Amazon is joining the Indian government’s e-commerce program to “democratize” online shopping in South Asia and, amusingly, challenge the dominance of companies like the American retail conglomerate. Amazon said on Friday that it will join India’s non-profit Open Network for Digital Commerce, which was started by the country’s commerce ministry …

TikTok is everywhere. It’s even in cars, starting with the autumn 2023 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. MBUX, a forerunner of MB.OS, will be updated in the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. MB.OS will debut in Mercedes’ late 2024 automobiles. The Mercedes E-Class will have more than TikTok. Mercedes’ involvement in the Chinese market makes it …

Netflix reduced its subscription prices in over 100 areas over the past week as customers considered which streaming services to keep amid price hikes. Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Libya, Iran, Kenya, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Venezuela, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines saw price drops. According to Ampere Analysis, …

After six years, Walmart sold Moosejaw to Dick’s Sporting Goods. The March closing’s financial terms were not disclosed. Walmart paid $51 million for Moosejaw in February 2017 to improve its e-commerce.Walmart used the transaction to expand into fashion. “Moosejaw joins the Walmart family to increase our assortment and expertise in …

In response to Apple’s strict privacy rules, Google added privacy nutrition labels to the Play Store last April. These labels allow developers to disclose and explain the variety of data their apps collect from users, helping consumers understand what they are signing up for. Mozilla found that top Play Store …

As generative AI’s fast-unfolding power to supercharge content-creation raises concerns about what automation might mean for free access to quality information online, Berlin-based startup Spoke AI is preparing to apply it in a more bounded (but still noisy) context: Internally, pitching information workers on tools to automatically summarize inbound communications …

Today, Spotify launched “DJ,” an AI feature that personalizes music listening, ahead of its Stream On event, where it is expected to unveil a new home feed and other updates. Spotify’s DJ feature will play a curated playlist with AI-powered commentary about your favorite songs and artists in a “stunningly …

Mercedes-Benz and Google formed a long-term partnership to give the German automaker control over its IP and marketplace while offering drivers navigation, maps, and YouTube. It’s a strange deal that aims to give consumers Google services without giving up control over the car’s operating system. Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius told …

Instagram’s co-founders’ personalized news reader, Artifact, is now open to the public without sign-up. Last month, Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger unveiled their latest venture as an invite-only experience, promising their news app would later include social features like discussing the news with friends. Today’s launch removes Artifact’s …

Misinformation spreads quickly due to social media amplification. Famous people have tweeted misinformation. Community Notes, Twitter’s crowdsourced fact-checking program, now lets users remove such retweets. Twitter will notify users if Community Notes contributors add context to a tweet they liked, retweeted, or replied to. “This helps give people extra context …