Новости за 03.10.2021

New vehicle sales dropped in the third quarter due to ongoing supply chain issues and a shortage of semiconductor chips, CNN Business reported. Compared to the same quarter last year, General Motors sales dropped a third, and Stellantis sales slipped 19%. Toyota Motor sales inched up 1.4% for the quarter, but its September sales dipped […]

Amazon is encouraging its customers to ask Alexa, “What are my deals?” In an announcement posted Friday (Oct. 1), Amazon staff noted that buyers can shop the latest deals by asking its voice assistant that question. Alexa can also help shoppers plan what to buy by answering questions and building a shopping list; recommend products […]

TikTok is partnering with its top creators and jumping into the nonfungible tokens (NFT) pool, with rapper Lil Nas X launching the social media site’s first series of limited-edition tokens this month, according to an announcement. Lil Nas X will be joined by Rudy Willingham for the first release, followed by other TikTok creators partnering […]

Millions of pounds were swiped from Barclays accounts in a series of coordinated cyberattacks by a fraudster using a Monzo account and a payments initiation service provider (PISP), The Telegraph reported. PISPs are a newer concept, introduced by the revised European Payment Services Directive (PSD2), and give retail customers the ability to pay companies directly […]

Walmart on Friday (Oct. 1) announced that it's launching the Free Assembly Kids collection, a little more than a year after rolling out the affordable apparel line for men and women that includes Scoop, Sofia Jeans by Sofia Vergara and ELOQUII Elements. “At its core, Free Assembly is all about delivering approachable designs, quality fabrics, […]

A 34-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, both from California, were arrested in Hawaii for submitting fraudulent COVID-19 test results in an effort to skirt a traveler quarantine requirement that’s aimed at keeping the spread of the coronavirus at bay across the islands, the Associated Press reported on Friday (Oct. 1). The man and woman, […]