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Report: Amazon Slows Alexa Staff Hiring To Improve Margin

Report: Amazon Slows Alexa Staff Hiring To Improve Margin
Report: Amazon Slows Alexa Staff Hiring To Improve Margin
August 20, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon has put some hiring on hold in its Alexa operation amid the pandemic, Bloomberg reported, citing two unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Millions Of TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Profiles Left Exposed
Millions Of TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Profiles Left Exposed
August 20, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A database of some 235 million YouTube, Instagram and TikTok profiles that was held by a now-shuttered company called Deep Social was left exposed without...

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India’s Consumers Struggle To Overcome Virus Shutdown
India’s Consumers Struggle To Overcome Virus Shutdown
August 20, 2020  |  International

In heavily coronavirus-ravaged India, the people hit the hardest are those who have only just gotten into the middle class and those below them, The...

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News Publishers Climb On Apple App Store Commission Bandwagon
News Publishers Climb On Apple App Store Commission Bandwagon
August 20, 2020  |  Apple

Major news companies are joining other firms that are trying to get better terms on Apple’s App Store, which is used often to draw new...

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Alibaba’s Annual Active Consumers On China Marketplaces Hit 742M
Alibaba’s Annual Active Consumers On China Marketplaces Hit 742M
August 20, 2020  |  Earnings

Alibaba Group Holding Co. reported results on Thursday (Aug. 20) that suggested that the company benefited from the digital shift that has been quickened by...

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Weak Jobless Claims Report Shows US Recovery Remains Uneven
Weak Jobless Claims Report Shows US Recovery Remains Uneven
August 20, 2020  |  Economy

Staggered reopenings. Tourism booms that might prove temporary. Each U.S. business vertical hard-hit by the pandemic has been impacted in different ways. Get the Full...

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Drizly Notches $50M For Alcohol eCommerce And Delivery Platform
Drizly Notches $50M For Alcohol eCommerce And Delivery Platform
August 20, 2020  |  Investments

Drizly Group, which works in alcohol eCommerce and delivery, has closed a $50 million Series C funding round, according to a press release. Get the...

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Chinese Insurer Waterdrop Plans US IPO After $230M Funding Round
Chinese Insurer Waterdrop Plans US IPO After $230M Funding Round
August 20, 2020  |  IPO

In a bid to grow its health insurance division and go public, Waterdrop Inc., a Hong Kong-based insurer, has raised $230 million in a funding...

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Uber Health Partners With Nimble To Deliver Meds
Uber Health Partners With Nimble To Deliver Meds
August 20, 2020  |  Delivery

Uber Health‘s delivery services are expanding to include pharmaceutical deliveries in some states, according to a press release from the company. Get the Full Story Complete...

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