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The Apple Pay Pivot?

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After a bit of a bumpy start to the year, what has become a now multi-week debacle with the FBI over that phone and a solid month of share prices below $100, it has been a while since Apple has managed a whole week of headlines that were, more or less, positive and even hopeful about innovation in the offing. So, what should you be watching?

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eCommerce Shift Helps Fuel Strong Sales At Pier 1 Imports, Dressbarn

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Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) , the incubator that relaunched Pier 1 Imports and Dressbarn in 2020, noted that the migration to eCommerce in addition to trends such as the “quest for comfort at home” fueled formidable sales at the two brands, according to an announcement. And like Jeff Bezos did, they start with low-risk items.

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Samsung Expands Beyond Pop-Ups With Full-Scale Stores

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In a potential challenge to Apple at brick-and-mortar retail, Samsung Electronics is looking to move beyond pop-up shops with its own full-scale U.S. 20, which is the day that the brand is expected to announce a foldable phone and the Galaxy S10, Apple Insider reported. The company will reportedly open three stores on Feb.

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Congress Wants Digital Platforms To Release Their Algorithms – Why?

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It’s not clear how the Act’s co-authors define a large-scale internet platform, but the book that is its namesake highlights Google, Facebook and Apple as examples of quintessential “filter bubbles.”. Google competes with Facebook for ad dollars and eyeballs, but vies with Apple in an entirely different way.

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Will Children Point The Way Forward For Wearables?

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Children are the future — that’s just a biological fact, and the theme of an old Whitney Houston song. And when it comes to wearables, children may indeed encourage future growth, and perhaps even enable a challenge to Apple. million units shipped in 2016,” with Apple moving past Fitbit and Xiaomi for overall leadership.

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Facebook’s Libra, Uber Losses, Instant Deposits Top Week’s News

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8, Levchin told Karen Webster, Affirm can give an entirely new answer to that question as it has rolled out a new app that will allow customers to use the service to pay almost anywhere online or (with an assist from Google Pay and Apple Pay) in the real world. As of Oct. Trackers and Reports. Levi Strauss & Co.

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33 Ways Drones Will Impact Society: From Fighting War to Forecasting Weather, UAVs Change Everything

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, AT&T and Verizon launched drones in Houston, Texas to inspect their towers — a process which would have been too dangerous and time-consuming to do manually. They have also used drones to film a variety of advertisements, including content for Apple Music. Telecommunications. Advertising.