Last week I reported (story #1) that President Donald Trump announced significant tariff measures affecting imports from Mexico, Canada, and China. Trump originally announced that the US would...
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TikTok Enables Direct Android Downloads After Google Play Removal
TikTok now allows U.S. users to download its Android app directly from its website after Google removed it from the Play Store due to a U.S. ban. Users can sideload both TikTok and TikTok Lite...
What tech IPOs are happening in 2025?
One of my 2025 Predictions was that this year will be the highest number of IPOs since 2021. Every company that has wanted to IPO in the past few years has just been biding their time for the market...
X adds more advertisers to its antitrust lawsuit, and one new big advertiser to its platform
Back in August 2024, I reported (story #4) that Elon Musk's X was suing The World Federation of Advertisers, Mars, CVS, Unilever, and Orsted for allegedly colluding to boycott its social media...
Who’s going to buy half of TikTok?
In January I reported that Trump signed an executive order to delay the TikTok ban for 75 days and give the company time to reach a deal with the US — the major caveat being that Trump wants 50% of...
Wix launches an AI-powered Business Launcher tool
Wix launched Business Launcher, a new AI tool designed to help entrepreneurs take business ideas from concept to execution. The tool guides the user through various steps of building a business...
The EU’s new AI Act can ban AI systems that pose “unacceptable risk”
In other EU news… As of Sunday, the European Union can ban the use of AI systems that they deem to pose “unacceptable risk or harm.” February 2 is the first compliance deadline for the EU's AI Act,...
EU to make e-commerce marketplaces liable for unsafe goods
The EU is drafting new customs reforms that would make e-commerce platforms like Temu, Shein, and Amazon Marketplace directly responsible for the safety and legality of the products sold on their...
UPS cuts back on delivering Amazon packages
UPS announced that it would be cutting its business with Amazon, its largest customer, by more than 50% by the second half of 2026, to focus on smaller, more profitable clients, rather than on...
Trump starts trade wars with China, Mexico, & Canada
President Donald Trump announced significant tariff measures affecting imports from Mexico, Canada, and China, with substantial implications for the e-commerce sector. Here's what's changing: ...
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