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 retail giant Amazon on Wednesday said it plans to stop accepting payments in the UK made with Visa credit cards, blaming the move on high fees.
Nov 17, 2021
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Business
China's Singles' Day, the world's largest online shopping festival which falls on Nov. 11 every year, is losing its shine, with less marketing hype and a crackdown on the technology industry.
Nov 11, 2021
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Business
Cryptocurrency has officially gone to the dogs.
Nov 1, 2021
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Business
Amazon announced plans Monday to recruit 150,000 seasonal workers for the end of year holidays, as the online retail giant aims to navigate global supply chain disruptions and a tight hiring market.
Oct 18, 2021
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Internet
I spent last week studying the 26,000 words of privacy terms published by eBay and Amazon, trying to extract some straight answers, and comparing them to the privacy terms of other online marketplaces such as Kogan and Catch ...
Aug 17, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
The push for consumers to go electric for their energy needs has significant environmental benefits as the world deals with the disruptive, deadly effects of climate change. Yet the economic burden of a big switch could fall ...
Aug 6, 2021
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Business
Robinhood's stock will begin trading Thursday on Wall Street, the very place the online brokerage has rattled with its stated goal of democratizing finance.
Jul 28, 2021
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Automotive
For months, anyone who wandered onto a dealer lot to look for a used car could be forgiven for doing a double take—and then wandering right off the lot.
Jul 21, 2021
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Business
Food delivery giant Zomato on Wednesday launched its much-anticipated IPO to raise 93.75 billion rupees ($1.3 billion), India's biggest this year and the first of a series of public listings by tech unicorns.
Jul 14, 2021
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