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Wrong Product Info and Ratings Drive Auto-Fill Subscription Cancellations

Wrong Product Info and Ratings Drive Auto-Fill Subscription Cancellations
Wrong Product Info and Ratings Drive Auto-Fill Subscription Cancellations
December 11, 2023  |  Subscriptions

Consumers may choose to use auto-fill subscriptions, but they have little tolerance for company mistakes. Convenience is key for consumers who subscribe to auto-buy retail...

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Prime Members to Test Amazon Grocery Subscription Offering
Prime Members to Test Amazon Grocery Subscription Offering
December 07, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon is reportedly testing a new grocery subscription service that allows Prime members to pay a separate monthly fee for unlimited grocery delivery on certain orders....

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Venmo No Longer Accepted on Amazon in January
Venmo No Longer Accepted on Amazon in January
December 07, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon is set to stop taking payments via PayPal-owned Venmo in the coming weeks. “Due to recent changes, Venmo can no longer be added as a payment method,” Venmo said...

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SmileDirectClub Saga Illustrates Promise and Peril of Direct-to-Consumer Retail Models
SmileDirectClub Saga Illustrates Promise and Peril of Direct-to-Consumer Retail Models
December 07, 2023  |  Business

In business, as in life, there are no guarantees of success. And to put a twist on an observation by poet Robert Burns, the best...

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Europe’s AI Legislation Exempts Open-Source Models
Europe’s AI Legislation Exempts Open-Source Models
December 07, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Europe’s new AI legislation could reportedly go easy on open-source artificial intelligence models. Lawmakers in Europe were still hammering out the details of the landmark AI Act...

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IBM, Meta Launch 50+ Member Alliance Promoting Open-Source AI Development 
IBM, Meta Launch 50+ Member Alliance Promoting Open-Source AI Development 
December 05, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

How do you safely develop and responsibly profit from an innovation like artificial intelligence (AI)? This ongoing question has prompted the sudden proliferation of committees and forums...

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BIS: CBDCs Need Risk Management Framework to Counter ’Operational Risks’
BIS: CBDCs Need Risk Management Framework to Counter ’Operational Risks’
December 01, 2023  |  CBDC

Scores of central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiatives are in the works or already active — and yet pose some key concerns for central banks....

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Inflation Data Shows Traveling and Food Prices Rising
Inflation Data Shows Traveling and Food Prices Rising
November 30, 2023  |  Economy

The latest data on personal spending matched expectations. And the parlor game as to whether the Fed will pause or even cut interest rates continues....

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