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FAA: New drone rules address safety, provide more operational flexibility
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The FAA has released final rules for drones regarding remote identification and flying over people, paving the way for more delivery...
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How To Catch Your Audiences’ Attention in Under Six Seconds
The attention span of humans is now on the average shorter than ever before– about 8 seconds. Comical to say the least, but in...
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Basic Space looks to leverage the influencer economy
Basic Space debuted a curated mobile app and web-based marketplace for internet influencers to sell their own vintage fashion and pre-owned luxury items, as...
TECHNOLOGY
Evaluating the viability of AI in the workplace
It's becoming increasingly important for organizational leaders to consider the potential impact of artificial intelligence on company culture. Recent research estimates that one in...
Amazon study highlights digital divide for rural businesses
Improving access to digital technology for rural businesses could contribute more than $140 billion to the U.S. economy over the next three years, and...
Report: Amazon is making its own version of AirPods for Alexa
Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reports that Amazon is working on its own version of Apple’s popular AirPods wireless headphones. The company is looking for new...
L’Oréal offers first line of virtual makeup for social media, video calls
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L'Oréal Paris introduced its first line of virtual makeup for social media. The cosmetics giant's "Signature Faces" augmented reality (AR) filters are available on...
CORPORATE NEWS
5 retailers winning despite the pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic disrupted virtually every segment of the retail industry and created an incomparable sense of uncertainty.
Between dealing with both supply and demand...
Walmart launches voice-activated grocery shopping
Walmart has partnered with Google to allow customers to voice order groceries from their Google Assistant enabled devices including Google Home, iPhones and Android...
Caleres to close 133 Naturalizer stores in shift to digital
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Shoe seller Caleres plans to close 133 stores under its Naturalizer women's footwear brand by the end of fiscal 2020 and pivot to a digital...
A new era for Amazon as Jeff Bezos hands over CEO role
In an internal letter to Amazon.com employees yesterday, Jeff Bezos announced that he will be stepping down as chief executive of the company in the third...
Urban Outfitters announces disappointing holiday sales, group CEO departure
Urban Outfitters, Inc. reported total company net sales for the two months ended December 31, 2020, decreased 8.4 percent over the same period last...
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Six Numbers That Explain The Fate of Department Stores
Department stores were the 20th century's marvelous shopping destination. Retailers that were filled with varied and often unique merchandise, offering high levels of convenience and...
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Will Self-Checkout Ever Win Over Its Critics?
Self-checkout stations show little signs of slowing their expansion across retail, yet critics only appear to be getting louder.
In a recent article in The Atlantic,...
American Express expands small business perks as it reportedly falls under federal investigation
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Days before The Wall Street Journal reported federal investigators were looking into American Express' sales to business owners, the company introduced more incentives...
Digital Shift Leads Mastercard To Take Contactless Payments To The Cloud
If the sky’s the limit for contactless payments, which the pandemic has certainly shown, and if the technology is deployed across mobile devices ......
