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UAE, Children’s Digital Safety To Protect For New Law Issued
UAE Government, children to digital risks protect and technology’s responsible and safe usage to encourage aiming a Child Digital Safety subject Federal Decree Law…
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- Marketplaces
Major Robbery at JD.com’s Paris Warehouse
A major robbery at JD.com’s warehouse in Paris has left the Chinese e-commerce giant in a difficult situation. Thieves stole over 50,000 products, including smartphones,…
- Marketplaces
Coupang Data Breach: Responsible Person Identified, Leaked Data Deleted
South Korea’s leading e-commerce company Coupang, 33 million over customer affecting a large data breach’s responsible person identified it stated. This breach, local…
- AI
Nvidia Sets Record with $20 Billion Acquisition of Groq’s Assets
Nvidia has acquired assets from the chip startup “Groq,” founded by the creators of Google’s tensor processing unit (TPU), for $20 billion. This purchase marks Nvidia’s…
- E-Commerce
UNCTAD, Launched the First Global Database To Track E-Commerce Value
United Nations Trade and Development Conference (UNCTAD), aiming to close the large data gaps in the rapidly growing digital economy, brought into life the world’s first…
- Fintech
Saudi Arabia, Recorded the Highest Monthly E-Commerce Sales of All Time
Saudi Arabia, in October 2025 e-commerce field-in up-to-now-of the highest monthly sales figure-to reached. This increase, strong consumer demand-its reflecting-while,…
- E-Commerce
LOJEL Launches UAE E-Commerce Platform
LOJEL, the globally renowned design-focused luggage and everyday carry brand, has launched its dedicated e-commerce platform for the United Arab Emirates. In this…
- Marketplaces
Coupang Faces Class-Action Lawsuit in the US Over Massive Data Breach
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against South Korea’s leading e-commerce firm, Coupang, in a US federal court following a major data breach that exposed the…
- Startup
Saat & Saat Acquired Turkish Apparel Giant Aydınlı Group
Turkish watch and accessories company Saat & Saat completed the acquisition of apparel group Aydınlı, entering the global ready-to-wear industry. The transaction was…
- Startup
Kaspersky Cybersecurity Review: Number of Users Exposed to Ransomware Increased by 152%
Cybersecurity risks in the global retail and e-commerce sector have increased significantly in both scale and complexity as 2026 approaches. A new sector review…
- E-Commerce
China Bans the Imposition of “Lowest Price” Requirements by E-Commerce Platforms
China has announced comprehensive new regulations to rein in the aggressive pricing practices of e-commerce platforms. The rules aim to prohibit platforms from forcing…
- AI
Elon Musk Discussed Artificial Intelligence and Technology Cooperation with the UAE President
United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Elon Musk on Sunday to discuss cooperation in artificial intelligence, advanced…
- Marketplaces
French Court Rejects Request to Suspend Shein Over Illicit Products
The Paris court rejected the French government’s request to suspend Shein over the sale of illegal products in the French market, ruling that the platform had swiftly…
- E-Commerce
TikTok Signs Deal to Sell U.S. Unit to American and UAE Investors
TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. unit to major investors, including UAE-based MGX, Oracle, and Silver Lake, ensuring that the popular social video platform can…
- Marketplaces
Flipkart Acquires Minivet AI to Strengthen E-Commerce Capabilities
India’s leading e-commerce platform Flipkart has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning…
- Logistics
RattanIndia Accelerates E-Commerce Growth in the Gulf Region with noon Partnership
RattanIndia Enterprises Ltd. has officially launched Cocoblu Global Retail in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking a significant step in the company’s expansion…
- Logistics
Saudi Arabia to Enforce National Address Requirement for Parcel Deliveries Starting January 2026
The Transport General Authority (TGA) of Saudi Arabia will make it mandatory for all parcel deliveries to include a national address starting from January 2026, in a bid…
- Marketplaces
TikTok Restructures E-Commerce and Data Teams
TikTok, following a strong Black Friday performance, has restructured its global e-commerce product and data science teams to improve collaboration in areas like…
- AI
Amazon in Talks for $10 Billion Investment and Chip Deal with OpenAI
Amazon is in discussions with OpenAI, the technology company behind ChatGPT, for a $10 billion investment. This deal could involve the use of Amazon’s Trainium chips by…
- Marketplaces
Kaspi.kz Completes 4.17 Billion Lira Capital Increase in Hepsiburada
Kazakhstan-based technology giant Kaspi.kz has strengthened its position in the Turkish market with a 4.17 billion lira capital increase in Hepsiburada, following its…
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