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Test drive at 140mph: Alibaba’s Taobao puts Xiaomi car buyers behind virtual wheel

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Test drive at 140mph: Alibaba’s Taobao puts Xiaomi car buyers behind virtual wheel

A new feature on Alibaba Group Holding’s Taobao app lets potential car buyers test drive Xiaomi’s SU7 electric sedan virtually through Apple’s Vision Pro headset, the latest example of Chinese tech companies employing cutting-edge technology to compete for customers. Launched earlier this week as part of an update to Taobao’s Vision Pro app, the new … Read more

PDD’s Temu shopping app targeted in EU consumer group’s complaint to EU tech regulator

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PDD’s Temu shopping app targeted in EU consumer group’s complaint to EU tech regulator

Temu, with 75 million monthly EU users as of March, often failed to provide consumers with crucial information about the sellers on its platform and whether their products met EU product safety requirements, BEUC said. The complaint said that Temu uses manipulative practices such as dark patterns to get consumers to spend more than they … Read more