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Discover the phenomenon known as asymmetrical sleep, where parts of an animal's brain are asleep while other areas remain active. -- Many animals need sleep. But all of the threats and demands animals face don’t just go away when it’s t...
US regulators have sued Amazon, alleging that the internet giant is illegally maintaining monopoly power. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Amazon uses "a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies" to push...
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Westfield, which owns the city’s largest mall, stopped paying its $558 million mortgage and is surrendering property to lenders, citing declining sales and foot traffic for the decision....
Illegal electric blankets are being sold online which could cause electric shocks, a consumer group warns. Which? found some of the products being sold are made "so poorly" they could pose "a serious risk". Se...
The social media platform TikTok is making a big push into shopping. The video sharing app is famous for its short lip sync videos, dance routines and humour. And its popularity has soared during the pandemic. T...
Online gamers under the age of 18 will only be allowed to play for an hour on Fridays, weekends and holidays, China's video game regulator has said. The National Press and Publication Administration told state-run news agency Xin...
Walmart's potential deal with TikTok may not only change the retail giant, it could reshape how Americans shop online. Video commerce, which allows users to shop while they watch viral videos, is already wildly popular in other countries....
Shopping malls in Shanghai are gearing up for China's biggest annual shopping event on November 11, dubbed "Double Eleven", with huge discounts to attract crowds before the big day....
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The son of California's new governor Gavin Newsom stole the show during his inauguration speech in Sacramento....
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It was with some trepidation that I stripped down to my underwear and stepped into the booth. The Size-Stream Scanner, as it's known, is currently just a prototype and is merely a space with a curtain pulled around it, fitted with 10 sensors...
Cyber Monday on track to be biggest online shopping day in US history...
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Airbnb has called off a competition offering to chance to spend a night on the Great Wall of China. The accommodation site asked people to write a 500-word essay on overcoming cultural boundaries in a bid to win a "once-in-a-lifetime" expe...
An analysis of nearly one billion Tweets maps the emergence of new words across the USA in unprecedented detail. Feelingscutewith youron fleekeyebrows or with your newbalayage? Or are yourektandbaele...
At least 53 people have died in a fire that tore through a shopping and entertainment complex in the Siberian coal-mining city of Kemerovo. As many as 41 children may be among the victims, officials say, and more than 10 are listed as missin...