Donald Trump has introduced new tariff rates for Asian countries.
The US President announced an increase in duties to 25% on all categories of goods. This decision is intended to correct a “significant imbalance” in trade, although market participants call it a threat to global supply chains and relations with allies.
In addition, the new rules also provide for additional sanctions for transit shipments intended to evade duties, and automatic increases in tariffs in the event of retaliatory measures by affected countries.
The US President announced an increase in duties to 25% on all categories of goods. This decision is intended to correct a “significant imbalance” in trade, although market participants call it a threat to global supply chains and relations with allies.
In addition, the new rules also provide for additional sanctions for transit shipments intended to evade duties, and automatic increases in tariffs in the event of retaliatory measures by affected countries.
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Bezos sold shares on July 3 and 7 at a price of almost $224 per Amazon share.
Jeff Bezos sold Amazon shares for almost $666 million in two days in July. Including sales in June, he earned more than $1.4 billion for them.
Bezos adopted a trading plan to sell up to 25 million shares by the summer of 2026 in May, when Amazon's stock price was at $190, and it has since increased by more than 15%.
Jeff Bezos sold Amazon shares for almost $666 million in two days in July. Including sales in June, he earned more than $1.4 billion for them.
Bezos adopted a trading plan to sell up to 25 million shares by the summer of 2026 in May, when Amazon's stock price was at $190, and it has since increased by more than 15%.
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Jeff Bezos sells $666 million in Amazon stock as part of plan to unload 25 million shares
Bezos' latest stock sale comes shortly after his $50 million high-profile wedding to Lauren Sanchez in Venice with a star-studded list of celebrity guests.
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🔥 Shein Files for IPO: What It Means for Sellers
On July 9, Shein *confidentially* filed for an IPO in Hong Kong — and this isn’t just about going public. It’s a strategic move: the company is pressuring UK regulators to ease restrictions and clear the way for a London listing.
📈 Why should sellers care?
✅ Investor trust = brand growth
Going public signals that Shein is becoming even more *legit, transparent, and global*. That means more funding for logistics, marketing, and seller support programs.
✅ Market expansion is coming
An IPO isn’t just about capital — it’s about acceleration. Shein is already testing local marketplaces and FBS models. Going public in Hong Kong or London will supercharge its global expansion and open up new partnership opportunities.
✅ Stricter supply chain standards
Regulators are closely watching where products come from, how they’re made, and who’s making them. Expect Shein to raise the bar. Sellers with clean, transparent operations will win.
💬 The key:
The Hong Kong IPO is Shein’s Plan B. But even that unlocks massive potential. If they manage to push the UK regulator to agree, Shein could become the *first Chinese company listed in London since 2021*.
📌 What this means for sellers:
Stay alert — these moves directly impact how you can work with Shein. An IPO isn’t just financial news, it’s a sign of new opportunities: more countries, more traffic, and new sales formats.
On July 9, Shein *confidentially* filed for an IPO in Hong Kong — and this isn’t just about going public. It’s a strategic move: the company is pressuring UK regulators to ease restrictions and clear the way for a London listing.
📈 Why should sellers care?
✅ Investor trust = brand growth
Going public signals that Shein is becoming even more *legit, transparent, and global*. That means more funding for logistics, marketing, and seller support programs.
✅ Market expansion is coming
An IPO isn’t just about capital — it’s about acceleration. Shein is already testing local marketplaces and FBS models. Going public in Hong Kong or London will supercharge its global expansion and open up new partnership opportunities.
✅ Stricter supply chain standards
Regulators are closely watching where products come from, how they’re made, and who’s making them. Expect Shein to raise the bar. Sellers with clean, transparent operations will win.
💬 The key:
The Hong Kong IPO is Shein’s Plan B. But even that unlocks massive potential. If they manage to push the UK regulator to agree, Shein could become the *first Chinese company listed in London since 2021*.
📌 What this means for sellers:
Stay alert — these moves directly impact how you can work with Shein. An IPO isn’t just financial news, it’s a sign of new opportunities: more countries, more traffic, and new sales formats.
