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AmazonFresh Expands To Las Vegas

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Amazon has announced that it has expanded AmazonFresh to Las Vegas. Prime members in Las Vegas can now shop tens of thousands products from meat and seafood to fresh produce and everyday essentials for one- and two-hour delivery from AmazonFresh. Prime members tell us they want their stuff even faster.

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Will Nevada Face The Pandemic’s Greatest Impact?

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The pandemic has impacted Nevada’s labor force more than any other state in the country, and it could continue to disrupt the Las Vegas economy years into the future. Tourism powers the economy in Clark County, which encompasses the legendary Las Vegas Strip — although Nevada also has some other sectors, such as farming and mining.

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Using 5G To Build Tomorrow’s Smart Cities, Today

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He said that’s a problem that has presented itself as critical in the past six months — with coverage gaps not merely a problem but a crisis for municipalities trying to deliver services like online schooling. Cities often found that many of their residents weren’t able to get online and had no easy way to do so. Aaron said.

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Consumer Electronics Show Goes Virtual Due To COVID

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The giant Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which draws tens of thousands of marketers, tech enthusiasts and reporters each year to Las Vegas, has become the latest victim of the resurgent coronavirus pandemic. Still, organizers of the big consumer technology show are promising the same whiz-bang experience as always, just online.

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Online Grocer Ocado Acquires Robotics Companies To Drive Automation

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based online grocery, is heightening its automation drive by acquiring two robotics companies. Owning Kindred Systems of San Francisco and Haddington Dynamics of Las Vegas will help Ocado tackle “one of the world’s hardest challenges in robotics, the picking and packing of groceries,” the company said in a press release on Monday (Nov.

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Vegas Rolls Dice On Reopening Shuttered Casinos

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Las Vegas is betting that, with social-distancing restrictions in place, customers will return to its famed casinos. The stakes are high for Vegas, whose economy is geared to the leisure and hospitality industry — tourism, shows, restaurants, hotels and the like. Not to mention gambling. Those have to be licensed by the states.

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With Wynn’s $402M In Net Losses, Is Online Gambling The Future Of Gaming?

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The company’s Las Vegas properties closed on March 17, and authorities in Nevada have not put a date into place for when casinos can open again. However, consumers are reportedly turning to online casinos and sportsbooks, as the pandemic has closed brick-and-mortar casinos in markets such as the United States to minimize risk.

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