Month: July 2024

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We Tested All of Amazon’s Fire Tablets So You Don’t Have To. Here Are the Ones You Should Get

Whether you need a travel-friendly slate or something affordable for the kids, we tested every model to find the right one for every occasion.

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The Best Cooling Sheets for Hot Summer Nights, Tested and Reviewed (2024)

Summer heat is here. Hop under these cooling sheets so that you can, you know, actually sleep.

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Cryptographers Are Discovering New Rules for Quantum Encryption

Researchers have proved that secure quantum encryption is possible in a world without hard problems, establishing a new foundation for what is needed to keep information secure.

Alibaba promotes global AI adoption by small and midsized companies

On Alibaba.com, the global B2B marketplace of Alibaba Group, businesses are relying more on artificial intelligence tools to foster commerce, the marketplace company says. We are building a global supply chain by and for MSMEs, leveraging AI. Kuo Zhang, president…

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Omnia Partners adds prominent B2B suppliers to its ecommerce platform for public procurement

Eight new B2B suppliers will now appear on an ecommerce platform that serves public procurement needs. Omnia Partners, a nonprofit organization providing government and public sector cooperatives with an ecommerce platform to purchase goods and services, added some of the…

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An early comer to health care ecommerce is under new ownership

A pioneer in health care ecommerce now has a new owner. H.I.G. Capital has acquired Health-E Commerce, operator of sites FSAstore.com and HSAstore.com, as well as the Caring Mill private label brand of health care products. Founded in 2010, Health-E…

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Why the bottom line is top of mind with B2B marketplace investors

Editor’s note: B2B marketplaces are the fastest-growing B2B digital sales channel. A big reason is that marketplaces keep developing new value propositions for the industries they serve. But with nearly 750 B2B marketplaces nationwide and more on the way, investors…

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Report shows manufacturers pay a heavy price for ransomware attacks

Two-thirds of manufacturing and production organizations reported ransomware attacks, less than halfway into 2024. This is a notable increase from the previous two years (56% in 2023 and 55% in 2022) and represents a 41% increase since 2020, according to…