China luxury market trends: Why consumers are shifting to frugal and online shoppingWhen Beijinger Jacqueline Li first heard one of her favourite luxury department stores in the city was closing, she was shocked -- until sh...
27 May, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
Why Spotify replaced its iconic green logo with a disco ball — and what the viral Spotify 20 symbol really meansSpotify users across the world suddenly noticed something unusual this week. The familiar green Spotify logo looked different. A shiny disc...
15 May, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
India is facing a data obesity epidemic—as storage in phones fails to keep up with people’s voracious appetite for visualsIndia’s growing use of smartphones, AI tools and social media is driving a surge in demand for digital storage, with experts warning of a “...
10 May, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
US nears $400 million settlement with TikTok on child-privacy violations: ABC NewsUS government is close to a $400 million deal with TikTok. This settlement addresses claims of child privacy breaches. The funds are report...
09 May, 2026, 08.13 AM IST
Irish regulator investigates Shein over data transfers to ChinaIreland's Data Protection Commission is investigating Shein. The probe focuses on how the Chinese online retailer transfers European user d...
05 May, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
Walmart breaks its no-frills mold with in-store beauty experts and personalised adviceWalmart is bringing beauty experts to its stores. These trained staff will offer personalized makeup and skincare advice. This move aims to...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
Walmart’s beauty push gets personal with in-store consultationsWalmart is bringing trained beauty experts to its stores. These specialists will offer personalized makeup and skincare advice. This initia...
30 Apr, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Meta stock price, earnings and capital spending forecast: Meta revenue, layoffs, workforce changes, China deal setback, future outlook and investor concernsMeta stock price, earnings and capital spending forecast stayed in focus after Meta raised its capital spending outlook and reported strong...
30 Apr, 2026, 02.53 AM IST
Australian social media ban marred by weak platform checks, tech providers sayAustralia's teen social media ban faces enforcement challenges due to platforms' weak application of available age-checking tools, not tech...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
US sues TikTok over 'massive-scale' privacy violations of kids under 13The U.S. Justice Department has sued TikTok and ByteDance, alleging failure to protect children's privacy in violation of the Children's On...
03 Aug, 2024, 07.34 AM IST
US sues TikTok over 'massive-scale' privacy violations of kids under 13The government said TikTok violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act that requires services aimed at children to obtain parenta...
03 Aug, 2024, 12.18 AM IST
TikTok fined $379 million for failure to keep children's data safe in EUThe Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €345 million ($379 million) for failing to protect children's data on its platf...
16 Sep, 2023, 11.42 AM IST
TikTok to launch ecommerce platform in US to sell China-made goodsSeeking to replicate the success shopping platforms like Shein and PDD Holdings' Temu in the US, the platform will provide a suite of servi...
26 Jul, 2023, 03.16 PM IST
US lawmakers seek new law to protect TikTok user informationThe bill is the latest in a series of proposals aimed at addressing concerns about the data of Americans using foreign-owned social media a...
14 Jun, 2023, 09.02 PM IST
Driver's licenses, addresses, photos: Inside how TikTok shares user dataTikTok has downplayed the access that its China-based workers have to US user data. In a congressional hearing in March, TikTok's CEO, Shou...
29 May, 2023, 09.12 AM IST
TikTok delays changes to privacy policy over Europe data concernsThe Italian watchdog had informed Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) of TikTok's potential breaches of EU data rules. The Irish bod...
12 Jul, 2022, 10.26 PM IST
TikTok agrees to pay $92 million in privacy lawsuit in USIn 2019, TikTok settled a $1.1 million lawsuit over alleged children's privacy allegations.
26 Feb, 2021, 10.04 AM IST