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The e-commerce landscape is undergoing a seismic shift driven by artificial intelligence technologies that are reshaping customer expectations, operational capabilities, and competitive dynamics. With the AI-enabled e-commerce market reaching $9.01 billion in 2025 and growing at a remarkable 24.34% compound annual growth rate, platforms that fail to embrace these AI-driven transformations risk becoming obsolete. Harvard Business Review research reveals that 70% of e-commerce organizations view AI implementation as very or extremely important to their operations, while 69% of companies already using AI report improved efficiency and faster work processes. The writing is on the wall: AI adoption is no longer…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureSlot is then asked about the football … and the answer becomes another pitch-perfect tribute to Diogo Jota. “It was a great game to watch … this is what makes football great … three parties involved that wanted to play a very nice game, us, Bournemouth and the referee … high-tempo … no time-wasting … no diving … just keep on playing … this is what makes football so nice … going two up, 2-2, they just kept on going after 2-0 down, a big compliment to them not…

The best early Labor Day mattress sales are nearly here, and if you’ve been looking for a sign from the universe to upgrade your bed, consider this it. I’ve been a professional mattress tester for five years, so I’m plugged in to what’s going on in the mattress world (we’re constantly scoping out new additions to our best mattresses list) and can keep track of the sales that really are the ones to watch … and which ones you can skip until Cyber Monday.While white pants are about to be out of season (if you follow that tradition), crisp white…

23 In Libya, senior officials and medical experts have met to review the results of a therapeutic trial using wormwood, a plant widely known in traditional and alternative medicine, as a treatment for tumours. The meeting, held at the office of Major General Faraj Qaim, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Technical Affairs, brought together both security personnel and healthcare professionals to examine the findings. Among the attendees were Colonel Mohamed Bouraoui, Captain Ayman Al-Maghribi, several doctors, and the man who initiated the treatment initiative, Ibrahim Al-Mariami. Discussions focused on what participants described as “promising medical results” in patients…

Root causes of malnutrition such as insecurity, reduced food production, and harmful marital practices to be examined alongside immediate relief efforts The Katsina State Government has inaugurated a Special Committee to assess and address malnutrition across the state, following recent reports highlighting the severity of the challenge. The ceremony, held at the Muhammadu Buhari Government House, Katsina, was presided over by Deputy Governor Malam Faruq Lawal Jobe, representing Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, who joined the event virtually. The committee is tasked with reviewing the recent Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) malnutrition report, identifying the most affected areas and households, recommending urgent…

Bushra Khalidi says Israel’s new NGO registration rules violate international law and endanger aid workers.Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam’s policy lead in the occupied Palestinian territory, says Israel’s new NGO registration rules violate international law and endanger aid workers.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said he intends to investigate whether Meta’s generative AI products exploit, deceive, or harm children, after leaked internal documents showed the company’s chatbots were allowed to have “romantic” and “sensual” chats with children.  “Is there anything – ANYTHING – Big Tech won’t do for a quick buck?” Hawley wrote in a post on X announcing the investigation. Hawley chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, which he says will commence a probe into whether Meta’s tech harms children, and “whether Meta misled the public or regulators about its safeguards.” Reuters broke the story after…

Palestinian residents of Gaza City have come under relentless Israeli bombardment as the military prepares for a major offensive to seize and ethnically cleanse the area, barring emergency workers from reaching people trapped in the residential Zeitoun neighbourhood.Gaza civil defence spokesperson Mahmoud Basal told Al Jazeera that the Israeli army had been firing at emergency vehicles trying to reach the wounded in Zeitoun on Friday, as Israeli quadcopters dropped leaflets threatening a forced displacement. Residents were told to leave sections of the eastern neighbourhood, where hundreds of homes have recently been destroyed.Reporting from Deir el-Balah, Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum…

Like all love triangles, Celine Song’s new film Materialists places you at a fateful fork in the road, peering at two points in the distance and evaluating the different futures that lie in wait. In Materialists, the first destination looks like this: a glossy Manhattan penthouse; regular dinner dates at five-star restaurants; few if no apparent friends; a lot of money, and being the object of envy of New York’s society women. What you lack in warmth you make up for in status. The second, meanwhile, is much less glamorous: a dingy shared apartment in south Brooklyn with two slob…

According to the report, the food inflation rate in July 2025 was 22.74 per cent on a year-on-year basis. Nigeria’s annual inflation rate eased to 21.88 per cent in July from 22.22 per cent in June 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday. The statistics office said the July 2025 headline inflation rate showed a decrease of 0.34 per cent compared to the June 2025 headline inflation rate. Inflation indicators compare prices of goods and services in 12 months. A decline does not necessarily imply a reduction in prices; instead, it shows the rate of price increase…