Business Stories from March 7, 2020 (Change date)
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Gadgets for tech giants made with coerced Uighur laborMar 07, 2020 6:00 am - NANCHANG, China (AP) - In a lively Muslim quarter of Nanchang city, a sprawling Chinese factory turns out computer screens, cameras and fingerprint scanners for a suppli...
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China trade slumps as anti-virus controls close factoriesMar 07, 2020 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's exports fell by double digits in January and February as anti-virus controls closed factories, while imports sank by a smaller margin. Exports tu...
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Amazon nixed 'green' shipping proposal to avoid alienating shoppersMar 07, 2020 5:24 am - A few years ago, Amazon.com's quick delivery team debated doing something radical for the e-commerce giant: asking shoppers to consider the environment. The team buildin...
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Analysis: Tech companies can track your panicky coronavirus searchesMar 07, 2020 5:20 am - Two weeks ago, Sand Hill Road VC firm Andreessen Horowitz received some heckling after posting a "No Handshakes" notice on their front entrance. Coronavirus cases were s...
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Facebook has a prescription: More pharmaceutical adsMar 07, 2020 5:17 am - Jordan Lemasters keeps seeing ads in his Facebook app for an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drug called Vyvanse. When the Chicago-based audio branding consulta...
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Analysis: Tech firms take a hard line against coronavirus myths. So why not other types of misinformation?Mar 07, 2020 5:11 am - As misinformation about the coronavirus has spread online, YouTube has steered its viewers to credible news reports. Facebook has swept away some posts about phony cures...
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What are Fleets? Twitter tests its own version of disappearing storiesMar 07, 2020 5:10 am - Twitter is testing a way for users to post photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours - similar to Stories products offered on rival social networks - in a push to ...
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TikTok marketers chase billions of views in uncharted terrainMar 07, 2020 5:07 am - In an October post on TikTok, digital magician and video star Zach King walks up to the counter at Chipotle to receive a burrito bowl with chips. After he pays, he jumps...
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Spotify's newest pitch to labels and musicians: Now You Pay UsMar 07, 2020 5:00 am - Spotify Technology revived the music business. Now it wants the industry to return the favor. The streaming giant is asking record labels and artists for money to advert...
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Key in managing coronavirus concerns: Be prepared, have a contingencyMar 07, 2020 1:00 am - As cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to grow, public health groups, such as the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
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