Cashless payment is booming, thanks to coronavirus. So is financial surveillance
A banknote has been sitting in my wallet for six months now. As time ticks on, it burns an ever greater hole in my pocket.
Sep 10, 2020
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Canada now world's largest legal marijuana marketplace
Ian Power was among the first to buy legal recreational marijuana in Canada but he has no plans to smoke it. He plans to frame it.
Oct 17, 2018
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Little shopping cart speedster in Aisle 7 inspires Ford braking solution
For a child's mom, supermarkets are where you fulfill your list of candles, berries, bologna and soap. For the child, supermarkets, like parks, are where you can run and, best of all, drive a grown-up trolley and command ...
Apr 26, 2019 weblog
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Trying to order groceries online? Some tips to do it successfully
If you've tried ordering groceries for delivery this week, it isn't you. In a coronavirus era, the old rules and expectations have been thrown out the window.
Mar 19, 2020
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Amazon set to open its grocery store without a checkout line to the public
After a year of testing with its own employees, Amazon plans to open its store that lets you browse, grab and walk out—skipping the checkout line, but not the bill—to the public Monday.
Jan 26, 2018
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Amazon unveils shopping cart that knows what you're buying
Amazon has a new cure for long supermarket lines: a smart shopping cart.
Jul 14, 2020
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Carbon emissions and grocery shopping: EVs and home delivery better, 'trip chaining' and robots best
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way grocery stores do business, with online sales rising more than 50% from 2019 to 2020 in the United States.
Aug 8, 2022
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New research gives users another reason to hate unwanted ads
New research released this week reveals the process used by third party advertisers to target online users can be viewed or manipulated by online adversaries using only their target's email address.
Nov 11, 2022
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What is Alibaba, China's e-commerce giant?
Formed in the Hangzhou flat of co-founder Jack Ma in 1999, Alibaba has ridden the seemingly insatiable Chinese appetite for online shopping to become one of the world's most valuable companies.
Nov 15, 2019
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How do you navigate: Google Maps or Waze?
It's always been a wonder why Google has two fantastic navigation apps under one umbrella. What does Google get from people going to Waze? Shouldn't they all just be at Google Maps?
Oct 24, 2019
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