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Mall Santas are doing things a little differently this year - Marketplace
The Mall at Green Hills in Nashville, Tennessee, is still piping in Christmas music, and Santa is in the building. But there’s no line this year. Families just show up for their time slot. And kids don’t sit on Santa’s lap. Instead, they perch on boxes more than six feet away.
“ What do you want Santa Claus to bring you for Christmas?” asked Santa, who also goes by the name Keith Auston.
It’s hard to hear the kids’ answers through the mandatory masks. “Tell you what, you can let your mother know and she can let me know,” he said.
How much has holiday shopping changed for small retailers? - Marketplace
The latest retail sales figures from the Commerce Department show a slowdown in November, when many people were trying to finish holiday shopping early. So what does that mean for retailers, particularly small businesses?
Marketplace is following three small businesses through the holiday season this year. We checked in with them ahead of the Commerce Department report to see how things are going, firsthand.
“The last three weeks have been extremely busy. In years past, my shop, my shopping would have been done pretty much by October, and this year, because not knowing what to expect, I really, really was looking at sales and just, you know, ordering some things last minute, seeing how quickly I could get it. We are still doing deliveries. We are spending time with people on the phone.
Australian company first to develop fully at-home COVID test - Marketplace
It’s a technology 10 years in the making, with 96% accuracy in clinical trials, and it’s developed by Australian company Ellume.
On the global edition of the “Marketplace Morning Report,” founder and chief executive Dr. Sean Parsons told the BBC's Victoria Craig what makes his kit different from others on the market.
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Craig: How does the kit itself work? If I were to pick it up off the shelf and bring it home, what happens next?
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Digi-Key Electronics Announces New Marketplace Global Distribution Partnership with LogiSwitch |
LogiSwitch's proprietary NoBounce™ and VisiShield™ technologies, which provide superior solutions for switch debounce and Arduino breadboard challenges, are now available through the Digi-Key Electronics Marketplace
Switch bounce is a problem facing anyone designing an electronic system. LogiSwitch's adaptive NoBounce™ technology eliminates the problem of having switch bounce regardless of the duration of the bounce. The designer does not have to worry about the impact of switch degradation over time, atmospheric and environmental conditions, or software updates recreating switch bounce problems.
GravityAI Unveils Enterprise Data Science Marketplace for Fintech and Healthcare | News | wfmz.com
GravityAI was founded on the premise that there is a shortage of data scientists, given the demand for automation in various business areas. Because GravityAI contracts with both developers and end users on its marketplace, data science companies can avoid long procurement times that can stall traditional partnerships. And, with the Enterprise Marketplace, companies can now host their algorithms in the cloud or on-premises to comply with security protocols.
Huss said the marketplace currently hosts approximately 45 data science solutions and is growing monthly. GravityAI's marketplace is open to any companies looking to automate and digitize their processes through data science. He co-founded the company with his brother, Jon Huss , who also serves as chief technology officer.
Why This Home-Buying and Selling Marketplace Thrived During 2020 | Built In Austin
Orchard , a home-buying and selling marketplace founded in 2017, raised a whopping $69 million Series C funding in September, launched a new platform to digitize the entire home-buying process, and was named one of the "best places to work for innovators" by Fast Company.
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"We're incredibly proud of these achievements, but we view those as side effects of building a strong and growing business that puts its customers' success first and treats its employees with respect," Greg Aponte, head of investments and data science, told Built In Austin.
10 states accuse Google of breaking antitrust law - Marketplace
The latest big antitrust lawsuit is against Google . Yesterday, 10 state attorneys general, led by Texas, accused Google parent company Alphabet of leveraging its power in online ads to illegally quash competition, allowing it to overcharge for services.
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Erika Beras: There are two big ways: Google preventing competition allowed them to drive advertising prices artificially high, a cost that could be passed on to consumers. And the suit says profits to news organizations who host ads would be higher if Google had competition as the advertising middleman. Then Google wouldn't take such a big cut of the proceeds.
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