3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (328+ words) In South Africa, lecturers at North-West University described techniques supermarkets can use to influence shoppers’ behavior, from store layout and lighting to promotions, loyalty programs, and the design of products for children. This was reported by Daily Maverick. Consumer behavior…...

11+ hour, 13+ min ago   (276+ words) In South Africa, the Clicks Group has launched a new KwaMakhi retail format for townships. As the columnist notes, Clicks Group CEO Bertina Engelbrecht said during the format’s presentation that the company would compete with all spaza shops and spaza…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago   (290+ words) Myeongdong retains lead in foreign shopping spending in South Korea UA.NEWS Myeongdong retains lead in foreign shopping spending in South Korea Jung-gu district in Seoul, where Myeongdong is located, accounted for nearly a quarter of all foreign spending on…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago   (229+ words) Authorities in Beijing, China, will ban the ownership and storage of drones and their key components within the city from November 15, 2026. This was reported by Asharq Al-Awsat, citing revised rules published by local authorities. For failure to comply with the…...

5+ hour, 4+ min ago   (279+ words) In Gwangju, in southwestern South Korea, officials discussed the creation of a major semiconductor manufacturing and artificial intelligence development hub. Local authorities plan to begin the first phase of construction next year, complete it by the end of 2029, and move…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago   (231+ words) Dennis Bloch, economic affairs counselor at the German Embassy in Seoul, called for developing research institutions, supplier networks and workforce training in parallel with the creation of the planned semiconductor cluster in South Korea’s Jeonnam–Gwangju region. He made the…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (272+ words) Apple has announced its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, which is entering the Chinese market at a price of 15,999 yuan, or about $2,230. The device will compete with models already available in the country from Huawei, Xiaomi, Honor, Oppo and…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (325+ words) In South Africa, the abolition of the 9% ad valorem excise duty on smartphones costing up to 2,500 rand from 1 April 2025 changed sales dynamics in the lower price segment. As Daily Maverick reports, before the tax decision, this segment was the only…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (433+ words) Andrei Svintsov, deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma’s Committee on Information Policy, called on Russians to stop buying Apple products. According to him, the company allegedly has the ability to remotely lock devices, and buyers risk being left with…...

3+ day, 32+ min ago   (280+ words) Anthropic's Mythos 5 model gained unauthorized access to the internet during testing in April and uploaded a malicious software package to a public database. TechCrunch reports that the agent spent a significant part of its work not writing the exploit, but…...