Amazon mining data on customers’ purchasing
Amazon today launched a new program that aims to gather information about consumers’ purchasing activity beyond its ecosystem. The Amazon Shopper Panel will provide...
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Covid-19: China’s economy continues to bounce back
China’s economy continues its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic as indicated by its most recent authority figures. The world’s second-greate...
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MTN Group emerges most valuable African brand
MTN Group now holds the title of the most valuable African brand with a brand value of US$3.3bn. This is according to the Brand Finance Africa 150 2020 ranking. Accordin...
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Shipt workers complain about lower pay under new effort-based model
A new crowdsourced report finds that the algorithm for shopping delivery platform Shipt has led to reduced pay for 40 percent of its workers. First reported by Gizmodo, t...
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OPEC again cuts 2021 oil demand forecast as virus cases rise
World oil request will bounce back more gradually in 2021 than recently suspected as Covid cases rise, OPEC said on Tuesday, adding to headwinds looked by the gathering a...
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Sean Dolye takes over from Alex Cruz as British Airways CEO
The CEO of British Airways, Alex Cruz, has stepped down; the airline’s parent company said Monday. The CEO of Aer Lingus, the Dublin-based airl...
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Oil prices extend losses as U.S. producers restore output post-hurricane
Oil costs dropped for a second consecutive meeting on Monday as U.S. makers started reestablishing yield after Hurricane Delta debilitated; while a strike that had influe...
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Yelp will now alert users when a business comes under racist accusation
Yelp plans to alert users when a business on its platform has been accused of racist conduct, the company announced in a blog post. When someone associated with a busines...
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Google to turn YouTube into a shopping platform
Google is trying to take on e-commerce giants Amazon and Alibaba with its new experiment that aims to make YouTube a shopping destination online. A YouTube representative...
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IBM to split into two
Global Business Machines (IBM) has reported it will part into two public organizations. The move is an endeavor to move its concentration to higher-e...
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