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  1. Technology & Innovation

Walmart, Ebay Launch New Accelerator Programs Focused on Ecommerce, Web3

Walmart’s incubation arm, Store Nº8, and Ebay have both launched new accelerator programs aimed at supporting startups developing technologies designed to help shape the future of digital commerce. Store Nº8 Accelerator Aims to ‘Unlock’ Decentralized Commerce Store Nº8 has teamed up with Web3 investor and accelerator Outlier Ventures to launch the Store Nº8 dCommerce Base […]
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Walmart incubator arm Store No8 and Outlier Ventures target startups focused on building in Web3

Store No8, Walmart’s incubation arm, and Outlier Ventures, a Web3 investor, have announced the launch of the Store No8 dCommerce Base Camp accelerator programme. Applications open today, and the 12-week initiative will begin in mid-August. The aim is to help a select cohort of startups focused on building in Web3 to deliver solutions that improve […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Amazon launches free channels, check marks come to Gmail and OpenAI raises more moolah

It’s that time of week again, folks — Week in Review (WiR) time. For those new to the scene, WiR is TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the biggest tech stories over the past few days. There’s no better digest for the person on the go, we’d argue — but of course, we’re a little biased. […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Bitcoin Improvement Proposals – what are they and why do they matter?

Bitcoin, the first ever cryptocurrency and the largest by market capitalisation, has been around for quite a while. It has gone through several changes to be the digital currency we know today, changes that have highly contributed to the coin being valued at thousands of dollars. Indeed, it might not have undergone as many changes […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

The top DeFi coins to watch right now

DeFi is a hot topic in the blockchain world. The development of decentralized finance is altering the state of financial systems, allowing users to use assets in ways that have never been seen before. As a branch of FinTech, DeFi’s primary aim is to make traditional financial services open to everyone. DeFi uses blockchain to […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Which Jobs Will Be Most Impacted by ChatGPT?

Jobs Most Impacted by ChatGPT and Similar AI Models On November 30, 2022, OpenAI heralded a new era of artificial intelligence (AI) by introducing ChatGPT to the world. The AI chatbot stunned users with its human-like and thorough responses. ChatGPT could comprehend and answer a variety of different questions, make suggestions, research and write essays […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Tezos coin: what you need to know about it

One of the digital assets on the Tezos network is the Tezos coin (XTZ). The Tezos coin (XTZ) is the native cryptocurrency of the Tezos blockchain platform. It is used as a form of payment for transaction fees and as a reward for network validators who stake their assets to secure the network. Within the […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Navigating AI Hype

My cartoon last week, “AI Written, AI Read”, has already become one of my more widely shared cartoons ever — nearly a million impressions on LinkedIn alone.  Generative AI is clearly on a lot of our minds right now. Nat Friedman, former GitHub CEO, voiced the level of hype related to Generative AI at a […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Talk data to me, S&P Global Market Intelligence

In this series, Talk data to me, we chat to leaders from the world’s biggest brands and agencies about how they’re using insights to drive their business strategies.  We recently caught up with Karen Campbell, associate director of consulting at S&P Global Market Intelligence. We got her thoughts on future proofing in the face of […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Healthcare is on the cusp of a digital revolution. How is blockchain helping maximize efficiency?

Healthcare is on the cusp of a major transformation, one that will see systems, medical records, and care digitalized. As systems become interoperable and more IoT devices enter the healthcare matrix, security becomes an even greater issue. This is driving healthcare providers to seek out the possibilities of blockchain.
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TheMall.io Launches Starburst Juicyverse at SXSW 2023!

TheMall.io, the world’s largest virtual shopping mall, has teamed up with Mars to launch the Starburst Juicyverse, a vibrant and colorful metaverse filled with fruit-inspired characters and designs, in collaboration with MetaVRse and BambuMeta® Web3 Loyalty. The new addition to TheMall.io’s virtual shopping experience was unveiled at SXSW 2023, and features a range of exclusive […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Why Retailers Must Embrace the ‘Phygital’ Experience

The whirlwind of the pandemic and the fluctuating economy over the last few years has left retailers quickly adapting to the new demands of today’s consumers. Now that the dust has settled a bit, retailers continue to look for new ways to provide the best experience for shoppers — both in-store and online. Furthermore, they’re […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

The AI Pivot

What a difference a year (or even a few months) makes.   Just last January, I drew a cartoon showing a couple marketers (as legless avatars) standing in a virtual world under a banner that reads, “welcome to our brand experience in the metaverse!”  One is saying to the other, “I’m sure consumers will show […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Decoding Google’s AI Ambitions (and Anxiety)

Decoding Google’s AI Ambitions (and Anxiety) Anyone who’s experimented with ChatGPT can get a sense of the potential of generative AI—even in the technology’s earliest stages. The hype around AI was rising throughout 2022, and has reached a fever pitch today. We’ve seen hype cycles swell around specific technologies before. Blockchain, Metaverse, NFTs, the list […]
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The Metaverse Crash Is Exactly the Moment to Take the Metaverse Seriously

Image Credit: Business of Fashion Many of the high-flying concepts and companies that led the charge into the metaverse and web3 have come crashing down to earth. Ironically, this makes it exactly the right time to take these visions of the future seriously. By Doug Stephens It wasn’t long ago that the global business community […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Amazon UK stores and strikes: RTIH presents the retail technology week in numbers

