Origins are all the rage in modern life: origin stories, family origins via DNA and digital ancestry databases. Add to that Walmart’s latest effort to gain more grocery market share: using blockchain technology to trace the origin of the food sold by the retailer back to the farms from which it came. The idea is […]
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What’s old is always new again, and what’s new is often so very old. That’s not just the pseudo-intellectual basis of some booze-fueled, impromptu seminar held in a dorm room on Tuesday night because the internet went down. It’s an anchoring principle of modern economics, retail, marketing and culture. For the latest proof, just look […]
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Retailers are looking for hundreds of thousands of retail workers ahead of what is expected to be a busy holiday season: Target, in particular, is looking to bring on 120,000 employees across the country. Finding these workers, however, is no easy feat, as the country is facing an 18-year low in the unemployment rate, as […]
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Sometimes the future shows up ahead of schedule, particularly where consumer desires are concerned. Voice activation went from the realm of science fiction to product fact in less than half a decade – and consumers are now wondering why their cars aren’t quite as well-connected as their speakers and washer-dryers. Patients are wondering why they can pay any […]
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With Salt Lending, you leverage your blockchain assets to secure cash loans, and the application requires no credit check, making it appealing to people who are either limited in funds and credit history, or who may be unbanked. The company has announced a “200% increase in lendable areas.” In the US, they will provide blockchain-backed loans […]
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People in Australia will now be able to purchase Bitcoin and Ethereum at over 1,200 newsagents. The minimum purchase is $50 AUD, which must be made in cash, using an interface on an iPad mini available at each of the stores. Bitcoin.com.au launched the digital currency exchange service in 2016 and has been pushing out […]
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