Europe slams online tat bazaar AliExpress for dodging obligation to stop dodgy traders Illegal products abound on Chinese site and its processes to stop ‘em are hopeless Public Sector19 Jun 2025 | 43
‘Deliberate attack’ deletes shopping app’s AWS and GitHub resources CEO of India's KiranaPro, which brings convenience stores online, vows to name the perp Cyber-crime04 Jun 2025 | 22
India none-too-subtly reminds Big Tech that local laws prohibit dark patterns ‘Consumers will not tolerate deceit’ Minister tells Amazon, Apple, Samsung and Uber Legal29 May 2025 | 9
Victoria's Secret website laid bare for three days after 'security incident' Knickers outlet knackered Security29 May 2025 | 40
Europe warns giant e-tailer to stop cheating consumers or face its wrath No, not Amazon. China’s SHEIN is in the spotlight for fake discounts, grubby greenery, and evading inquiries Public Sector27 May 2025 | 66
Amazon tested warehouse robots and found they're not ready to replace humans Rise of the machines postponed ... for now AI + ML13 May 2025 | 30
HP settles fake discount lawsuit for just $4M. Don’t expect much of a payout When it comes to sales and rebates, PC giant takes 'Keep Reinventing' seriously Personal Tech19 Apr 2025 | 21
DoorDash sued for allegedly branding customer a fraudster after delivery photo query Dispute over app privacy escalates into legal brawl Applications18 Mar 2025 | 55
Wacom says crooks probably swiped customer credit cards from its online checkout Digital canvas slinger indicates dot-com was skimmed for over a month Cyber-crime30 Jan 2025 | 3
We’re paying for what we don’t get: East D.C. neighbors frustrated with Amazon’s Prime delivery exclusions Feature Locals demand transparency - and a refund wouldn't hurt Personal Tech03 Jan 2025 | 45
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation admits to hole in security Belly-busting biz says it's been hit by cowardly custards Security11 Dec 2024 | 33
China's first space tourism venture sells first pair of tickets Just two of 'em, at a discount befitting the early stage of development for the kit involved Science28 Oct 2024 | 14
FTC drops hammer on unwanted subscriptions with 'click to cancel' rule It 'will end these tricks and traps, saving Americans time and money' Legal16 Oct 2024 | 18
Digital River runs dry, hasn't paid developers for sales since July Vendor told El Reg the biz's law firm claims merchant debts aren’t valid obligations Software15 Oct 2024 | 65
Dutch cops reveal takedown of 'world's largest dark web market' Two arrested after allegedly trying to make off with their ill-gotten gains Cybersecurity Month10 Oct 2024 | 15
Biden tackles trade loophole used by cheap Chinese e-tailers Removing de minimis exemption could stymie Beijing’s plans to grow its cyber-bazaar abroad Personal Tech16 Sep 2024 | 22
Amazon antitrust case in Washington DC is resurrected DC appeals court reverses dismissal, finding enough evidence of anticompetitive behavior to proceed Personal Tech22 Aug 2024 | 2
Walmart clears out its shares of Chinese e-tailer JD.com That’s one way to mark the end of an eight-year partnership SaaS22 Aug 2024 | 1
Shein, Temu escalate epic e-commerce squabble Chinese fast fashion slingers get their Spider-Man meme moment Legal21 Aug 2024 | 45
South Korea to force e-commerce marketplaces to pay vendors faster Platforms owe billions after they stopped paying and sent thousands of SMEs into cashflow crunches Software07 Aug 2024 | 9
Amazon, you will do a total recall of bad stuff sold through your site, watchdog barks E-super-souk isn't having any of it Personal Tech30 Jul 2024 | 92
South Korea creates $445M bailout fund after payment glitch trips up e-commerce giant Founder forbidden to leave the country, promises to make things right for out-of-pocket vendors Software30 Jul 2024 | 9
Group of 91 nations agree to continue not taxing cross-border data movement – for now Promote free use of government data, privacy, canning spam, and more Public Sector29 Jul 2024 | 10
Adobe exec likened hidden cloud subscription exit fees to 'heroin', says FTC Read the unredacted complaint against Photoshop giant and its software plans Applications25 Jul 2024 | 38
TikTok's Asian e-commerce haul quadrupled in a single year Rescued its partner in Indonesia as it dodged regulations Off-Prem17 Jul 2024 | 1
Kindle sputters out: Amazon's e-readers couldn't download content for a short time Updated Support line reports 'high volume of contacts' about the problem Personal Tech05 Jul 2024 | 26
Tencent ponders banning infomercials hosted by 'virtual humans' on its flagship video service Beijing's interest in generative AI has its limits AI + ML18 Jun 2024 |
Feds sue Adobe and execs for stinging subscribers with 'hidden' cancellation fees Graphic design giant slammed for using graphic design to bury T&Cs Applications17 Jun 2024 | 24
Beijing wants more outfits like Temu teeming around the world Calls for massive cross-border e-commerce expansion at home and abroad Public Sector12 Jun 2024 | 14
IT infrastructure scared away potential buyers of struggling e-commerce site Whatever gear storied cycling site Wiggle used didn't propel it to a successful sale after the biz hit bumps CxO31 May 2024 | 42
