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Sephora unveils plan to combat racism in its stores
New York Post - 13 Jan 2021 20:22
Sephora pledged to stock more black-owned beauty brands and cut back on outside security guards under a new plan to combat racism in its stores. The cosmetics chain rolled out the plan Wednesday alongside the results of ...
NRF 2021: Learning from Nordstrom, Target and Others' Best-in-Class Customer Experiences
Retail Touch Points - 13 Jan 2021 16:45
The power of connected commerce became even more apparent over the course of the COVID-19 outbreak, with buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) and curbside services exploding in popularity. This phenomenon helped large, d...
Surviving a Lynching
The New Yorker - 13 Jan 2021 13:00
In the film "Ashes to Ashes," avid "Star Wars" fan and master leatherwork artist Winfred Rembert connects with his dear friend Shirley Jackson Whitaker, who is on a mission to memorialize the four thousand forgotten Afri...
The Development Of Infotainment In Video Marketing
Forbes - 13 Jan 2021 14:40IOST in the First Batch of Blockchains to Support HUSD Stablecoin
Bitcoin.com - 13 Jan 2021 12:30
PRESS RELEASE. IOST, an enterprise-grade, decentralized, and ultra-fast network oiled with the Proof-of Believability consensus algorithm, is integrating the HUSD stablecoin, according to an announcement on 13 Jan 2021. ...
Mega Millions winning numbers announced for $625 million jackpot
CBSNews - 13 Jan 2021 06:29
It's been months since anyone won the national lotteries, and nearly two years since jackpots rose this high.
A majority of Americans surveyed believe the US is in the midst of a 'cold' civil war
Business Insider - 13 Jan 2021 20:12TikTok for Black Creatives Incubator Program to Choose 100 Creators, Musical Artists
AdWeek - 13 Jan 2021 16:00
TikTok Wednesday introduced TikTok for Black Creatives, a new incubator program aimed at investing in and supporting emerging Black creators and musical artists on its video creation platform. The three-month program wil...
A Hall of Fame Lawyer, a 'Real Housewife' and a Stunning Fall
The New York Times - 13 Jan 2021 19:50
One of the country's premier "toxic tort" lawyers is accused of misappropriating money from families of victims of the Lion Air crash that led to the grounding of Boeing's 737 Max. And that's just the beginning.
China's Economy Powers Ahead While the Rest of the World Reels
Wall Street Journal - 13 Jan 2021 17:40LSE's $15 Billion Refinitiv Deal Is Cleared by Regulator
Wall Street Journal - 13 Jan 2021 16:35
The approval of the deal by a key European regulator removes a hurdle in the LSE's bid to challenge other heavyweights offering financial data.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'I Thought I Was Going To Die' During Capitol Takeover
Forbes - 13 Jan 2021 16:18Michelob Ultra's New Organic Seltzer Wants to Be the Category's 'Sophisticated' Option
AdWeek - 13 Jan 2021 15:00
If White Claw is the unofficial beverage of the college-age crowd, Michelob Ultra Organic Seltzer is vying to win over a more "mature" segment of seltzer drinkers. With its first product launch of 2021, Anheuser-Busch is...
New York Times comes under more fire for discredited 'Caliphate' podcast
New York Post - 13 Jan 2021 04:03
The scandal over the New York Times’ botched “Caliphate” podcast widened Tuesday when dozens of public radio stations accused the Gray Lady of multiple “lapses in judgment” while trying to stem the controversy....
IPO Report: Affirm reportedly prices IPO well above target to raise $1.2 billion
Market Watch - 13 Jan 2021 03:44
Affirm Holdings Inc., which lets people purchase goods and pay over time, reportedly priced its initial public offering well above its target at $49 a share late Tuesday to raise at least $1.2 billion.
CES 2021: What Happened in Vegas Stays on Pinterest
AdWeek - 13 Jan 2021 21:35
As has been the case for most major events since last March, screens are replacing the Las Vegas Convention Center for CES 2021, and Pinterest is helping brands on its platform re-create the CES experience on those scree...
Ring rolls out end-to-end video encryption after a class action lawsuit
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2021 18:00
Amazon-owned Ring says it's rolling out end-to-end video encryption for compatible devices. Here's how it works.
NBC Sports Group Helping Tokyo Olympics Marketers Create More Effective Ads
AdWeek - 13 Jan 2021 16:00
With the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics six months away, NBC Sports Group is gearing up to beat last year's record-breaking ad revenue windfall, prior to the Games' Covid-related postponement. The company is currently workin...
Salesforce researchers release framework to test NLP model robustness
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2021 16:00
Researchers at Salesforce released a framework called Robustness Gym to benchmark the robustness of NLP models.
Four cryptocurrency block reward halvings to look out for in 2021
Coin Telegraph - 13 Jan 2021 15:56
Could block reward halvings scheduled for the coming year prove beneficial for the valuations of these four cryptocurrencies?