Alibaba names Eddie Wu as new Taobao and Tmall CEO in major move to fend off competition

Alibaba Group Holding is reshuffling the top ranks of its most important profit earner since its sweeping restructuring started over half a year ago, as it tries to regroup after its value fell behind rival PDD Holdings. Eddie Wu Yongming, chairman of Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall Group (TTG), will become the chief executive of the … Read more

Usually $350, this LG 34-inch ultrawide WQHD monitor is $199 today

LG Even the most powerful desktop computer will be hampered by an outdated display, so if you’re due for an upgrade, you shouldn’t miss this holiday season’s monitor deals. Here’s one that will surely boost your productivity — the 34-inch LG 34WR50QC ultrawide WQHD monitor for a very affordable $199, following a $151 discount from … Read more

The Best Surge Protectors for TVs, PCs, Appliances, and More

Belkin A surge protector is a necessity these days if you want to keep your devices safe. A power surge can happen at any time, which may cause you to lose data, or worse, reduce your electronics to a pile of rubbish. There are a lot of surge protectors out there though, so how do … Read more

SEC charges ex-CEO of Stimwave with fraud, says some devices were fake

The headquarters of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen in Washington, D.C., May 12, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Laura Tyler Perryman, co-founder and former CEO of the medical device startup Stimwave Technologies, was charged with allegedly defrauding investors out of $41 million by making “false and misleading” statements about one of … Read more

China’s finance influencers face stricter rules on Tencent’s live-streaming channels as Beijing moves to shore up confidence on economy

Tencent Holdings has tightened its rules for live streamers producing financial content on its popular social media platform WeChat, as Beijing ramps up scrutiny of online speech to arrest waning confidence in the country’s economy and markets. Only licensed professionals are now permitted to be finance live streamers on WeChat, and they must show up … Read more

Hacks accessed the personal data of 36M Comcast customers

Comcast Comcast, alongside several other big corporations, has recently suffered a devastating data breach. According to reports, it’s possible that hackers got their hands on the data of up to 36 million Comcast Xfinity customers, meaning the company’s cable television and internet department. Although the company is pretty tight-lipped about it, the data breach occurred … Read more

This was the most exciting gaming laptop I reviewed in 2023

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends I’ve never used a laptop quite like the Lenovo Legion 9i. It’s the only laptop I’ve given a perfect score, which you can read about in my Lenovo Legion 9i review, and it puts many of the best gaming laptops to shame. It’s out of reach for most people — … Read more

FTX resolves dispute with Bahamian liquidators

This illustration photo shows a smart phone screen displaying the logo of FTX, the crypto exchange platform, with a screen showing the FTX website in the background in Arlington, Virginia on February 10, 2022. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX Trading on Tuesday announced a settlement with liquidators for FTX’s … Read more

Jack Ma-backed fishery-and-agriculture company 1.8 Meters starts sale of seafood products via Alibaba’s Freshippo and Tmall

Dozens of orders had been placed for those two seafood products on Tmall as of Tuesday noon, which could be viewed by some as a lukewarm performance on the platform. Taobao and Tmall have more than 800 million monthly active users as of November. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. Dozens of orders had … Read more

Qualcomm claims new chips are 21% faster than Apple’s M3

Fionna Agomuoh / DigitalTrends We were able to check out some demoes and see a dummy unit running the company’s new Snapdragon X Elite PC chip, and Qualcomm is making some big performance claims against Apple’s latest silicon. The Snapdragon’s Qualcomm Oyron CPU, which was announced in October, was being compared to the Apple M2 … Read more