Which Shopify theme to use if you start building now? I have had this discussion internally for a while now. I do like Empire but if I had to start from scratch I would probably pick Dawn. Dawn is where I started building e-commerce storefronts in the first place. What would you pick? submitted by /u/Sea-Blacksmith-5

FTX EU Sold to Backpack Exchange, Plans Regulated Crypto Derivatives Push Across Europe FTX’s bankrupt European arm, which held a MiFID II-license under the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), was acquired by Backpack for $32.7 million.

Evolve beyond selling exclusively through your own website? I’m evaluating an e-commerce biz for sale. It’s sold exclusively through its website for 20+ years and has done decently. The owners are retiring. I believe there may be revenue growth potential selling elsewhere in addition, e.g. Shopify, Etsy, Amazon, eBay, TikTok Shop, etc. For those of you who’d begun selling on your own site then later bran…

Samsung Electronics banking on AI to outpace global growth in smartphones, home appliances Samsung Electronics plans to ramp up on-device AI, as it bets on the consumer electronics unit to exceed overall global market growth this year.

Nvidia releases gaming chips for PCs, tapping AI features from data center GPUs At CES in Las Vegas, Nvidia showed that it’s still focused on serving gamers even as the company’s primary business is now in the data center.

This Crypto Fund Blew Past Bitcoin’s 121% Price Gain in 2024 Pythagoras Alpha Long Biased Strategy combines a base position in BTC with two uncorrelated strategies to outperform buy and hold play.

Bitcoin Traders Eye $109K as Trump Anticipation Builds, BTC ETFs Rake in Nearly $1B A technical correction and reversal is close to being complete and could trigger a full-blown bullish move, some traders say.

For American (US) consumers, what is an online shopping offer strategy that actually works? Hi everyone, I’m new here and my current job involves developing a marketing strategy for customer offers and buybacks for the official website of a brand that specializes in home appliance products, targeting the US market. Currently, there are only online shopping channels. We have previously tried to set up a membership and points system, off…

Amazon Listing Separate for Accessories? Quick question for the Amazon folk. I sell something similar to a scent machine that costs $100. We then have different scented sticks that sell with this for $10. Should these be entirely separate listings or a variation within a single listing? I seem to remember some listings will sell the accessories as varients within the listing so that pe…

Nvidia is bringing a native GeForce Now app to Steam Deck Photo by The VergeNvidia plans to release a native GeForce Now app for Steam Deck “later this year,” according to a blog post. It’s already relatively straightforward to get Nvidia’s cloud gaming service set up on Steam Deck thanks to a special script from Nvidia, but a native app should be easier to install and will support up to 4K resolution …

CES 2025: HP Will Use AI to Handle Your Game Settings For You But it’s limited to one game at launch.

Alienware’s flagship desktop finally ditches proprietary parts The new Alienware Area-51 desktop. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergeAlienware has built some of the easiest-to-open toolless gaming PCs around — but for years, the Dell-owned brand has stifled their upgrade potential by limiting them to Dell’s own proprietary power supplies and motherboards. But the 2025 Alienware Area-51, an 80-lit…

Alienware’s 27-inch 4K 240Hz OLED monitor is only a couple months away Image: DellAlienware is joining Asus, Samsung, and MSI in making a silly “world’s first” claim — all four of them are now set to launch a genuinely exciting new wave of 27-inch 4K QD-OLED gaming monitors with an excellent 240Hz refresh rate. Remember when I called Alienware’s 32-inch version the best monitor of CES last year because it finally o…

Get ready for virtual AI cohosts that chat with Twitch stars and control their streams Image: Inworld AI, Streamlabs, and NvidiaInworld AI, Streamlabs, and Nvidia are partnering on a new AI assistant for streamers that can provide technical support for streams in real time and even act as a quippy cohost. As a cohost, the “Intelligent Streaming Assistant” can understand what’s happening in games like Fortnite and offer “contextual…

Nvidia announces $3,000 personal AI supercomputer called Digits Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang holding the Project Digits computer on stage at Nvidia’s CES 2025 press conference. | Image: NvidiaIf you were looking for your own personal AI supercomputer, Nvidia has you covered. The chipmaker announced at CES it’s launching a personal AI supercomputer called Project Digits in May. The heart of Project Digits is the n…

The ROG Strix Scar 16 and 18 come with a lid that lights up and more RGB Plenty of lights to go around. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergeFollowing a teaser last month, Asus’ latest ROG Strix Scar gaming laptops have arrived and they’re leaning all the way into the gamer aesthetic. The 2025 Scar 16 and 18 come with RGB lights all the way around the bottom of the chassis as well as a user-programmable LED …

Asus just announced the world’s first Thunderbolt 5 eGPU The 2025 Asus XG Mobile, now with standard Thunderbolt 5 instead of a proprietary connector. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergeThis smoky black translucent box isn’t a gaming PC — instead, it might be the most powerful single-cable portable docking station ever conceived. When you plug your laptop or handheld into the just-announced …

Asus’ latest ROG Flow Z13 gaming tablet uses AMD’s new integrated graphics The 2025 Asus ROG Flow Z13. Asus has a new version of its Surface Pro-like gaming tablet for CES, and it’s making some sizable changes both inside and out. The Asus ROG Flow Z13 for 2025 is once again a slightly chunky, almost-half-inch-thick, 13-inch tablet with a built-in kickstand, magnetic keyboard cover, a bunch of ports, and a clear window…

Nvidia’s AI NPCs are no longer chatbots — they’re your new PUBG teammate Nvidia has spent the last two years showing off its digital “ACE” characters that can have in-game conversations with you using generative AI. But at CES 2025, the company is taking the ACE characters a step further by showing how they can be “autonomous game characters” — including, sometime this year, a teammate to help you get a chicken dinne…

There’s a new contender for budget smartwatch king The Amazfit Active 2 may only be $100–$130, but it’s a good-lookin’ budget watch.Amazfit may not be a household name, but it’s been crushing it in the budget smartwatch space for a long time. And at CES 2025, the company is trying to outdo itself with the $99 Amazfit Active 2. I was a big fan of the company’s GTR 4 watch — it wasn’t a looker, bu…