'Friendly fraud’ is expected to increase by 25% between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, according to an analysis of billions of transactions of global eCommerce businesses by ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology. ‘Friendly fraud’ or ‘return fraud’ occurs when legitimate customers dispute transactions post-purchase. Often mistaken for true fraud, these disputes are a growing industry challenge and cost retailers $103 billion in 2024 alone, according t...
GigaDevice, a leading semiconductor company specializing in Flash memory, 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors, and analog products, today announced the launch of its new generation of high-performance dual-voltage xSPI NOR Flash products – the GD25NX series. Featuring a 1.8 V core and 1.2 V I/O design, the GD25NX series connects directly to 1.2 V system on chips (SoCs) without an external booster circuit, significantly reducing system power consumption and BOM cost. This press release featu...
Life on the shelf: China’s bachelors saving face, cash with Mekong brides
Life on the shelf: China’s bachelors saving face, cash with Mekong brides
SKorea’s quiet #MeToo trailblazer embraces tough fight
SKorea’s quiet #MeToo trailblazer embraces tough fight
Fighting for justice in South Korea, where truth can be a crime
Fighting for justice in South Korea, where truth can be a crime
Rapes and beatings: the torments of South Korea’s young athletes
Rapes and beatings: the torments of South Korea’s young athletes
Chinese firms cash in on Xinjiang’s growing police state
Chinese firms cash in on Xinjiang’s growing police state
AFP photographer Olivier Morin meets ’Bolt Lightning’
Jamaican track star Usain Bolt on Saturday received a framed AFP photograph of the sprinter clinching world 100m gold as a lightning bolt illuminated the stormy skies above.
Quectel Wireless Solutions, an end-to-end global IoT solutions provider, has launched three new smart single board computers (SBC). The QSM368Z, QSM560DR, and QSM668SR are designed to give developers more choice and speed up product development of intelligent solutions and digital transformation. Each board is cost-effective, fully certified, and offers a wide range of options for connectivity, operating system and memory options to suit different application needs. This press release features ...