EU probes Chinese site AliExpress over potentially illegal online products | Technology News

EU probes Chinese site AliExpress over potentially illegal online products | Technology News

The European Union also sent requests for info to tech giants on their use of generative artificial intelligence. The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into Chinese e-commerce site AliExpress over concerns about illegal and pornographic content on its platform. In a statement on Thursday, the European Union’s executive…

ONDC Launches Academy to Educate Sellers and Network Participants

ONDC Launches Academy to Educate Sellers and Network Participants

Government’s initiative Open Network for Digital Commerce has collaborated with a subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange to launch an academy to provide information to sellers and network participants about simple ways to conduct e-commerce business.  In the current phase, the ONDC Academy will provide learning content in text and…

Amazon Global Overseas Sales by Indian Sellers Expected to Surpass $8 Billion

Amazon Global Overseas Sales by Indian Sellers Expected to Surpass $8 Billion

Cumulative overseas sales by Indian exporters under e-commerce exports programme Amazon Global Selling are on track to surpass $8 billion (nearly Rs. 65,900 crore) in 2023, Amazon said on Wednesday. The exports from India under the programme were to the tune of $5 billion (nearly Rs. 41,200 crore) last year,…

E-Commerce Platform Meesho Crosses 500 Million App Downloads on Google Play, App Store

E-Commerce Platform Meesho Crosses 500 Million App Downloads on Google Play, App Store

E-commerce platform Meesho has become the world’s “fastest shopping app” to cross 500 million cumulative downloads across Google Play and iOS App Store, mobile data analytics provider has said.The company has achieved the 500 million download milestone in six years, data.ai, formerly known as App Annie, said in a statement….

Centre Issues Order Against Amazon, Flipkart, Other E-Commerce Sites for Selling Seat Belt Alarm Stopper Clips

Centre Issues Order Against Amazon, Flipkart, Other E-Commerce Sites for Selling Seat Belt Alarm Stopper Clips

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued orders against the top five e-commerce platforms for selling car seat belt alarm stopper clips. Authorities found that such clips were being blatantly sold on several e-commerce platforms. The clips compromise the life and safety of consumers by stopping the alarm beep…

iPhones, AirPods Replaced With Replicas by E-Commerce Delivery Executive in Gurugram

iPhones, AirPods Replaced With Replicas by E-Commerce Delivery Executive in Gurugram

A delivery executive of an e-commerce firm allegedly stole 10 iPhones by replacing them with dummy phones on the way to deliver them to the customer here, police said on Thursday. Station in-charge of Matrix Finance Solution, which delivers Amazon‘s parcel, Ravi in his complaint alleged that on March 27…

PayPal Shares Dropped Nearly 6 Percent as Company Warned About Bleak Holiday Quarter

PayPal Shares Dropped Nearly 6 Percent as Company Warned About Bleak Holiday Quarter

PayPal Holdings shares dropped nearly 6 percent in morning trade on Friday after the digital payments heavyweight lowered its annual revenue forecast, warning of a bleak holiday quarter as consumers cut back on discretionary spends. Decades-high inflation has hit the purchasing power of consumers who also have to contend with the…

Amazon Halts Its Delivery Robot “Scouts” That Created Severe Mishaps: Report

Amazon Halts Its Delivery Robot “Scouts” That Created Severe Mishaps: Report

Amazon has halted testing of its home delivery robot “Scouts” which is the latest indication that the e-commerce giant is beginning to pare down experimental initiatives as sales growth slows. According to a report from the New York Post, the six-wheeled, cooler-sized vehicles, which were supposed to carry products to…

ONDC to Get Many More Apps Onboard in Coming Weeks as Beta Testing Begins in Bengaluru

ONDC to Get Many More Apps Onboard in Coming Weeks as Beta Testing Begins in Bengaluru

The commerce and industry ministry on Friday said many more applications will join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) in the coming weeks to expand both buyers and sellers who can participate in this platform. ONDC — the ministry’s initiative to help small retailers and reduce the dominance of…