters to get…

The Buying Guide for the Sword Buff in Your Life

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I can’t help but imagine the words “study the blade” spoken in the most nasally, pre-teen voice possible, but when Gizmodo asked staff what kinds of gift guides they were interested in writing this year, I couldn’t help myself. I’m using this opportunity for those who want to study the blade to, ahem, do just that.

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