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Alibaba unit Lazada Group is seeing a slight pullback in higher-ticket items including electronics as the annual mega-sales event Singles’ Day kicks off. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s Southeast Asia e-commerce unit Lazada Group is seeing a slight pullback in higher-ticket items including electronics as the annual mega-sales event Singles' Day kicks off.Consumers are being more cautious when spending on high-ticket items such as very expensive electronics, Lazada Chief Business Officer James Chang said in an interview…

For the last few hours of this press writing, Binance Coin (BNB), TRON (TRX), and many other mooning coins like Bitgert (BRISE) and Centcex (CENX) have posted a price surge. There has been a breather that enabled many coins to make a marginal recovery from the last few days’ crash. But does this pump mean that the bull run is back? Probably not. As mentioned above, crypto analysts are treating this as a breather where the market will be consolidating for the next few hours or days. The crypto market is still bearish,…

The advisory comes after it received information about a fake SMS with a job offer, misusing the name of NIC, being circulated amongst the general public. The National Informatics Centre has cautioned the general public about fake SMS which promises jobs in its name . The advisory comes after it received information about a fake SMS with a job offer, misusing the name of NIC, being circulated amongst the general public. Upon receipt of information about the fake SMS, it carried out an immediate internal…

Amazon said Monday that next month it will hold a second Prime Day-like shopping event, making it the latest major retailer to offer holiday deals earlier this year to entice cautious consumers struggling with tighter budgets.During the October 11-12 event, Amazon Prime members will get early access to discounted items. The “Prime Early Access Sale” follows Amazon's annual Prime Day in July.The Seattle-based e-commerce giant has long used these kinds of sales events to lure people into its Prime membership, which offers…

Photo: Jimmy Tudeschi (Shutterstock)Period tracking app Flo ishoping its newly released “Anonymous Mode” will give users the confidence to continue using their product even as state law enforcement authorities around the country appear increasingly interested in soliciting data from apps to prosecute alleged abortion seekers. Privacy experts speaking with Gizmodo welcomed Flo’s update but warned it still falls short of meeting the definition of fully anonymous. Similarly, the experts said privacy-preserving features like…

These terms-of-service provisions are cumbersome and intended to create friction.Friction is a technique used to slow down internet users, either to maintain governmental control or reduce customer service loads. Autocratic governments that want to maintain control via state surveillance without jeopardizing their public legitimacy frequently use this technique. Friction involves building frustrating experiences into website and app design so that users who are trying to avoid monitoring or censorship become so…

Website cookies are online surveillance tools, and the commercial and government entities that use them would prefer people not read those notifications too closely. People who do read the notifications carefully will find that they have the option to say no to some or all cookies. The problem is, without careful attention those notifications become an annoyance and a subtle reminder that your online activity can be tracked.As a researcher who studies online surveillance, I've found that failing to read the notifications…

Image: Getty Images/iStockphotoFew, if any, emerging technologies receive as much hype as the metaverse. Such is the excitement that 40% more companies mentioned 'metaverse' in their company filing documents during the first quarter of 2022, according to researcher GlobalData.These pronouncements follow in the wake of Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's high-profile commitment to the metaverse. What once seemed like a shiny distraction now defines the company's future, with Zuckerberg committing tens of billions…

Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., appears at a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022.Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMicrosoft is gearing up to pursue a more conservative approach to hiring in a part of the business that includes some of its most popular products.Rajesh Jha, executive vice president in charge of Office and part of Windows, told staffers in his group on Thursday to be more cautious when it comes to opening up new roles and to…

Toyota is the world's top-selling automaker. Toyota on Wednesday posted a record full-year net profit helped by strong sales and a cheaper yen, but issued cautious forecasts as the pandemic and the war in Ukraine disrupt supply chains. The Japanese auto giant, which kept its crown as the world's…