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Google: 50% of the code in the company is created with the help of AI.
According to the company's internal data, currently 50% of all code created in the company is written with the involvement of AI. Programmers accept 37% of suggestions from artificial intelligence, and also use it for 8% of fixes after code review and in 2% of cases for adapting copied code.In many cases, employees simply formulate the task in natural language, and the model itself generates the necessary code. This allows developers to focus on the architecture and design of the code rather than on routine tasks.
In the future, Google plans to use AI for analyzing outdated code, finding bugs, and automatically updating software without human involvement.
According to the company's internal data, currently 50% of all code created in the company is written with the involvement of AI. Programmers accept 37% of suggestions from artificial intelligence, and also use it for 8% of fixes after code review and in 2% of cases for adapting copied code.In many cases, employees simply formulate the task in natural language, and the model itself generates the necessary code. This allows developers to focus on the architecture and design of the code rather than on routine tasks.
In the future, Google plans to use AI for analyzing outdated code, finding bugs, and automatically updating software without human involvement.
A Chinese woman spent more than 2 million yuan on purchases on marketplaces.
The woman does not even open the boxes with the orders, but simply continues to buy everything in a row. 66-year-old Wang from the Jiading district has been ordering goods online for years, so her house and garage basement are littered with unopened parcels.
According to her, there are so many things that it is no longer possible to sleep in her own home, so she had to rent a separate apartment to store the parcels, writes the South China Morning Post.
The woman does not even open the boxes with the orders, but simply continues to buy everything in a row. 66-year-old Wang from the Jiading district has been ordering goods online for years, so her house and garage basement are littered with unopened parcels.
According to her, there are so many things that it is no longer possible to sleep in her own home, so she had to rent a separate apartment to store the parcels, writes the South China Morning Post.
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Today marks 30 years since the launch of the Amazon website. On July 16, 1995, the history of the global e-com and the founder of marketplaces began. Jeff Bezos opened the company's first office right in his garage. The computer desk was made from a door and boards, and the logo was spray-painted right on the wall.
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In Hanoi, a woman was arrested for selling bags, watches, jewelry, and diamonds through Facebook and Zalo without registering or paying taxes since 2020.
According to the investigation, the evasion amounted to over \$33 million.
The Vietnamese authorities have tightened their control over e-commerce. In 2024, a new law on content labeling and transparency came into effect. Since July 2025, all marketplaces have automatically deducted VAT and income tax. And now, there has been the first high-profile arrest for gray trade on social media.
According to the investigation, the evasion amounted to over \$33 million.
The Vietnamese authorities have tightened their control over e-commerce. In 2024, a new law on content labeling and transparency came into effect. Since July 2025, all marketplaces have automatically deducted VAT and income tax. And now, there has been the first high-profile arrest for gray trade on social media.
OpenAI AI Takes Second Place at International Programming Championship.
At the AtCoder World Tour Finals 2025, OpenAI's OpenAIAHC took second place, losing only to Polish programmer Michal Saniewski.
No AI has ever achieved such success before. Saniewski himself called it "a victory for humanity." The AI held the lead for most of the tournament thanks to its high speed of generating solutions.
At the AtCoder World Tour Finals 2025, OpenAI's OpenAIAHC took second place, losing only to Polish programmer Michal Saniewski.
No AI has ever achieved such success before. Saniewski himself called it "a victory for humanity." The AI held the lead for most of the tournament thanks to its high speed of generating solutions.
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Airlines are using AI to tailor ticket prices to each passenger.
US airline Delta Air Lines is gradually abandoning fixed ticket prices, instead introducing a dynamic model based on AI.
Now AI selects the ticket price for a specific user, taking into account the selected route, date and time. The cost is also affected by the client's behavior: how often they fly, what device they use to access the site and how they react to different prices.
US airline Delta Air Lines is gradually abandoning fixed ticket prices, instead introducing a dynamic model based on AI.
Now AI selects the ticket price for a specific user, taking into account the selected route, date and time. The cost is also affected by the client's behavior: how often they fly, what device they use to access the site and how they react to different prices.
