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How the Internet of Things is Turning Into the Internet of Sports

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Rick
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  The Internet of Things (IoT) is a vast new frontier where companies are currently experimenting with fascinating new ideas and items. How the Internet of Things is Turning Into the Internet of Sports … Continue reading →

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UPS Expands Package Pickup Service for Online Shoppers

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Rick
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A lot of time and money is being invested into ways to get ecommerce orders delivered into the hands of consumers. UPS began laying the groundwork for package pickup a few years ago as an alternative to at-home delivery. UPS … Continue reading →

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Riveting Robots: KUKA Systems Develops Automated Riveting System for Boeing

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Rick
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[Avionics Today 09-17-2014] When the Boeing 777X twin-aisle passenger jet goes into full production for its debut in 2020, it will be a full robot takeover when it comes to riveting. Riveting Robots: KUKA Systems Develops Automated Riveting System for … Continue reading →

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Alibaba And Amazon.com Want To Be Like Wal-Mart. What Does It Mean For Margins?

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Rick
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  Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) wants to be like America’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.— in size, that is. Amazon.com Amazon.com wants to be like Wal-Mart—in physical store presence that is. In a big shift from Amazon. Alibaba And … Continue reading →

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The People Vs. the Bank of Walmart

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Rick
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  Walmart is finally getting into the financial services industry. And how you feel about that may tell you everything you need to know about your politics. The People Vs. the Bank of Walmart … Continue reading →

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Walmart wants to be your doctor’s office

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Rick
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Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, has spent years trying to turn some of its millions of customers into patients, offering a simple menu of medical services that consumers can buy along with everything from a bag of chips to a … Continue reading →

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Boeing’s 737 production hike will add jobs, pressures

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Rick
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Brushing aside concerns about overproduction, Boeing said Thursday it will raise output of the 737 at its Renton plant to 52 planes a month in 2018, up from the current 42 and triple the rate of just a decade ago. … Continue reading →

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Zulily Co-founder Mark Vadon says faster shipping isn’t always better (despite what Amazon teaches us)

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Rick
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Unlike other e-commerce giants, Mark Vadon, Zulily’s Chairman and co-founder, said his fast-growing company is not trying to ship products to its customers in two days, much less in the same day. So, in today’s world of instant gratification, is that a problem? … Continue reading →

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Home of the Um, Land of the Uh: the Filler Words Dividing America

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Rick
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They’re taboo for newsreaders and other public speakers, but the rest of us use filler words whenever our brain needs to catch up with whatever we’re saying. Which at least in my case is, uh, fairly frequently. Although we use … Continue reading →

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How We Sent a Man to the Moon Without E-mail and Why it Matters Today

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Rick
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In 2008, Dan Markovitz was meeting with a group of R&D engineers at a high tech company. The engineers began complaining about e-mail. They were overwhelmed by the hundreds of messages arriving every day in their inbox, but at the … Continue reading →

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