Amazon plans discount web store in effort to counter Temu, Shein
Amazon.com Inc plans to launch an online storefront for low-priced apparel and home goods, the company’s biggest move to date to…
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AI takes centre stage as Mobile World Congress Shanghai kicks off
From phones that can detect deepfake scams to autonomous intelligent vehicles, the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence took centre stage…
Businesses are using ‘sociologists, psychologists, and anthropologists’ to get staff back to the office
Most bosses want workers back under their noses, at least in a hybrid model, but are struggling with resistance from…
When the terms of service change to make way for AI training
Last July, Google made an eight-word change to its privacy policy that represented a significant step in its race to…
Pioneering Internet messenger ICQ shuts after 28 years
A pioneering Internet messaging service that once boasted 100 million accounts has shut down, a message on the Russian-owned ICQ…
How AI and deepfakes are taking romance scams to another level
A well-known online scam tactic involves pretending to seduce victims romantically to win their trust before asking them to send…
Pet sitter booked from popular app loses man’s dog, then ghosts him as search began, US pet owner says
A Texas pet owner whose dog went missing while being cared for by a Rover pet sitter says he lost…
OpenAI’s China block to reshape AI scene as big players pounce
OpenAI’s abrupt move to ban access to its services in China is setting the scene for an industry shakeup, as…
CIMB to require SecureTAC authorisation for all fund transfers by end of June
CIMB Bank Bhd has announced a new set of security features that will implemented by the end of June, including…