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How The Z-Wave Alliance Is Balancing IoT Interoperability And Security

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This presents problems for developers, who need to make sure that their products run both smoothly and securely. Developers keen on addressing these concerns must carefully consider how to design and connect their devices to provide reliable, secure performance. Should customers be responsible for their own security? .

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Synchrony Says Erroneous Email Not Tied To Data Breach

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Although Alibaba and JD.com usually lead China’s eCommerce market, the four-year-old Pinduoduo is “popular with China’s lower-tier city residents” and attracts customers with offers of discounts and deals, per reports.

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Can eCommerce Overcome The Strain Of COVID-19?

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Melnyk , professor of operations and supply chain management at Michigan State University. The respondents placed their votes for the best strategies among four choices: content marketing, PPC ads, email marketing and social media marketing. Another 46.62% cited email marketing as highly effective. “As

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Digital License Plates Vie For Place In Connected Car Ecosystem

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The move toward a connected car ecosystem includes the potential use of digital license plates on vehicles — an effort that has now spread to Michigan. The plates reportedly will cost Michigan drivers either $499 or $799, depending on the model; that cost does not include installation. Security and Marketing.

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Amazon Covertly Working On Cold Vaccine

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According to a 2003 study by the University of Michigan, the cold costs the U.S. trillion market. Although the goal is to make a vaccine, the team is coming from multiple angles to try and solve the common ailment. The effort has been called the “vaccine project.”. the medical industry represents a $3.5

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Lawmakers Question Amazon About Ring Smart Doorbell Data

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Five senators wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, asking him to explain how security surveillance company Ring uses peoples’ data and video, according to a report by CNBC. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan sent a letter Wednesday (Nov.

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NEW REPORT: How Navy Federal Keeps Service Members’ Finances In Shipshape

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In the August/September Credit Union Tracker , PYMNTS follows the latest developments in the credit union market, including recent collaborations from around the space. In Michigan, a group of credit unions recently joined forces to form a new financial institution (FI): a bank. Around The Credit Union World.

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