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Baidu Offers High-Tech Route To Fighting Virus, Restarting Economy

Baidu Offers High-Tech Route To Fighting Virus, Restarting Economy
Baidu Offers High-Tech Route To Fighting Virus, Restarting Economy
May 12, 2020  |  Economy

California-based Baidu Research is leveraging its technology to work on a COVID-19 vaccine, widely regarded as the linchpin to returning the world economy to a...

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Genesis Motor America Unveils Concierge Car Buying Experience
Genesis Motor America Unveils Concierge Car Buying Experience
May 12, 2020  |  Retail

To provide a customized guest experience for its clients, Genesis Motor America unveiled its Genesis Concierge service. The luxury car brand said the national “white...

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MLB Baseball Shortened Season For TV Only
MLB Baseball Shortened Season For TV Only
May 12, 2020  |  Retail

If Major League Baseball (MLB) gets its way, the words “play ball” will echo in empty parks nationwide starting in July. MLB owners are pitching...

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Pandemic Sparks Mainstream Interest In Bitcoin
Pandemic Sparks Mainstream Interest In Bitcoin
May 12, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin has long been the marquee name — shorthand, if you will — for the cryptocurrency space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Tim Hortons Coffee Chain Notches Funding From China’s Tencent
Tim Hortons Coffee Chain Notches Funding From China’s Tencent
May 12, 2020  |  Retail

To bolster its growth in China as it looks to reach coffee drinkers in the country, Tim Hortons has reportedly found a partner in Tencent. The...

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The Pandemic Fuels SMS, Social Commerce, Independent Bookstores
The Pandemic Fuels SMS, Social Commerce, Independent Bookstores
May 12, 2020  |  Today In Data

Retailers are finding new methods to stay in contact with customers during the pandemic, such as SMS messaging, which has also given a boost to social commerce as...

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No Fitting Rooms? There’s An App For That
No Fitting Rooms? There’s An App For That
May 12, 2020  |  Retail

Post-pandemic fashion retail is starting to take shape. It’s just going to be a little tougher to try things on. Most of the differences consumers...

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Test And Measure: How To Capture The Retail Digital Shift
Test And Measure: How To Capture The Retail Digital Shift
May 12, 2020  |  Retail

The digital shift, to paraphrase Gil Scott-Heron, will not be televised – but it will be measured. Retailers and direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands that are now...

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