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Messaging power: on a healthy digital marketplace
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (315+ words) Messaging power: on a healthy digital marketplace'thehindu.com The Supreme Court of India, last week, sharply questioned Meta Platforms LLC and its messaging platform WhatsApp, in an appeal rooted in updates it made in 2021 around user data sharing with other…...
The quiet decline of repair culture
23+ hour, 13+ min ago (321+ words) The quiet decline of repair culture'thehindu.com In Bengaluru's old markets, the hum of a grinder or the soft tap of a cobbler's hammer used to add to the ambient noise But today, many of those tiny repair shops lie…...
“AI in global commerce an opportunity but challenging”
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (664+ words) Published - February 05, 2026 10:37 pm IST - BHUBANESWAR Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is coming into reshape'global commerce is an exciting opportunity but it's also very much a challenging one said Douglas Feagin, President, Ant International, a Singapore-based fintech company, while speaking at the…...
CM launches voice-based billing agent Pilloo AI for small businesses
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (242+ words) Published - February 02, 2026 08:27 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launching Pilloo AI, a next gen billing and accounting system, at the Secretariat on Monday. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday launched Pilloo AI, a next-generation voice-based billing and accounting agent…...
Lab-grown diamonds make their way into Tiruchi’s jewellery market
2+ week, 4+ day ago (245+ words) Published - January 21, 2026 06:57 pm IST - TIRUCHI The price of one carat of lab-grown diamond ranges from "60,000 to "2 lakh. Three years after the Union Budget reduced the basic customs duty on "seeds" used in the manufacture of lab-grown diamonds (LGD) in a…...
MobiKwik pioneers Instant Forex purchase in partnership with NBBL
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (211+ words) Updated - November 18, 2025 03:39 pm IST MobiKwik launches Forex payments on its mobile app in partnership with NBBL The first live transaction of MobiKwik's innovative and user-friendly Forex product was done in the August presence of'Shri'T. Rabi Sankar'Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of…...
Visa Expands Visa Intelligent Commerce Across Asia Pacific, Prepares for AI Commerce Pilot by Early 2026
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (213+ words) Over the past year, AI-driven traffic to retail websites has surged over 4,700%, and 85%[1]of shopperswho have used AI to shop say it improved their shopping experience.Today, Visa is advancing its infrastructure, standards, and capabilities to power AI-driven commerce, opening…...
Amazon takes low-cost e-commerce service global
3+ mon, 17+ hour ago (473+ words) Updated - November 08, 2025 11:18 am IST Amazon.com on Friday said it expanded its low-cost e-commerce service Amazon Bazaar, known as Haul in the U.S., to 14 additional markets, ramping up competition with Chinese rivals like Shein and PDD Holdings' Temu in the global…...
Perplexity shopping bot not welcome at Amazon shop
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (292+ words) Published - November 05, 2025 09:06 am IST - San Francisco Amazon is demanding that artificial intelligence startup Perplexity put a stop to its bot shopping for people at the e-commerce giant's retail platform, the companies said on Tuesday. Amazon sent Perplexity a cease-and-desist letter…...
OpenAI partners with Etsy, Shopify on ChatGPT payment checkout
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (180+ words) OpenAI on Monday introduced a feature that would allow users to make purchases through ChatGPT, in partnership with Etsy and Shopify. Merchants will have to pay a fee on completed purchases to OpenAI, but there will be no charges for…...