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    • Report: the live streaming e-commerce market in China saw more than $61B in transactions in 2019 and is expected to double this year due to the pandemic (Xinmei Shen/Abacus)

    Xinmei Shen / Abacus: Report: the live streaming e-commerce market in China saw more than $61B in transactions in 2019 and is expected to double this year due to the pandemic  —  Buyers like the experience of seeing the products in live-streamed video, but they also worry about false marketing and scams Report: the live

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    DIY Closed-Cell Silicone Foam

    {$inline_image} Most of us have a junk drawer, full of spare parts yanked from various places, but also likely stocked with materials we bought for a project but didn’t use completely. Half a gallon of wood glue, a pile of random, scattered resistors, or in [Ken]’s case, closed-cell silicone foam. Wanting to avoid this situation

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    • In internal email lists Amazon corporate employees express dismay over the firing of Christian Smalls and a report that management discussed a plan to smear him (Vox)

    Vox: In internal email lists Amazon corporate employees express dismay over the firing of Christian Smalls and a report that management discussed a plan to smear him  —  Leaked internal emails show employee dismay over how their company is handling escalating labor disputes during the coronavirus pandemic. In internal email lists Amazon corporate employees express

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    • Some independent movie theaters are launching "virtual cinemas" to let patrons stream first-tier films from home as a temporary revenue source amid the pandemic (Rebecca Rubin/Variety)

    Rebecca Rubin / Variety: Some independent movie theaters are launching “virtual cinemas” to let patrons stream first-tier films from home as a temporary revenue source amid the pandemic  —  Greg Laemmle never thought he’d recommend anyone to stream a movie at home.  The best way to watch a film … Some independent movie theaters are

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