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Flipkart, Zomato, Blinkit among 26 leading e-commerce platforms to declare confirming compliance with dark patterns norms

November 20, 2025 2:01 pm

The guidelines identify and prohibit 13 dark patterns, which are false urgency, basket sneaking, confirm shaming, forced action, subscription trap, interface interference, bait and switch, drip pricing, disguised advertisements, nagging, trick wording, SaaS billing, and rogue malware.

Perplexity Comet is now available for free without a waitlist.

Why Amazon is trying to block Perplexity’s AI agent from accessing its online store

November 06, 2025 4:48 pm

The dispute between Amazon and Perplexity highlights the challenges of deploying AI agents amid growing turf wars in the AI race.

The man credited India’s speed to an intricate web of dark stores, dense rider networks, and efficient traffic navigation, which together enable a delivery system that’s almost unmatched globally (Image source: Express Collage)

‘Built on cheap labour by exploitation’: Indian-origin man shares how Germany is stunned by 10-minute delivery system, sparks debate

October 30, 2025 4:12 pm

In a lengthy LinkedIn post, the man described how Germans are often stunned by India’s 10-minute delivery services, popularised by companies like Blinkit and Zepto.

Amazon lays off 14,000 corporate employees as ‘AI’ continues to take whitecollar jobs

October 29, 2025 10:04 am

The layoffs are said to be the largest corporate job cuts in Amazon’s history, with earlier reports stating that the total number of layoffs could reach as high as 30,000.

By entering particular prompts, you may actively design your feed rather than passively skimming through a stream of items that might not be relevant to your interests.(Anastasiia Sapon/The New York Times)

YouTube expands AI shopping tools in India to boost creator-led commerce

October 12, 2025 10:52 am

The Google-owned platform is rolling out an AI-powered system that will automatically display the product tag at the moment the creator mentions it in the video.

Amazon violated online shopper protection law, US judge rules ahead of Prime signup trial

September 18, 2025 11:13 am

The judge also ruled that two Amazon executives were liable for any violations the FTC proves at trial

Online shopping has changed the way we celebrate festivals

September 17, 2025 2:47 pm

E-commerce made festive buying national with apps, trackers and deals. It also made price discovery brutal

Regulators have repeatedly warned platforms against a "race to the bottom" price competition, leading Meituan, Alibaba and JD.com to release statements in July pledging to curb price wars.

China's e-commerce companies are getting singed by a price war

September 08, 2025 3:01 pm

The likes of Alibaba, Meituan and JD.com have been flooding consumers with discounts and coupons to gain market share in the booming one-hour delivery segment.

GST on delivery services through e-commerce operators set to rise to 18%

September 06, 2025 1:01 pm

Food delivery apps, quick commerce services to be impacted

Amazon Prime Day sale will start from 12 AM on July 12.

Amazon India Prime Day 2025: Check out deals on iPhone 15, smart TVs, and more

July 09, 2025 9:01 am

Amazon has announced some notable offers to expect in the upcoming Prime Day this month.

E-COMMERCE VIDEOS

How Alex Jones of Infowars built his Tangy Tangerine-fueled empire

June 22, 2020 6:15 pm

Fans of Infowars don’t just buy in to the conspiracy theories peddled by Alex Jones, they actually buy stuff. Jones has amassed a fortune by pitching health products and weapons components as antidotes to the frightening worldview he broadcasts.