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US Postal Service Strikes Multiyear Deal With DHL

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (795+ words) The U. S. Postal Service reached a multiyear deal with DHL e Commerce for last-mile parcel delivery services in the United States expected to be worth more than $10 billion. He said DHL either had "to invest a ton of capital to build…...

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Walmart Wins Patents for AI-Powered Price Changes

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (367+ words) One of the new patents, US-12524776-B2, includes ways for "dynamically and automatically updating item prices" on e-commerce platforms. The patent filing explains that it combines price elasticity data and predicted demand for a given item, and then an algorithm generates…...

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America's Sneaker Market Is Crashing And New Jersey Sellers Are Feeling It" Here's Why

6+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (547+ words) This crash is hitting New Jersey retailers and resellers hard as high priced shoes are now competing with high energy bills, high medical insurance rates and increases in costs of living in New Jersey. It's only expected that the least…...

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BRICS'backed payments network now spans 185 countries.

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (340+ words) China's CIPS payment system now operates in 185 countries, enabling yuan-based trade outside the dollar. 52 trillion yuan in transactions were settled through CIPS in 2023, covering 58% of China's cross-border flows. BRICS launched a yuan-pegged stablecoin and plans rupee bonds to expand use…...

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The AI 'Big Bang' Study 2025: Best AI Chatbots and What 55. 88 Billion Visits Reveal

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (408+ words) Every month, over 60, 000 people search for terms like "best AI chatbot," "top AI chatbots," or "what is the best AI chatbot?" " and the number keeps rising. In many ways, we're living through AI's version of the Big Bang. What started…...

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How to contact an administrator at FR

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (177+ words) How does one contact an administrator of Free Republic? I don't want to bother Jim he's got enough going on right now but I just posted two articles that were taken down immediately in the past few days. One for…...

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The Battle for Display Dominance

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (177+ words) Chinese dominance in display technologies poses a critical national security threat, demanding urgent US action to secure supply chains. Last month, US energy experts uncovered hidden cellular radios inside Chinese-made solar inverters'critical components that link solar panels, batteries, and electric…...

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You Tuber creates the world's most powerful handheld laser " buys components on e Bay

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (321+ words) You Tuber and US inventor Styropyro has assembled and tested a 250-watt handheld laser. According to him, the laser system he created is 50 thousand times more powerful than laser pointers. Probably, his laser is much more powerful than it can…...

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Shein and Temu see U. S. demand plunge after tariff loophole closure. Temu's daily users down 52%, Shein down 25%.

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (257+ words) Shein and Temu are facing a steep drop in U. S. demand following the closure of the de minimis trade loophole, which previously allowed Chinese e-commerce platforms to flood the American market with low-cost goods without tariffs. Temu's daily active users fell…...