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Bringing 21st Century Technology To A 12,000-Year-Old Industry
July 03, 2020

Robert Morris, founder and CEO of agricultural-imaging company TerrAvion Inc., is bringing modern technology to what’s perhaps the world’s oldest business — farming. All with the simple goal of helping farmers more precisely grow the food that consumers want to eat — and grocery stores...

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Super Bowl Countdown Brings New Online Gambling Action From Barstool
January 30, 2020

As the Super Bowl approaches this Sunday — the holy of holies for so many sports fans, even as some baseball nerds shrug — new developments are showing that when it comes to digital and mobile commerce, sports wagering and other forms of betting promise to...

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The Lunar New Year Commerce Explosion Hits China (And Beyond)
January 24, 2020

In 2019, Chinese consumers spent $149 billion across the Chinese New Year holiday, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce — a sum widely expected to be exceeded in 2020 to the tune of $156 billion. It is among the reasons why the holiday is most...

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Instacart And Publix Team Up For Instacart Meals App
January 24, 2020

Instacart Meals, a new service by the grocery delivery app, will provide a Swiss-army-knife solution for customers to order and pick up their food in whatever manner they choose, reports said Thursday (Jan. 23). The new service will be tested with Publix Supermarkets. Users will...

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For Payments Firms, Trade Deal’s First Step In Long Journey Into China
January 16, 2020

The trade deal between China and the U.S. – Phase One, anyway — has been signed. Now comes the hard part: Making sure both sides comply with the spirit and tenets of the agreement. Here’s our dive into the implications and the language surrounding financial...

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Lenovo Leads PC Sales Spike With 24 Pct Market Share
January 13, 2020

The annual global sale of PCs saw its first gain since 2011, when sales went up 1.7 percent, according to the International Data Group. The data, released on Monday (Jan.13), showed that global PC sales rose 2.7 percent from the previous year, bringing the overall number...

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The Modern-Day Cost Of The Excalibur Sword — And Other Holy Grail Treasures
October 26, 2019

How much would you pay for the Sword of Excalibur? That, of course, is the legendary sword used by the legendary King Arthur, and while it is probable that it never existed – at least not in the form we imagine – the possibility of its...

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Rebound In Consumer Sentiment: One-Off Or Trend Into Holidays?
September 13, 2019

And still they spend – and still, the outlook may be bright. If sentiment is everything – where sanguine moods can mean the difference between action and inaction – perhaps the stage is set for continued spending by the U.S. consumer. As reported on Friday...

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Burning Man: Silicon Valley’s Hottest Perk?
August 31, 2019

As Labor Day 2019 rolls in, the residents of the Eastern shore of Florida are gearing up for what is increasingly looking to be a catastrophic storm in Hurricane Dorian. The nearly universal consensus is that the storm will bring a deluge of water and...