eCommerce

Temu Resumes Direct Shipments From China After Trade Talks

Temu resumes shipping a few products direct from China to the US after high-level trade talks in London last week

19 hours ago

Uber, Wayve To Trial Robotaxis In London In 2026

Robotaxi trial in London. Uber is teaming up with UK-based Wayve to launch trial of level 4 fully autonomous vehicles

5 days ago

Amazon Cuts More Jobs, This Time At Books Division

Jobs losses at Amazon's foundational books division, is the latest round of layoffs at e-commerce and cloud giant

1 week ago

London Blow, As Wise Opts To Move Listing To US

British fintech firm Wise is to move its primary listing to the United States, in latest blow to London stock…

2 weeks ago

Amazon Signs AI Deal To Bring NYT Newspaper Content To Alexa+

New York Times (NYT) agrees licensing deal with Amazon to bring its newspaper content to its AI services and products,…

3 weeks ago

Alibaba ‘Instant’ Commerce Platform Crosses 40 Million Daily Orders

Alibaba's Taobao Instant Commerce offering surpasses 40 million daily orders less than a month after launch, as e-commerce battle turns…

3 weeks ago

Amazon Axes Jobs At Devices, Services Group – Again

Job cuts at Amazon group responsible for Alexa voice assistant, Echo devices, Kindle, and Zoox self-driving cars

1 month ago

Marks & Spencer Warns Customers Over Data Theft

Marks & Spencer acknowledges that customer data was stolen in disruptive cyber-attack that has halted online orders for past three…

1 month ago

China, US Reach Deal To Pause Punitive Tariffs

China, US agree to suspend punitive tariffs for 90 days after levies of more than 100 percent roiled supply chains,…

1 month ago

Amazon Claims Breakthrough With Robots That Can ‘Feel’ Items

Claim that AI-powered sensor allows Amazon robot to feel the items in its 'hand', to determine required pressure

1 month ago

Deliveroo Agrees To $2.9 Billion Acquisition By Doordash

London-based food delivery company Deliveroo accepts acquisition offer worth £2.9bn ($3.9bn) from US competitor DoorDash

1 month ago

Apple Referred For Criminal Contempt Investigation By Judge

Court rules Apple wilfully violated and ignored 2021 decision in Epic Games trial, as US judge says Apple executive “outright…

2 months ago

Amazon Sellers ‘Pull Back’ From Prime Day Over Tariffs

Third-party sellers reportedly pulling back from participation in Prime Day mega-sale to protect profit margins amidst tariff war

2 months ago

Shopify Must Face California Privacy Lawsuit

Appeals court ruling reopens case that had been dismissed, finding Shopify must face trial under California consumer privacy law

2 months ago

Temu, Shein To Increase US Prices After Trump’s Tariffs

Two Chinese retailers warn customers in America that prices will increase next week, as Trump's hefty tariffs bite

2 months ago

Amazon CEO Says Sellers May Pass Tariff Costs Onto Consumers

With China tariff set at 145 percent, Amazon CEO admits third party sellers may pass the cost of Trump's tariffs…

2 months ago

China Hits Back At Trump, Raises US Tariffs To 125 Percent

After weeks of tariff chaos, China hits back at Donald Trump and raises tariffs on US goods to 125 percent

2 months ago

Amazon Mulls $15 Billion Warehouse Expansion Plan – Report

Expansion among chaos. Amazon considering warehouse expansion in US, and already cancelled some Chinese orders

2 months ago

Bitcoin Falls Further, As Trump’s Tariffs Roil Markets

Global markets continue to plummet, as Trump tariffs go into force - including a 104 percent tariff on China

2 months ago

Amazon Resumes Drone Deliveries In US

After a two month hiatus following crashes of a new drone model, Amazon has resumed its Prime Air drone deliveries

2 months ago

Amazon’s First Project Kuiper Satellites Slated For 9 April Launch

Rival for Starlink and OneWeb. United Launch Alliance slated to send 27 Kuiper satellites into low Earth orbit on 9…

2 months ago

Trump’s Tariffs: Implications For Tech Sector

Semiconductor imports are free of Trump's tariff war, but concerns remain over imports of smartphones from China, and items sold…

2 months ago

TikTok Shop Expands In Europe Amidst US Uncertainty

TikTok opens e-commerce shopping in Germany, France, Italy as US future remains uncertain over divest-or-ban law

3 months ago

Trump Says China Tariffs May Be Cut To Seal TikTok Deal

President touts easing Chinese tariffs to facilitate TikTok sale, and also implements 25 percent tariff on all imported cars in…

3 months ago

FTC Says It Has Resources To Pursue Amazon Case, In Major U-Turn

Complete 180. FTC attorney now says federal agency can pursuit Amazon trial, after citing “severe resource shortfalls” amid DOGE cuts

3 months ago

FTC Seeks Delay To Amazon Trial, Citing Staff, Cash Shortfalls

Consequences. As Musk and DOGE continues slash-and burn at federal agencies, FTC asks for trial delay due to “severe resource…

3 months ago

Amazon One Medical CEO Steps Down

Amazon's healthcare ambitions under a spotlight, after One Medical CEO steps down after less than two years in role

3 months ago

Amazon Joins Quantum Race With New ‘Ocelot’ Chip

Amazon Web Services says new quantum computing chip Ocelot is a breakthrough in building fault-tolerant quantum computers

4 months ago

Amazon’s Generative AI Alexa+ Is Free For All Prime Members

Major overhaul of Amazon's Alexa will be free for all Prime users, but others will have to pay $19.99 per…

4 months ago

Amazon Workers In North Carolina Reject Unionisation

Workers at Amazon warehouse near Raleigh vote against joining union, as company continues to challenge North American organisation efforts

4 months ago