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OpenAI launches AI agent in ChatGPT.
OpenAI has introduced a new Agent Mode in ChatGPT. Now subscribers can assign complex tasks to the bot.
For example, the AI agent can write code; analyze competitors and present the results in a presentation; plan purchases and even make tables on its own.
Before performing important actions, the tool always asks the user for confirmation.
OpenAI has introduced a new Agent Mode in ChatGPT. Now subscribers can assign complex tasks to the bot.
For example, the AI agent can write code; analyze competitors and present the results in a presentation; plan purchases and even make tables on its own.
Before performing important actions, the tool always asks the user for confirmation.
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Amazon and its streaming video service Twitch have filed a petition in a California court against Kirill Malofeev, the son of Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeev.
They are asking for an injunction to stop the defendant from initiating or continuing any legal proceedings against Twitch and Amazon related to his account on the platform, as well as an injunction to stop him from seeking recognition or enforcement of any judgment obtained by Malofeev in other jurisdictions (including the Russian judgment and the astreinte).
This follows from the case materials published in the American judicial records disclosure system (PACER).
They are asking for an injunction to stop the defendant from initiating or continuing any legal proceedings against Twitch and Amazon related to his account on the platform, as well as an injunction to stop him from seeking recognition or enforcement of any judgment obtained by Malofeev in other jurisdictions (including the Russian judgment and the astreinte).
This follows from the case materials published in the American judicial records disclosure system (PACER).
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Amazon will close its artificial intelligence lab in Shanghai, the latest major U.S. company to withdraw from Chinese research projects, according to The Financial Times.
Other U.S. tech giants, including IBM and Microsoft, have taken similar steps, reducing their research and development activities in China due to increased Washington control over any AI-related activities involving China.
The FT noted that the Shanghai lab is closing amid global staff cuts at Amazon. In June 2025, company CEO Andy Jassy warned employees that the increasing adoption of AI could lead to layoffs. On Wednesday, company spokesperson Brad Glaser announced upcoming cuts at AWS, which are necessary for the organization to continue investing, hiring, and optimizing resources.
Other U.S. tech giants, including IBM and Microsoft, have taken similar steps, reducing their research and development activities in China due to increased Washington control over any AI-related activities involving China.
The FT noted that the Shanghai lab is closing amid global staff cuts at Amazon. In June 2025, company CEO Andy Jassy warned employees that the increasing adoption of AI could lead to layoffs. On Wednesday, company spokesperson Brad Glaser announced upcoming cuts at AWS, which are necessary for the organization to continue investing, hiring, and optimizing resources.
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The global climate is a factor that affects the price of food.
In particular, extreme heat, droughts, and heavy rains in 2022-2024 have led to significant increases in the prices of vegetables, coffee, rice, and cocoa.
📈 Examples of price spikes include:
🇰🇷 South Korea — cabbage +70%
🇯🇵 Japan — rice +48%
🇨🇳 China — vegetables +30%
🇺🇸 USA — vegetables +80%
🇪🇸 Spain — olive oil +50%
In particular, extreme heat, droughts, and heavy rains in 2022-2024 have led to significant increases in the prices of vegetables, coffee, rice, and cocoa.
📈 Examples of price spikes include:
🇰🇷 South Korea — cabbage +70%
🇯🇵 Japan — rice +48%
🇨🇳 China — vegetables +30%
🇺🇸 USA — vegetables +80%
🇪🇸 Spain — olive oil +50%
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Amazon sets the record straight: The Wall Street Journal’s flawed pricing analysis.
On July 20, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article claiming Amazon has raised prices on everyday essentials since the introduction of higher tariffs. The article is based on a fundamentally flawed analysis that, in turn, fails to represent reality. While we welcome scrutiny at Amazon, we believe it’s important for people to understand the facts and what’s really going on.
