Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has launched an AI-powered smart helmet for its food couriers, integrating a voice assistant and camera to enhance safety and efficiency. This initiative follows similar roll-outs by rivals Alibaba and Meituan, aiming to minimize distractions and improve navigation for riders.
Uber introduces stricter background checks for drivers, disqualifying those with violent felonies, child abuse, and other crimes, even if convictions are over seven years old, amid shareholder lawsuits over safety failures.
A study by Bocconi University reveals that international air courier services like DHL, FedEx, and UPS contribute €10.1 billion to Italy's national production and support 44,000 jobs. These services facilitate exports, especially to non-EU markets, acting as crucial commercial enablers for Italian businesses.
The CBI has arrested five suspects, including three members of the Biwal family from Rajasthan, and detained four others in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, tracing the leak to a Pune-based Ayurveda practitioner and uncovering a distribution chain across Rajasthan, Haryana, and Maharashtra.
More than 7,000 join employment tribunal that will include claims for minimum wage and holiday pay More than 7,000 Just Eat couriers are taking legal action against the food delivery company in an attempt to gain better employment rights including the minimum wage and holiday pay.The employment tribunal, which begins on Tuesday and is set to run until 2 June, will determine if the couriers are classed as workers, a status that comes with improved rights, or self-employed independent contractors. Continue reading...
Hong Kong authorities uncovered 23 cross-boundary and transshipment counterfeiting cases in a joint operation with mainland China and Macau in April, seizing about 46,000 items worth an estimated HK$16 million (US$2 million). The Customs and Excise Department said on Friday that the operation found that 21 cases involved local express couriers and logistics companies. The remaining two cases involved batches of counterfeit goods discovered on two inbound lorries at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau...
The New York Times reports that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is using an unusual communication system of handwritten letters passed through a human chain of couriers to avoid detection by the US and Israel. The report claims he was injured in a US-Israel strike in late February that killed his father Ali Khamenei, and is now directing the country from a secure undisclosed location while recovering from extensive injuries including facial damage and a leg requiring prosthetic.
