Nate’s ‘AI’ was just people in a room: Startup founder charged with faking AI, raising $50 million on false claimsAlbert Saniger, founder of the so-called AI-driven shopping app Nate, has been charged with defrauding investors by masking a human-powered...
11 Apr, 2025, 10.23 PM IST
Google unveils AI agent that can use websites on its ownGoogle's new prototype, called Mariner, is based on Gemini 2.0, which the company also unveiled Wednesday. Gemini is the core technology th...
12 Dec, 2024, 08.12 AM IST
South Korea team showcases drone that serves as 'flying shopping cart'Members of the team demonstrated the hovering platform with a handle bar much like one on a push shopping cart moving objects up and down s...
22 Oct, 2024, 01.00 PM IST
Kanwar Yatra: Why is there a controversy over UP police's name display rule?On a busy road in Muzaffarnagar, the owner of Kashif Confectionery, Furkan, expressed his dismay to TOI. “We never consider whether a shopk...
20 Jul, 2024, 02.23 PM IST
New data links pandemic's origins to raccoon dogs at Wuhan marketThe genetic data was drawn from swabs taken from in and around the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market starting in January 2020, shortly after ...
17 Mar, 2023, 02.30 PM IST
LazyPay partners with Zepto, expands BNPL service to quick commerceLazyPay said the partnership could help Zepto speed up its client adoption by using its large customer base.
13 Apr, 2022, 05.05 PM IST
View: How artificial intelligence can revolutionise e-commerceAI has the ability to gather and analyse information in real-time, helping brands identify consumer behaviour patterns and ensuring their s...
23 Apr, 2020, 03.31 PM IST
Shopaholics anonymous! Here's why shopping on smartphone apps isn't as popularThey worry about not seeing the full picture on an app or missing out on special offers and overlooking hidden costs.
08 Jan, 2018, 06.56 PM IST
Single's Day sales smash records in China with USD 45 billionAlibaba Group, during its Double 11 (also called 11.11 sale), surpassed its last year's "Single's Day" sales of USD 18 billion, netting abo...
12 Nov, 2017, 03.06 PM IST
Experts suggest water labels for food items so consumers can make more sustainable choicesSome now suggest that producers should consider adding water labels to help consumers make more sustainable choices about their food.
08 Apr, 2017, 01.38 AM IST
Here's reason behind depleting groundwaterGrowing food consumption across the globe and efforts by governments to boost agricultural trade in order to improve incomes of farmers has...
01 Apr, 2017, 11.53 PM IST
AI-powered mobile app GetYana raises undisclosed sum in angel round“We will be using the proceeds to further boost our technology platform, build out our team, and expand our presence across multiple catego...
22 Mar, 2016, 01.16 AM IST
Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky reiterate that India is one of Amazon's biggest investment areasTo improve product discoverability, Amazon also introduced Sponsored Products initiative in the second half of 2015.
29 Jan, 2016, 05.08 PM IST
10 tricks to spend less while shoppingIf you end up splurging at every trip to the mall, these strategies will help curb your instincts, says Riju Dave.
07 Sep, 2015, 11.11 AM IST
10 tricks to spend less while shopping and beat that urgeIf you end up splurging at every trip to the mall, go through these research-backed strategies to curb your instincts
04 May, 2015, 10.06 AM IST
North Bengal earthquake triggers fears of a Nepal reduxMonday's earthquake was generated by a movement of the Indian tectonic plate. It could be felt as far away as Malda, where, too, people wer...
28 Apr, 2015, 11.55 AM IST
Food costs eating into consumers' saving at the pump as holidays nearFood prices, which the US Department of Agriculture predicts will rise 2.5 to 3.5 per cent this year, is one of the main reasons CGP foreca...
10 Nov, 2014, 06.27 PM IST