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COMPUTERS 
October 25, 2019 MIT MEDIA LAB PROMISED SYRIAN REFUGEES FOOD COMPUTERS THAT COULD GROW ANY PLANT—BUT THEY DIDN’T WORK
Personal food computers (PFCs) developed by the Open Agricultural Initiative in MIT’s Media Lab and sent to Syrian refugee camps in Amman, Jordan have been revealed to be nonfunctional, according to an article published by IEEE Spectrum. The machines had been delivered to the United Nations World Food Programme which planned to give the computers to […]
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CLOTHING 
February 26, 2019 Why The Founders Of Gender-Free Clothing Company Stuzo Refuse To Sacrifice Who They Are
Uzo Ejikeme (left) and Stoney Michelli (right), founders of Stuzo clothing.MOLLY ADAMS “Clothes don’t have any organs last time we checked,” declare Stoney Michelli and Uzo Ejikeme on their company, Stuzo Clothing’s website. It’s why the married couple markets their clothing as gender free, with each piece designed for any and everyone who wishes to […]
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COMPUTERS 
October 7, 2018 Mobile apps may or may not be collecting your child’s data—but here’s why you should assume they are
This week two democratic senators are calling on federal regulators to investigate if children’s apps are tracking their data. Senators Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter on Wednesday to the Federal Trade Commission, writing they are concerned that numerous apps are potentially violating the law. Without explicit parental consent, it […]
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COUPONS 
June 11, 2018 Shoppers will go in-store if they have loyalty points and coupons on their phones, says study…
Untapped marketing resource: loyalty points and coupons in m-wallets could drive footfall A quarter of European shoppers would be more likely to use coupons in a store if they could store them on their mobile phone, showing that mobile wallets could be a way to help boost in-store footfall. So suggests a study by […]
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ELECTRONICS 
May 31, 2018 Affordable Truly Wireless Earphones: We Test 5 Budget AirPods Alternatives to See if They Are Worth Buying
HIGHLIGHTS True wireless earphones offer unmatched convenience The Boult Twin Pods offer great sound quality for the price The ZAKK Twins are very comfortable and fit securely in the ear A little over a year ago, Apple introduced the world to a new and exciting category of truly wireless earphones with its AirPods. Since the release of the […]
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CLOTHING 
March 7, 2018 Women reveal the most annoying clothing pains they go through to look ‘good’
Shoes are a common source of complaint for women (Image: GETTY) Shoes that rub, bras that pinch, and jeans which squeeze – women have revealed the clothing pains they go through to look ‘good’ on a daily basis. Bras are the biggest culprit of discomfort in a woman’s wardrobe. Women complained of underwire digging into their […]
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COUPONS 
January 27, 2018 The psychology of the coupon: Do they really work?
The holiday season has just ended; President’s Day is coming. Lots of holidays are coming up in 2018. What day will be the biggest shopping day of the year? Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday — and I’m sure the experts will think of other fancy names for other days to promote additional shopping behaviors. Enlarge Business […]
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ALL DEALS 
February 11, 2017 Pinterest Introduces Search Ads, Here’s How They Work
Pinterest recently introduced a Search Ads feature with a dozen new clients who will now join a batch of brands including Target, eBay and Home Depot already testing the new service. “We’re excited to introduce Search Ads on Pinterest: a new way to connect with people searching for your products and services,” said head of […]
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November 12, 2016 37 What Were They Thinking Moments in Marketing
0My first thought while reading this book: “Uh-oh, I’ve done that. And that. And that. Oh – and I still do that. Oops!” It’s hard not to take personally the lessons learned in “37 What Were They Thinking Moments in Marketing,” by marketer Olalah Njenga. Njenga sent me this book, offering 37 anecdotes of marketing […]
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NEWS 
November 5, 2016 SBA Offers Podcasts, But Are They Really Podcasts?
The The U.S. Small Business Administration is the latest organization jumping on the podcasting trend — but is it really “podcasting” as that term is defined? I wrote about it over at my BNET column, Selling to Small Business. On the one hand, the SBA is to be commended for offering podcasts, but on the […]
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NEWS 
May 22, 2016 “What Did They just Say?” 75 commercial enterprise Jargon Acronyms defined
commercial enterprise communique is plagued with jargon handiest the ones in the recognizeunderstand. every now and then it appears like there’s any other language being spoken whilstacronyms are being used at some point of a conversation, making it that much more hard to hold up with what’s being stated. With such a lot of business […]
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ALL DEALS 
May 22, 2016 Evolution of the office: times they are a-Changin’
The evolution of the workplace was gradual until the beginning of the 21st Century. but because 2000, the tempo of exchange has quickened dramatically. the level of development and charge at which newsoftware program and hardware are being brought into the marketplace is not anything quick ofastounding. So what were a number of the principal […]
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