Social commerce is no longer an emerging trend. It has become a central part of how people discover, evaluate, and buy products online. Recent statistics highlight just how fast this shift is happening. The global social commerce market has already surpassed $2 trillion and continues to grow rapidly, with projections pointing to multi-trillion-dollar expansion in the coming years. What once served as a marketing channel is now evolving into a fully integrated sales environment. From Inspiration to Checkout One of the most important changes is structural. Social platforms are no longer just driving traffic to online stores. Instead, they are…
Very recently, Tesla obtained permission from the Netherlands Vehicle Authority, RDW, to deploy its Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature in the Netherlands—for supervised use. In practice, this means Tesla’s FSD is classified as a Level 2 driver-assistance system. It’s one of the first approvals of its kind in the EU and part of a broader wave of carefully controlled FSD pilots in Europe under strict regulatory frameworks. Tesla offered me—as a frequent Model Y driver—a free one-month trial, which I accepted. Activating FSD disables the standard cruise control, but you can’t just start using it right away. First, you need to…
