Is It Time to Transfer Frozen Russian Assets to Ukraine? Calls Grow Louder. President Trump’s threat to abandon Ukraine added urgency to plans to fund security or reconstruction with the roughly $300 billion owned by Russia’s central bank.

Chinese Company to Single Workers: Get Married or Get Out As China’s government worries about the falling birthrate, some private employers have ordered workers to do their part, or else.

Biden’s Envoy to Fight Antisemitism Says She Saw Surge of Hate After Oct. 7 Reflecting at the end of her tenure, Deborah Lipstadt said that after the Hamas-led attack on Israel and the devastating war in Gaza, antisemitism became “almost normalized.”

I created a payhip account to sell a digital product, I had 3 sales with 150 views, does it mean that if I get 300 views I would likely get more 3 sales? I’m trying to understand this, I just setup my store in December submitted by /u/engdrbe

Go all in on female branding identity or gender neutral? I’m starting a related supplement brand and plan to launch my first product towards women. But I did think about expanding into other demographics later on. Do I go all in on the women niche and make my brand identity feminine? Or do I make the brand identity more gender neutral with plans to expand into a broader target audience later? sub…

ISO custom mailers and boxes Looking for custom boxes and I’d love everyone’s recommendations submitted by /u/mattyp1400

Help Simplify Shipping I’m using Shopify if it matters. I need help brainstorming how to simplify our shipping. Right now, we are mostly using a flat rate with a free shipping threshold, except on items where we’ve been losing money on free shipping, where we’ve started added additional flat rates – the number of those items has been growing. Additionally, our flat r…

Critical Feedback on Store I’m looking to get some honest and nitpicky feedback on my store. I’m new to e-commerce/Shopify but not to business. I developed a product idea from scratch (a new version/execution of a very established device—a digital timer), developed it with a product design firm, and had a successful Kickstarter. I’m now transitioning into online sales of …

I finally hit 2M views, should I double down on YouTube automation? I write for a YouTube channel and recently got close to 2 million views. This is a HUGE deal for me because I’ve been working with YouTube automation companies since around 2019, starting with editing, SEO, and other tasks but I never crossed 100K views. When I started writing, the content actually converted. I’m pretty sure affiliate marketing …

Payment Gateway – Canada – online and in-person I am building a site where online payments will be made by customers in Canada, USA, and potentially internationally. I would also need the option of in person payments as sometimes products are sold locally. Ideally syncing the sales/inventory automatically. It seems that Woo Payments with Woo Commerce App and the WisePad 3 fits these needs. Bu…

Additional Tariffs for Bulk Chinese Imports COGS just rose to 20% with the new EO from the White House, amended from the already 10% additional tariff. I own a 3PL, but also run my own beauty brand (specifically, a product that can only be sourced from China with no other viable alternatives). I have been tracking my competitors pricing since the institution of the 10% additional tariff …

iFixit Takes Apart iPhone 16e for Closer Look at C1 Modem iFixit today shared one of its traditional teardown videos, taking apart the new iPhone 16e to take a closer look at the internal components. The ‌iPhone 16e‌ has the same quick release battery adhesive as the other iPhone 16 models, with the battery adhesive able to be released using a low-voltage electrical charge. An earlier teardown revea…

New MacBook Air Coming This Week: What to Expect Apple CEO Tim Cook teased a new product announcement this week, sharing a short video that says “there’s something in the Air.” Based on the “Air” wording and the timing of the launch, it sounds like we’re going to get new M4 MacBook Air models. Design Apple will continue to offer the ‌MacBook Air‌ in two sizes, including 13 inches and 15 inche…

ETH Tests $2K, Lowest Since November 2023 $165 million in long ETH positions have been liquidated in the last 12 hours.

Malaysia will take ‘necessary action’ if its companies are involved in Nvidia fraud case: Trade minister Malaysian says its authorities are discussing the issue with the data center companies and checking if the chips have gone to the right parties.

Self-driving cars: Google and others map the road to automated vehicles Google and a number of automakers are spearheading the movement to get automated vehicles on America’s roads. Self-driving cars are street legal in three states, and Google’s fleet has collectively logged over 300,000 miles of time on the road. However, there are several obstacles in the path of widespread adoption, with legal and moral oppositi…

TSMC announces $100 billion investment in US chipmaking Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. – the world’s biggest chipmaker – will invest at least $100 billion to expand chip manufacturing in the US. During a press conference on Monday, President Donald Trump said the funding would go toward building two additional chip manufacturing facilities in Phoenix, Arizona. The $100 billion investment buil…

Justice Dept. to Review Election Tampering Conviction of Pro-Trump Clerk The decision, revealed in a filing in a Colorado clerk’s bid to overturn her conviction, marks another example of President Trump’s Justice Department intervening to aid supporters or go after foes.

Trump Suspends Military Aid to Ukraine After Oval Office Blowup The directive, which takes effect immediately, affects more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition in the pipelines and on order.

Jay-Z Sues Rape Accuser and Lawyers, Saying They Knew Claim Was False The anonymous woman withdrew her sex abuse suit last month, but the entertainer says in court papers she has since admitted her account was fabricated. She and her lawyer deny that.