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PDD Holdings, the parent firm of e-commerce sites Temu and Pinduoduo, moved its headquarters from China to Ireland, underscoring the Chinese tech giant’s international push, CNBC says. The company listed Dublin as its “chief executive office” in a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Previously, the company listed Shanghai as its main office. […]

Microsoft is not going to offer salary increases to full-time employees, as CEO Satya Nadella told employees in an email on Wednesday. The move is consistent with Microsoft’s efforts to cut costs as revenue growth slows and customers cut costs. In January, the software maker said it would cut 10,000 jobs, or just under 5% […]

Preventing bad actors from using your IP address to load malware onto your devices, serve you with ransomware, hack into your financial accounts, or steal your entire online identity is crucial nowadays. However, note that nothing offered here below will hide you from your ISP or police. Network managers can always track your online activity, […]

Newsguard has published a report on the increasing use of AT software in writing news content. The report identified 49 websites in seven languages that appear to be entirely or mostly generated by artificial intelligence language models designed to mimic human communication. The researchers’ concern is that these AI tools become more widespread, which “threatens […]

Preventing bad actors from using your IP address to load malware onto your devices, serve you with ransomware, hack into your financial accounts, or steal your entire online identity is crucial nowadays. However, note that nothing offered here below will hide you from your ISP or police. Network managers can always track your online activity, […]

Microsoft may have initiated a paradigm shift on Tuesday by releasing new versions of its Bing search engine and Edge web browser—both now powered by artificial intelligence. The new offerings combine browsing and chat into a unified experience that improves both tasks. For example, when searching, more relevant results are displayed, and some information such as […]

New shifts in the consumer market solely based on their preferences have taken hold in the retail industry, especially in e-commerce. Personalized experiences are now an integral part of the customer journey. In a larger context, in 2023 brands will be tailoring their marketing campaigns to suit customers’ needs, becoming flexible, and letting users’ interests […]

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Online sales for Black Friday set a record this year with consumers spending $9.2 billion, according to Adobe Analytics. That is a gain of 2.3% year-over-year. Tech gifts have been very popular so far with sales rising 221% above a regular day in October this year. Among the top sellers were smart home items and audio equipment. Toys […]

  Mozilla has released its annual 2022 edition of Privacy Not Included buyer’s guide which contains privacy reviews of more than 75 popular consumer electronics gifts, which will be continuously updated throughout the giving season. Among the potential gifts in the guide so far are the Apple Watch, Nintendo Switch, Amazon Echo, Garmin fitness trackers, Google […]