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eBay for Charity: 2025 in Review
19 May 2026
Revisit the moments that made 2025 a remarkable year for charitable commerce.
eBay Watchlist Trend Report Illustrates How Spring and Summer Trends Translate Into Resale Behavior
14 May 2026
From unconventional sneaker silhouettes to boldly patterned accessories, the eBay Watchlist reveals what’s in demand on the marketplace this season, reflecting the top trends across style and culture
eBay Rejects Unsolicited Proposal from GameStop
12 May 2026
eBay Inc. today announced that, following a thorough review with the support of its financial and legal advisors, the company's Board of Directors has determined to reject GameStop's unsolicited, non-binding acquisition proposal.
eBay Foundation Appoints New Board Member to Drive Community Impact
12 May 2026
Priya Suri brings deep HR leadership and people-strategy expertise to eBay Foundation's board.
eBay Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal from GameStop
08 May 2026
No Action Required from eBay Shareholders at This Time
eBay Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal from GameStop
08 May 2026
No Action Required from eBay Shareholders at This Time
eBay Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
30 Apr 2026
Q1 Revenue of $3.1 billion; GMV of $22.2 billion.
How is eBay Essential to the Circular Economy and Advancing Environmental Stewardship?
29 Apr 2026
We’re proud to highlight the progress we’ve made toward a more sustainable future.
eBay Opens The NYC Edit Market, an IRL Experience Where Selling Unlocks Access to Shopping
29 Apr 2026
A three-day SoHo market filled with insider-sourced pre-loved pieces
eBay Launches ‘The NYC Edit,’ Revealing What New York’s Most ‘In-the-Know’ Tastemakers Are Selling and Buying
26 Mar 2026
From 1999 Tom Ford Gucci to L.L.Bean Boat and Totes, 10 New Yorkers share what’s moving from their own closets to the marketplace, and what they’re making room to buy next.
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Typewriters, the office machines that preceded computers
By Kiron Kasbekar | 10 Apr 2025
You see office tables today equipped with desktop computers or laptops. But think of the 1970s, and what would you have been seeing?
Wishful thinking about cars
By Kiron Kasbekar | 05 Apr 2025
Donald Trump may be many things, but a good economist he is not. Accustomed to dictating terms to people he has worked with,
The history of safety glass
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Mar 2025
You probably already knew that the world’s VIPs move around in cars with bullet-proof glass windscreen and windows. But did you know that ‘bulletproof glass’ is not really bulletproof?
German silver: used in cutlery, music, electricals - but it’s not silver
By Kiron Kasbekar | 20 Mar 2025
This material, which was first developed in China, not Germany, and is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, has lost its sheen in home uses, but finds favor in electrical engineering.
Pioneers – the Wrights and Glenn Curtiss launched the aircraft industry
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
First Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane, the ‘Wright Flyer’, from near a small town called Kitty Hawk. Then Glenn Curtiss built planes with a very different system of controls, which has lasted until now.
What do aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
Radar’s ancestors: From sound mirrors to modern detection technology
By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
Radar has become a well-settled technology today, especially in the field of navigation.
Nokia Bell Labs: innovations in communication, computing, technology
By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