Amazon Prime Air delivery drones allowed off line-of-sight leash Sky shipping can now go beyond visual range of operators – starting in Texas and then maybe airspace near you Personal Tech30 May 2024 | 7
Google goes shopping for Indian e-commerce dominance … at Walmart Invests $350 million in Flipkart Channel27 May 2024 | 5
What do Europeans, Americans and Australians have in common? Scammed $50M by fake e-stores BogusBazaar ripped off shoppers and scraped card details, but not in China Cyber-crime08 May 2024 | 10
Amazon search results now less self-centered, boffin says Self-preferencing pushback in Europe and US seems to have had some effect Networks12 Apr 2024 | 8
Pandabuy confirms crooks nabbed data on 1.3M punters Nothing says 'sorry' like 10 percent off shipping for a month Cyber-crime02 Apr 2024 |
Amazon fined in Europe for screwing shoppers with underhand dark patterns E-commerce titan to appeal sanction amounting to three hours of annual profit Personal Tech29 Mar 2024 | 58
Alibaba bins listing for its Cainiao logistics limb Already backed away from cloud spinout, now gradually breaking up with its own breakup plan Off-Prem27 Mar 2024 |
South Korea cracks down on offshore e-commerce, with seeming focus on China Seoul wants AliExpress and Temu to step up customer service, maybe Meta too Public Sector13 Mar 2024 |
Cisco is a fashion retailer now, with a spring collection to prove it Promises quarterly lookbooks of branded tat, powered by branded kit Offbeat12 Mar 2024 | 19
Alibaba Cloud posts modest growth, mostly thanks to other Alibaba business units Customers from beyond the Chinese giant are being let go if they've signed for low-margin contracts Off-Prem08 Feb 2024 |
China’s e-commerce players commit to broaden overseas If all goes to plan, more Chinese goods will flow into the global market Off-Prem15 Dec 2023 | 6
ByteDance slides around Indonesian social commerce ban with $1.5 billion buy Takes huge stake in local superapp Tokopedia, for the good of the small business community Legal12 Dec 2023 |
OpenCart owner turns air blue after researcher discloses serious vuln Web storefront maker fixed the flaw, but not before blasting infoseccer Patches24 Nov 2023 | 48
China’s annual e-tail frenzy broke records – trust us, say government, Alibaba and JD.com 5.26 billion packages shipped, 639 million on Saturday alone. But nobody's puffing up the cash pile Channel13 Nov 2023 | 6
Amazon unveils new drone design, plans liftoff of aerial delivery in UK, Italy Smaller, quieter, and expected to deliver millions of packages in coming years Science19 Oct 2023 | 52
Indonesia, TikTok's best market, bans social commerce Made-In-China network's attempt to merge sales and socials stalled in the market all web giants covet Legal28 Sep 2023 | 4
Square blames last week's outage on DNS screw-up It's not hip to be this Square Personal Tech11 Sep 2023 | 8
Uncle Sam cracks down on faked reviews and bad influencers Big $50,000 fines for misleading posts... unless it's political, natch Personal Tech30 Jun 2023 | 21
Google uses India to test ‘deliver to the house near the post office’ feature Ads and search giant also open sources offensive stereotype database, and gives Amazon a poke Software29 Jun 2023 | 16
Amazon a prime target of warehouse law protecting bathroom breaks Glad these lawmakers didn't bottle it On-Prem18 May 2023 | 31
Meta wheels out Deloitte to plug the metaverse. Is anyone actually convinced? Comment All these analysts know is that their gut says... maybe Personal Tech10 May 2023 | 37
Shopify sees $1.5B loss turn into $68M profit, celebrates by firing 20% of staff Thanks for your service, now push off Personal Tech04 May 2023 | 4
SHEIN has the look of America's next tech-meets-geopolitics fit-up Chinese fast fashion vendor could be this season's TikTok thanks to alleged tax evasion, slave labour, toxic goods, and an outsized carbon footprint Personal Tech29 Mar 2023 | 18
The most bizarre online replacement items in your delivered shopping? A consumer campaign group's food hall of shame: sticky tape instead of loo rolls, dog chews for chicken breasts Offbeat27 Mar 2023 | 100
Google suspends top Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo Alleges it’s infected with malware – but not the version in its own digital tat bazaar Security21 Mar 2023 | 4
You're Shipt outta luck: App sued for treating delivery workers as contractors 'No, no, they're shoppers, not employees' ain't gonna fly with DC AG Personal Tech27 Oct 2022 | 47
EU companies claim Google still abusing its Shopping power Search giant's 'Shopping Units need to go,' say coalition of 43 online comparison tools Legal17 Oct 2022 | 10
PayPal decides fining people $2,500 for 'misinformation' wasn't a great idea It'll just go back to randomly shutting down accounts Personal Tech10 Oct 2022 | 85
Amazon halts work on ‘Scout’ delivery-bot that delivered parcels no faster than humans Meanwhile in China, Alibaba runs 500 delivery-bots and they’ve delivered 10 million items to Easy Street AI + ML07 Oct 2022 | 62
WordPress-powered sites backdoored after FishPig suffers supply chain attack And two other security snafus in this web publishing world Patches15 Sep 2022 | 18
Microsoft to stop accepting checks from partners Maybe it's putting the savings into discounts for Windows Server and M365 it's told the channel to sell? Software06 Sep 2022 | 44