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A fake press release claiming Kroger accepts crypto reached the retailer’s own webpage

The Verge

Cryptocurrency and blockchain news presents many headlines that are hard to believe, so when a seemingly authentic press release ties a major retail outlet to second-tier crypto, it can take a moment to find out the truth. Photo Illustration by Thiago Prudencio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.

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Amazon says it’s permanently banned 600 Chinese brands for review fraud

The Verge

It’s not clear which other Chinese brands might be included in Amazon’s latest crackdown — and it’s quite possible some of their products will escape Amazon’s net. The publication described YKS as one of the platform’s largest Chinese retailers. Banned brands are slipping through.

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Funko getting into NFTs by combining physical and digital pop culture products and acquiring key app

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WAX will provide verifiable authenticity for purchases of Funko NFTs. Net sales jumped 6% year over year to $226.5 It currently operates physical retail locations at its Everett headquarters and in Hollywood, Calif. million, and in the U.S.

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Takedown notices are threatening online thrift shops — just as business is exploding

The Verge

And now, sellers say overzealous takedowns are getting more and more intense across different e-commerce platforms, just as consumers are beginning to embrace secondhand fashion over buying directly from manufacturers and big-box retailers. billion, and retailers are trying to claim territory.

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Tech Moves: Expedia board director Skip Battle resigns; Madrona promotions; Vacasa’s new CFO

GeekWire

Its net loss for the first nine months of this year was $2.2 Identity authentication startup Auth0, which raised a $120 million Series F round in July, added three new board members: • Former Hewlett Packard Enterprise Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Sue Barsamian. The company posted revenue of $4.2 billion in 2019. Jamie Cohen.

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Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson: IBM Debate Series - What's.

Cloud Musings

Personal comments and insight on cloud computing related technologies and their use in the public sector to support net-centric operations. Next week I will be participating in the inaugural session of What’s Next in IT Debate Series , a new program of authentic debates and conversations on key technology topics. GovCloud Daily.

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How Blackstone became the darling of grill TikTok

The Verge

And we market and sell our products through US-based retailers: Walmart, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Dick’s Sporting Goods. We sell a little bit direct to the consumer on our own website, and direct to the consumer through the other retailers’ websites and Amazon. There was no question in my mind, this is an item that needs to be at retail.

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