Amazon’s grocery and everyday essentials selection consists of over 6 million products from packaged food and beverages to health and personal care to household supplies. In the first quarter of 2025, Amazon’s everyday essentials grew more than twice as fast as the rest of the business in the U.S. and represented 1 out every 3 units sold. This doesn’t happen without consistently offering customers low prices every day.
This is a fact that’s backed by customer sentiment and extensive, independent third-party analysis from the well-known research firm Profitero. For eight years in a row, Profitero’s analysis has shown Amazon to be the lowest-priced retailer in the U.S. on everyday essentials. Profitero’s independent, comprehensive research is grounded in industry best practices for price comparisons, analyzing tens of thousands of identical, in-stock items across 22 leading U.S. retailers at regular intervals to eliminate brief price spikes or deal promotions and determine more consistent competitiveness and ensure true comparisons. The WSJ took a very different approach and made several critical methodological flaws that undermine its conclusions.
On July 20, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article claiming Amazon has raised prices on everyday essentials since the introduction of higher tariffs. The article is based on a fundamentally flawed analysis that, in turn, fails to represent reality. While we welcome scrutiny at Amazon, we believe it’s important for people to understand the facts and what’s really going on.
Amazon’s grocery and everyday essentials selection consists of over 6 million products from packaged food and beverages to health and personal care to household supplies. In the first quarter of 2025, Amazon’s everyday essentials grew more than twice as fast as the rest of the business in the U.S. and represented 1 out every 3 units sold. This doesn’t happen without consistently offering customers low prices every day.
This is a fact that’s backed by customer sentiment and extensive, independent third-party analysis from the well-known research firm Profitero. For eight years in a row, Profitero’s analysis has shown Amazon to be the lowest-priced retailer in the U.S. on everyday essentials. Profitero’s independent, comprehensive research is grounded in industry best practices for price comparisons, analyzing tens of thousands of identical, in-stock items across 22 leading U.S. retailers at regular intervals to eliminate brief price spikes or deal promotions and determine more consistent competitiveness and ensure true comparisons. The WSJ took a very different approach and made several critical methodological flaws that undermine its conclusions.
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Who is sustainability important for in e-commerce, and why?
We answer this question with the 2025 e-commerce trends report from DHL.
📍In 2024, the sustainable goods market reached $355.3 billion, and it could reach $692 billion by 2033.
📍The market for sustainable materials used in these goods could exceed $1 trillion by 2034.
🔴 The importance of sustainability:
📍one-third of customers leave their baskets because they have doubts about sustainability;
📍37% of customers buy sustainable products;
📍57% of customers are interested in the environmental impact of shipping;
📍70% of customers consider sustainability when shopping online;
📍 the highest percentage of customers is in Nigeria (93%), while the lowest percentage is in the Netherlands (49%);
📍the importance of sustainability as a purchasing factor decreases with age.
📍55% believe that sustainability will become even more important in the next 5 years.
We answer this question with the 2025 e-commerce trends report from DHL.
📍In 2024, the sustainable goods market reached $355.3 billion, and it could reach $692 billion by 2033.
📍The market for sustainable materials used in these goods could exceed $1 trillion by 2034.
🔴 The importance of sustainability:
📍one-third of customers leave their baskets because they have doubts about sustainability;
📍37% of customers buy sustainable products;
📍57% of customers are interested in the environmental impact of shipping;
📍70% of customers consider sustainability when shopping online;
📍 the highest percentage of customers is in Nigeria (93%), while the lowest percentage is in the Netherlands (49%);
📍the importance of sustainability as a purchasing factor decreases with age.
📍55% believe that sustainability will become even more important in the next 5 years.
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The most popular delivery method worldwide is home delivery (64%).
POIs and postmates are far behind (13% and 12%, respectively). Returns are most often made through POIs (45%), and less often through home delivery (34%) and postmates (22%). The demand for home delivery and return methods is decreasing in 2025 (-16% and -36%, respectively).
Consumers have become more frequent users of PVZ (+44% and +55%) and postamats (+9% and +22%). We answer this question with the 2025 e-commerce trends report from DHL.