Do you like numbers? Do you like retail systems news? Then this is the article for you. Including Emperia, Amazon UK, Mercaux, Gemba, Adobe, and Twinco Capital. $18 million…Gemba, a virtual reality training startup used by the likes of Nike, Coca-Cola, and Amazon, has bagged $18 million in a Series A round of funding from […]
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  1. Corporate Finance

Decentralized finance: Here’s what you need to know

DeFi or, decentralized finance, is an alternative to traditional banking services.  Using innovative technologies like smart contracts and blockchain, decentralized finance operates without the need for a bank, through ‘peer-to-peer’ banking. It’s an industry on the ascension, according to BCC Research’s latest report. Within the next five years, the global decentralized market is set to […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

2023 will be a chaotic year for martech, yet the start of a massive wave of growth

I’m going to start the year with a controversial prediction: we are at the beginning of a massive wave of growth in martech. The next 7 years of expansion in our industry and profession will dwarf the past 7 years. I assume that’s a controversial claim because most people think this is going to be […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

5 Lessons for Luxury Retail Success With NFTs and the Metaverse

The hype surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and metaverse environments has had highs and lows. Media attention increased dramatically in late 2021 after Facebook rebranded as Meta and virtual art sales made huge profits. This initial fervor quickly subsided with consumer search volume for NFTs and the term “metaverse” decreasing substantially in 2022. It’s still difficult […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

What’s next in tech? A look back at 2022 trends and 2023 predictions

PR pros, here’s what you need to know. Now that we’re officially in the new year, there’s no better time to reflect on 2022. As always, there was no shortage of monumental moments throughout the tech space, with everything from artificial intelligence (AI) to augmented reality (AR) making waves. While many of 2022’s trends will […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

6 E-Commerce Trends for 2023

Merchants across the globe are navigating an uncertain economy as they find their way out of a pandemic. They must continuously adapt to various forces to meet shopper demands and drive conversions by applying new technologies and methods. But opportunity still exists for online merchants. Online shopping exploded into a more than $5 trillion market […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Artificial intelligence: here’s why it’s a disruptor in the finance sector

Artificial intelligence and investing have one precise thing in common – they are all about numbers. Therefore, it is self-evident that investing and trading will benefit from the rise of AI. But will it be a game changer for higher returns and what can we expect in the coming years? Fundamental analysis is a time […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Finding what you want when using the web (with Google)

Finding what you want when using the web can be as simple as searching for it on Google. However, there are other useful methods for drilling down to find detailed information quickly. And Google, along with internet databases are excellent for quick search and comparison. Try an internet database In a sense, the web is […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Expanding the ‘Digital Closet’: Warner Music Group Invests in DressX

Warner Music Group (WMG) will partner with and invest in digital fashion retailer DressX, gaining a platform for select WMG artists to design their own virtual fashion lines. These artists will collaborate directly with DressX to design and launch 3D and AR virtual clothing that their fans can collect across Instagram, Snapchat and other platform […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Lowe’s Employs RFID, Blockchain to Combat Retail Theft

Lowe’s has unveiled a new solution, developed in its Innovation Labs division, designed to combat retail theft in way that is invisible to customers through the use of RFID chips and the blockchain. Called Project Unlock, the new technology combines low-cost RFID chips and IoT sensors to activate power tools at the point of purchase […]
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  1. Channel: Restaurants

Can Technology Renew Starbucks Mojo

Only time will tell if a renewed focus on technology will rekindle the mojo that Starbucks once had with employees and customers.  Now focusing more on union busting than consumers, Starbucksseems to have lost it once unbreakable bond with its employees, according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.   One […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

GameStop Announces Another Round of Job Cuts

GameStop has announced a round of layoffs due in part to inflation and “weakened consumer confidence” about the market, according to its CEO. This move comes a few months after GameStop management fired its CFO and made cuts at Game Informer, among other places inside the company. Axios, which was first to report on the layoffs at […]
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  1. Holiday & Events

Coca-Cola kickstarts Christmas with karaoke takeover of London’s Piccadilly Circus

On Thursday evening, one of London’s most famous landmarks lit up in Coca-Cola red as thousands came together for a festive sing-along. Following the first ever live karaoke experience on the Piccadilly Lights in 2019, Coca-Cola returned this year to lead people in Christmas carols and, of course, the Holidays Are Coming song from the […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

7 Best Types of Videos for Increased ECommerce Conversions

Ecommerce platforms have flourished massively over the past few years, making it easier for people to sell and shop virtually. Amidst the fierce competition in e-commerce markets, many brands use videos to spearhead their marketing strategy. A video is an all-in-one channel that can cover and pinpoint all the vital points of a brand or […]
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Ranked: The Largest U.S. Corporations by Number of Employees

See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. The Largest U.S. Corporations by Number of Employees This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on Apple or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Revenue and profit are common measures for measuring the size of […]
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Retailers Gain Control of Their Sustainability Goals as the ESG Storm Clouds Start to Gather Over Operations

Using event-driven architecture (EDA), retailers must link essential data at speed and scale throughout their ecosystems near and far to come to grips with now essential environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting in three key areas. 1. Dead Heading — Optimizing Transportation/Emissions on Every Journey When it comes to transportation within the retail sector, any […]
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