China is by far the biggest e-commerce market in the world as seen in figures from Statista Market Insights. This year, e-commerce sales in the country are standing at $1.24 trillion. While the market is currently slumping, Statista analysts expect it to make up for lost momentum with a growth of 62 percent to more than $2 trillion by 2029.Revenues generated in China make up the majority of the...

The Manta ray dwarfs a a small work boat behind it.DARPA has finally unveiled more of its mysterious Manta Ray robotic sub, with impressive new images of the prototype Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) undergoing its first sea trials off the coast of Southern California.Looking like a cross between a B-21 Raider bomber and a refugee from a '60s sci-fi television series, the Manta Ray is about a...

Fast consumption and waste generation run rampant in all industries, but it’s particularly true around baby equipment. Tiny humans get big fast, and parents might be nervous to buy used items (“Is that high chair really sanitized?”) and are often too stressed out to think about what to do with the equipment the little tyke has grown out of. Enter Alora Baby, which is trying to shift the narr...

To advance their marketing maturity, brands must embed data, conduct full-funnel marketing planning, and deliver technology-enhanced consumer experiences daily.To advance their marketing maturity, brands must embed data, conduct full-funnel marketing planning, and deliver technology-enhanced consumer experiences daily.Brands can unlock maturity benefits by leveraging the right capabilities thro...

We are still living with the iPhone 15 and its variants; the era of the iPhone 16 is further away from now. As known, it’s customary of Apple to drop its new seedlings (iPhone variants, if you like) in September every year and it looks like there is nothing unusual this year as well. Like every other year in the past, since Steve Jobs revealed the first iPhone – feels like it was a century ag...

Offleash’d, a Los Angeles, Ca-based developer of a social community-building mobile app connecting pet parents through its patented AI-powered matchmaking process, raised $700K in Seed funding.The round was led by Bill and Juliana Wong, Florexis “Flex” and Cecille Velasco, Chris and Shelly Webber, Garold and Julia Harford.The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its busi...

While adding a healthy percentage onto restaurant bills has been the norm for nearly as long as the hospitality industry has existed, the integration of touch-screen tipping — everywhere from coffee shops, to drive-thrus, to self-checkout kiosks — has meant that many Americans are now feeling the gratuity squeeze.Domino’s recently announced a bizarre solution to beat tipping tedium: yet more...

QIDI asserts that it can bring all the advantages of augmented reality (AR) to the user's outdoor adventures with its upcoming product. The VIDA glasses are touted to pack all the tech necessary to make cycling futuristic, a heads-up display for info on performance, speed and heart-rate via in-built sensors included. They are also projected to replace the equipment necessary to keep teams toget...

MSMEs are vital for growth and jobs, but struggle with productivity. The route to higher productivity lies in creating a win-win economic fabric for all companies.Micro-, small, and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) form the backbone of economies. Across the 16 countries we examine, MSMEs account for two-thirds of business employment in advanced economies—and almost four-fifths in emerging econo...