POIs and postmates are far behind (13% and 12%, respectively). Returns are most often made through POIs (45%), and less often through home delivery (34%) and postmates (22%). The demand for home delivery and return methods is decreasing in 2025 (-16% and -36%, respectively).
Consumers have become more frequent users of PVZ (+44% and +55%) and postamats (+9% and +22%). We answer this question with the 2025 e-commerce trends report from DHL.
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Who is sustainability important for in e-commerce, and why?
We answer this question with the 2025 e-commerce trends report from DHL.
📍In 2024, the sustainable goods market reached $355.3 billion, and it could reach $692 billion by 2033.
📍The market for…
We answer this question with the 2025 e-commerce trends report from DHL.
📍In 2024, the sustainable goods market reached $355.3 billion, and it could reach $692 billion by 2033.
📍The market for…
Top 40 professions that AI will replace in opinion of Microsoft.
Microsoft in one of the latest studies published a list of professions that are most and least likely to be replaced by AI.
So, translators, historians, flight attendants, as well as writers and authors, radio hosts, political scientists, journalists should worry most. Even mathematicians, data scientists, financial advisors, and web developers are included in the top 40 professions that AI will replace.
However, according to a Microsoft study, phlebotomists, nurses, maids, painters, maxillofacial surgeons, tire changers, locksmiths, and laborers are not at risk from AI development.
Microsoft in one of the latest studies published a list of professions that are most and least likely to be replaced by AI.
So, translators, historians, flight attendants, as well as writers and authors, radio hosts, political scientists, journalists should worry most. Even mathematicians, data scientists, financial advisors, and web developers are included in the top 40 professions that AI will replace.
However, according to a Microsoft study, phlebotomists, nurses, maids, painters, maxillofacial surgeons, tire changers, locksmiths, and laborers are not at risk from AI development.
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Funeral homes in the United States have started using artificial intelligence.
AI is used to write obituaries. Neural networks save time for funeral home employees and help them focus on organizational aspects, according to Walker Poets, a spokesperson for the National Association of Funeral Directors.
Moreover, some funeral homes offer customers the option to choose whether an AI or a human will write the obituary.
Passare (a software developer for the funeral industry) said that their obituary generator has written more than 10,000 obituaries in the past couple of years.
AI is used to write obituaries. Neural networks save time for funeral home employees and help them focus on organizational aspects, according to Walker Poets, a spokesperson for the National Association of Funeral Directors.
Moreover, some funeral homes offer customers the option to choose whether an AI or a human will write the obituary.
Passare (a software developer for the funeral industry) said that their obituary generator has written more than 10,000 obituaries in the past couple of years.
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The rise of AI tools that write about you when you die
Families and funeral directors are using AI obituary generators to more efficiently memorialize the dead. What happens when they get it wrong?
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Amazon advertises the Russian Lada Vesta.
Amazon is launching a new car platform, Amazon Autos, in which it used the Russian Lada Vesta SW Cross in advertising. Moreover, the car has never been officially sold in the United States.
The situation was noticed by the Autoevolution publication, which published a screenshot and pointed out that the Russian-made car was most likely included in the advertising materials from a publicly available stock image database.
Amazon is launching a new car platform, Amazon Autos, in which it used the Russian Lada Vesta SW Cross in advertising. Moreover, the car has never been officially sold in the United States.
The situation was noticed by the Autoevolution publication, which published a screenshot and pointed out that the Russian-made car was most likely included in the advertising materials from a publicly available stock image database.
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Uzbek unicorn Uzum raised $70 million.
Among the investors are the Chinese company Tencent, the American VR Capital and the international venture fund FinSight Ventures. As a result, the valuation of Uzum increased from $1.1 billion to $1.5 billion.
The company will use the funds it raises to develop its fintech business, expand its e-commerce product line, and strengthen its infrastructure.
Among the investors are the Chinese company Tencent, the American VR Capital and the international venture fund FinSight Ventures. As a result, the valuation of Uzum increased from $1.1 billion to $1.5 billion.
The company will use the funds it raises to develop its fintech business, expand its e-commerce product line, and strengthen its infrastructure.
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