French labor union-commissioned report: Amazon shipped 258M packages in France in 2020, up from 229M in 2019 but below 419M target, following warehouse closures (Benoit Berthelot/Bloomberg)

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French labor union-commissioned report: Amazon shipped 258M packages in France in 2020, up from 229M in 2019 but below 419M target, following warehouse closures  —  - Study shows company struggled to surf pandemic e-commerce boom  — Online giant is trying soccer to kick-start French growth

Plaid partners with Square, Stripe, and others to help consumers and businesses make payments funded by their bank accounts after its acquisition by Visa failed (Peter Rudegeair/Wall Street Journal)

Peter Rudegeair / Wall Street Journal:
Plaid partners with Square, Stripe, and others to help consumers and businesses make payments funded by their bank accounts after its acquisition by Visa failed  —  The fintech is teaming up with Square, Stripe and dozens of others on a digital pay-by-bank offering

Twitter Brings Live Scorecard, Community for Cricket Fans in India

Twitter on Thursday announced the launch of a live scorecard and a community in India to help support cricket fans. The community called Cricket Twitter - India will serve as a one-stop place for all... https://ift.tt/3vvfAYW

Xiaomi SonicCharge 2.0 Cable With 33W Fast Charging Support Launched in India

Xiaomi SonicCharge 2.0 Cable was launched in India on Wednesday. The cable is 100cm (1 metre) in length and supports 33W fast charging as well as fast data transfer. It has a tangle-free and durable... https://ift.tt/2XAirTS

Sources: Indonesia's GoTo is raising $1.5B at a $28.5B valuation, including $400M from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, ahead of an IPO next year (Mercedes Ruehl/Financial Times)

Mercedes Ruehl / Financial Times:
Sources: Indonesia's GoTo is raising $1.5B at a $28.5B valuation, including $400M from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, ahead of an IPO next year  —  Abu Dhabi Investment Authority-led round lifts super app's value by about 60% ahead of listing  —  The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority …

Analysis: Chinese livestream salesman Li Jiaqi, known for trying on makeup on his show, sold $1.9B in goods on Alibaba's Taobao during its Singles' Day festival (Jinshan Hong/Bloomberg)

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Analysis: Chinese livestream salesman Li Jiaqi, known for trying on makeup on his show, sold $1.9B in goods on Alibaba's Taobao during its Singles' Day festival  —  - Record on first day of Alibaba's Singles' Day shopping binge  — Signals China's consumer strength despite economic slowdown