Business
Like many Amazon shoppers, Sergio Rodriguez Sanchez saw his online buying habits—mostly home goods and kitchen gadgets—escalate as the pandemic wore on.
Dec 15, 2021
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Robotics
Psychologists use mazes to assess the learning capacity of mice or rats. But how about robots? Can they learn to navigate the twists and turns of a labyrinth? Now, researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) ...
Dec 13, 2021
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Business
China's largest e-commerce group Alibaba said Monday it is appointing a new chief financial officer and reorganizing its e-commerce businesses amid a regulatory crackdown in the technology industry.
Dec 6, 2021
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Beijing has unveiled fresh rules on workers' rights in the ride-hailing industry—including better pay and breaks—as officials tighten oversight of China's embattled tech sector and gig economy.
Dec 1, 2021
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Business
Consumers are expected to spend between $10.2 billion and $11.3 billion on Monday, making it once again the biggest online shopping day of the year, according to Adobe Digital Economy Index.
Nov 29, 2021
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Business
Italy's antitrust watchdog imposed 20 million euros ($22.5 million) in fines on Apple and Google on Friday, the second time the regulator has sanctioned US tech giants this week.
Nov 26, 2021
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Internet
Having the world at our fingertips was one of the promises of the age of information. With electronic commerce (e-commerce) giving us the power to buy almost anything from anywhere with a swipe or a click, this promise has ...
Nov 19, 2021
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Business
Online payments giant PayPal has said it is not seeking to buy Pinterest, ending days of speculation that had prompted shares in the image-sharing site to soar.
Oct 25, 2021
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Internet
More than half of the most popular New Zealand websites may be unfairly manipulating visitors, according to our latest research into the use of "dark patterns" in sites with a "co.nz" domain name.
Oct 15, 2021
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Business
China will strengthen supervision of the online payments industry and continue its anti-monopoly crackdown, the governor of the central bank said, indicating Beijing will press ahead with a regulatory crackdown on the country's ...
Oct 8, 2021
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