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AliExpress and Tmall jointly launch the "China Brand Global Growth Plan"

Temu Pays $3 Million to Settle Texas Data Privacy and Safety Claims

The Chinese-owned marketplace agreed to store US shopper data on domestic servers and run annual independent product safety audits.

Shopee and Magalu Form Marketplace Partnership in Brazil

Magazine Luiza will sell its first-party catalog on Shopee while integrating Shopee products into its own digital ecosystem.

Santander Turns to Nvidia to Build New AI Banking Capabilities

Santander has teamed with Nvidia to come up with capabilities for evaluating artificial intelligence models and agents for banking. This work by the Santander AI lab is designed to help determine which AI model is best suited for a task and

API documentation: What it is and how to write it (with examples)

Back before we carried the entirety of human knowledge around with us in our pockets, we printed instruction manuals on paper and included them with just about anything more complicated than a spoon. They were important, too. For instance,

How BigCommerce Catalog Enrichment Can Help You Sell More on BFCM and Beyond

International Tax Competitiveness Index 2026

While there are many factors that affect a country's economic performance, taxes play an important role. A well-structured tax code is easy for taxpayers to comply with and can promote economic development while raising sufficient revenue f

OpenCode vs. Claude Code: Which AI coding tool is best? [2026]

Imagine Claude Code is a taxi. You state the objective, and it starts driving. You're impressed with the decisions it's making, until it stops in the middle of the road: "Sorry, you've hit 100% of your usage." Now, you either turn over your

Webflow vs. WordPress: Which is better for your website? [2026]

As a web designer who's built dozens of websites in WordPress, I have a confession to make: I'm not really fond of it. WordPress is over two decades old, its foundations are still built on rickety 2003-era technology, and there are a few la

The best all-in-one messaging app in 2026

There are too many messaging apps. Meta alone has three: Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Throw in regular texting like SMS and iMessage, secure apps like Signal, work apps like Slack, and even offbeat options like Discord and X, and the

NBCUniversal’s shoppable TV business is seeing a boost from shows like ‘Traitors’ and ‘Love Island USA’

NBCU is developing shoppable television across its own platforms, like Peacock, as well as third-party platforms, like LG TVs. Now, viewers can buy products from about 12 of their favorite shows, including "Top Chef" and "Below Deck."

$75,000 to support new sellers! North America's second-largest e-commerce platform is recruiting

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GUEST COMMENT Retailers are protecting their systems. Who is protecting the connections?

Tom Exelby, head of cyber security at Red Helix, explains how suppliers can be exploited by cyber-criminals targeting retailers. The post GUEST COMMENT Retailers are protecting their systems. Who is protecting the connections? appeared firs

New French EPR rules: packaging official fees to rise to 110 euros in 2027!

The 2027 French packaging EPR official fees have been officially announced, with adjustments to the fee standards of the two eco-organizations Citeo and Léko, rate increases for some packaging materials, and changes to the minimum declaration fee.

Thousands of source factories + cross-border practical combat forum! The ultimate guide to visiting the GGE Shenzhen Cross-Border Export Expo

Nscale Investors Seek Lower IPO Target Amid AI-Related Concerns

Artificial intelligence cloud company Nscale is reportedly facing pushback from investors to its IPO valuation target. Some backers are balking at the company’s initial public offering (IPO) goal of around $30 billion, instead suggesting a

FBA warehouse overflow spreads across the US, sellers more passive than ever this peak season!

Anthropic Takes Its AI Safety Proposals to Capitol Hill

Anthropic has reportedly been pitching U.S. lawmakers on draft artificial intelligence safety legislation. That’s according to a report Friday (Oct. 16) by Politico, which describes the push as a “notable effort” by the AI lab to guide the

DeepSeek Deploys What It Calls Faster Version of Its Open-Source Model

China’s DeepSeek has unveiled what it calls a faster and leaner version of its artificial intelligence model. The company describes the DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 model, announced Saturday (Oct. 17) as offering “[s]tronger benchmark performan

The latest granted patents have targeted these 3 types of products! Sellers must stay vigilant at all times!

How to do cross-border business in 2027? The Hugo Conference is set for Shenzhen, to thoroughly discuss AI implementation methodologies

See you in Shenzhen on December 30th!

Sam Altman’s World Debuts ID Verification for AI Agents

Sam Altman’s iris-scanning project World is making what it calls its “first industry-specific push.” The company on Sunday (Oct. 18) announced World ID for banking and finance, designed to help businesses determine whether artificial intell

Temu agrees to data privacy curbs to settle US lawsuit

Temu will pay US$3 million to the state as part of the settlement. The post Temu agrees to data privacy curbs to settle US lawsuit appeared first on Inside Retail Asia.

Anthropic Turns to Lawyers to Teach AI Agents to Negotiate

Anthropic is reportedly in discussions with legal groups to teach artificial intelligence agents negotiation skills. That’s according to a report Sunday (Oct. 18) by the Financial Times (FT) citing two sources familiar with the AI company’s