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Instagram Launches TikTok Rival, Reels

Instagram Launches TikTok Rival, Reels
Instagram Launches TikTok Rival, Reels
August 05, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

As Microsoft Corp. races to complete its purchase of TikTok, the trendy Chinese app that allows teens to share lip-syncing videos, Facebook’s Instagram debuted its...

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DoorDash Launches Digital Convenience Stores
DoorDash Launches Digital Convenience Stores
August 05, 2020  |  Retail

DoorDash is rolling out digital convenience stores in a bevy of major cities as it ups the ante in the fierce battle for market share...

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Telehealth Heats Up With Teladoc, Livongo Health $18B Merger
Telehealth Heats Up With Teladoc, Livongo Health $18B Merger
August 05, 2020  |  Healthcare

Telemedicine and virtual healthcare company Teladoc Health and California-based Livongo Health Inc., which provides digital health management for chronic conditions, have agreed to merge, the...

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Alibaba Raises $1.3B For Push Into Online Pharmacy Business
Alibaba Raises $1.3B For Push Into Online Pharmacy Business
August 05, 2020  |  Healthcare

Alibaba Health Information Technology plans to pump the $1.3 billion it raised in a secondary offering on the Hong Kong stock exchange to expand its...

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ADP Reports Disappointing Private Sector Job Growth In July
ADP Reports Disappointing Private Sector Job Growth In July
August 05, 2020  |  Economy

Private sector employment rose by 167,000 in July, but the numbers are a far cry from June, when private-sector employment increased by nearly 2.4 million jobs,...

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Alexa, What’s The Future Of Voice Commerce?
Alexa, What’s The Future Of Voice Commerce?
August 05, 2020  |  Retail

The present tense for voice commerce shows an eager and accelerated installed base with 90 million devices in the U.S. But as with everything digital...

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Walmart’s New Subscription Service Is Once Again Delayed
Walmart’s New Subscription Service Is Once Again Delayed
August 05, 2020  |  Retail

In a bid to challenge Amazon, Walmart had planned to launch a new subscription service called Walmart+ in July — but that month came and went,...

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Study: COVID-19 Fraud Reaches $100M
Study: COVID-19 Fraud Reaches $100M
August 05, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

SocialCatfish.com, the identity verification nonprofit, reported U.S. losses from COVID-19 fraud and ID theft have reached nearly $100 million since the pandemic emerged in March,...

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