What It Takes to Get Lunch Delivered to the 70th Floor

An informal network of last-mile runners close the gap between harried delivery drivers and hungry office workers in a Shenzhen skyscraper.

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Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion in Prime Membership Settlement

The settlement is one of the largest in the history of the Federal Trade Commission, which sued Amazon two years ago.

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Amazon Faces Trial on F.T.C. Charges Related to Prime Service

A trial in federal court in Seattle will determine if millions of customers signed up for Prime because it’s a great deal, or because they were duped.

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Trump and China, in Vague Statements, Suggest TikTok Deal Could Move Ahead

The president wrote on Truth Social, “appreciate the TikTok approval,” after a call with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping. But he also suggested the deal and other issues were still in progress.

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Air Mail, a Digital Weekly, Is Expected to Be Acquired by Puck

Graydon Carter, a former editor of Vanity Fair, had been shopping around his media start-up for a year.

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The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are Frauds

Scammers are using A.I. tools to make it look as if medical professionals are promoting dubious health care products.

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Amazon Pares Back Free Shipping Perk on Prime

The e-commerce giant is ending a program that let Prime members share free shipping with a family member who lives somewhere else. Here’s what to know.

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Ssense Seeks Bankruptcy Protection as Luxury E-Commerce Falters

The retailer based in Montreal cited a lender-driven sale process and the end of the de minimis loophole as final blows.

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Claire’s, Teen Jewelry Chain, Files for Bankruptcy a 2nd Time

Once ubiquitous for ear piercing at the mall, Claire’s faced financial volatility along with other bricks-and-mortar retailers. It last filed for bankruptcy in 2018.

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Amazon Cuts 100 Wondery Jobs Amid Podcast Strategy Shift

The tech giant is leaning more into video and the creator world.

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