China’s digital yuan could pose challenges to the U.S. dollar

by | Jul 25, 2021 | Links

China is beating the U.S. when it comes to innovation in online money, posing challenges to the U.S. dollar’s status as the de facto monetary reserve. Nearly 80 countries — including China and the U.S. — are in the process of developing a CBDC, or Central Bank...

The 2021 IPO Boom

by | Jul 23, 2021 | Links

The last 11-odd months in fashion have been unprecedented in its challenges, which, at times, have appeared almost insurmountable. On every rung of the supply chain ladder, players from artisans to consumers have wondered, well, where do we go from here?  Link:...

Amazon has acquired Facebook’s satellite internet team

by | Jul 16, 2021 | Links

The race to develop satellite internet includes some pretty big players like SpaceX, Amazon, Softbank and Facebook. However, Facebook has now essentially thrown in the towel in that business, selling its internet satellite team to Amazon, The Information has reported....

Amazon’s Crackdown on Chinese Sellers

by | Jul 14, 2021 | Links

Amazon has suspended hundreds of top Chinese sellers over the past two months. The company seems to be just now enforcing its rules for blatant policy violations like manipulating customer reviews. Tactics that some of those sellers have used for years. Link:...