Sales of domestic chargers in Europe and the United States have increased by more than 30%, and Amazon requires delivery drivers to sign a "biometric consent form"

Deliveroo IPO, Amazon shares fall to 11.5%

Amazon’s stake in Deliveroo will fall to 11.5% when the British food delivery company goes public via an initial public offering (IPO).

Deliveroo set the price per share at between £3.90 and £4.60, giving it a market value of between £7.6 billion and £8.8 billion ($10.46 billion to $12.11 billion). This includes raising £1 billion from the sale of new shares at the final price and acquiring about 128.2 million shares from existing shareholders. Amazon will sell about 23.3 million shares, which will allow the tech group to raise between £90.87 million and £107.18 million from the deal , the prospectus said , and its stake will fall to 11.5% with dilution from the new shares .

Amazon requires delivery drivers to sign 'biometric consent forms'

According to foreign media reports , Amazon delivery drivers in the United States must sign a "biometric consent form" this week, which mainly allows the company to use artificial intelligence-driven cameras to obtain drivers' location, movement and biometric data. If the company's approximately 75,000 delivery drivers in the United States refuse to sign these forms, they will lose their jobs.

The policy has come under scrutiny in Congress. Last month, five senators raised concerns about driver privacy in a letter to Amazon. Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment .

A toy popular in the Middle East is exposed to infringement risks

A toy called Push pop Bubble Squeeze has been topping the toy best-selling list on Amazon UAE for a long time, with excellent sales performance .

However, this product is not suitable for long-term sales because the patent for this toy has not yet been finalized. It is said that the patent in the United States is still in progress, but it has been patented in the European Union. And according to sellers, the European site has received infringement complaints and some sellers have been closed down, which may be one of the reasons why the trend has turned to the Middle East market.

Domestic charging heads are exported to Europe and the United States in large quantities , with sales increasing by more than 30%

Since the release of iPhone 12 , Apple has stopped including charging heads in the box, so consumers can only choose to buy them by themselves. Not only mobile phones, but also charging heads are essential accessories for wireless chargers, which has led to an increase in demand for charging heads in the United States and Europe. Merchants in Shenzhen charger online stores said: Mobile phone brands will no longer include chargers in the box, and sales have soared by more than 30% compared to before .

In the fourth quarter of 2020, China's smart home market device shipments reached 60.87 million units, a year-on-year increase of 6%.

According to IDC's "China Smart Home Device Market Quarterly Tracking Report, Q4 2020", in the fourth quarter of 2020, China's smart home device market shipments reached 60.87 million units, a year-on-year increase of 6.0%, and sales were US$13 billion, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%. The market is showing signs of recovery.