To continue operating, Amazon and Walmart will now have to turn their sites in India into digital bazaars for independent merchants, becoming more like eBay
Popular Asian message apps like WeChat have become digital Swiss Army knives: People can hail a car, shop for games, buy virtual stickers and even shop for physical goods
At the low end, people are now comfortable buying works for a few hundred dollars from sites like Amazon and Art.com, and the vast middle of the market is also starting to trust online vendors
Nine media companies, including NBC News and The New York Times, have agreed to the deal, despite concerns that their participation could eventually undermine their own businesses