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    • The average price Instagram influencers are paid for sponsored posts has been $1,643 in 2019, up from $1,144 in 2018, says a study from marketing firm Izea (Amanda Perelli/Business Insider)

    Amanda Perelli / Business Insider: The average price Instagram influencers are paid for sponsored posts has been $1,643 in 2019, up from $1,144 in 2018, says a study from marketing firm Izea  —  – The average cost of sponsored content on social media has increased as influencers have become more valuable to brands. The average

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    • A look at Walmart's attempt to unify its legacy and online store units, causing an internal culture clash, as e-commerce investments pinch the company's margins (Matthew Boyle/Bloomberg)

    Matthew Boyle / Bloomberg: A look at Walmart’s attempt to unify its legacy and online store units, causing an internal culture clash, as e-commerce investments pinch the company’s margins  —  Not long ago, a Walmart Inc. store manager asked the company’s e-commerce department if it could send over the details … A look at Walmart's

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    • A look at Facebook's past views on China and how they changed as TikTok became popular; sources: Facebook held serious acquisition talks with Musical.ly in 2016 (Ryan Mac/BuzzFeed News)

    Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: A look at Facebook’s past views on China and how they changed as TikTok became popular; sources: Facebook held serious acquisition talks with Musical.ly in 2016  —  Four years ago, Mark Zuckerberg failed to buy the Chinese company that became the basis of TikTok. A look at Facebook's past views

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    Azobenzene Stores Solar Energy

    Probably the most efficient way to convert solar energy into electricity is the old fashioned way, heating water into steam and turning a turbine. This remains a messy affair though and you don’t really want a steam boiler on your roof, so solar cells are popular. However, there’s some new research showing how a molecule

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    • Sources: Alibaba's IPO application approved by the Hong Kong stock exchange; shares to be priced on Nov. 20 with expected trading in the week of Nov. 25 (Enoch Yiu/South China Morning Post)

    Enoch Yiu / South China Morning Post: Sources: Alibaba’s IPO application approved by the Hong Kong stock exchange; shares to be priced on Nov. 20 with expected trading in the week of Nov. 25  —  The nod clears the way for Hangzhou-based Alibaba to start a weeklong roadshow from November 13 to garner interest from

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    • Interswitch, a Nigeria-based digital payments startup, says Visa has acquired a minority stake, reportedly for $200M, at a $1B valuation, plans IPO in H1 2020 (Jake Bright/TechCrunch)

    Jake Bright / TechCrunch: Interswitch, a Nigeria-based digital payments startup, says Visa has acquired a minority stake, reportedly for $200M, at a $1B valuation, plans IPO in H1 2020  —  Nigerian digital payments firm Interswitch confirmed today it has reached unicorn status after Visa acquired a minority equity stake in the firm. Interswitch, a Nigeria-based

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    Core XY Explained

    If you are building a CNC machine, a 3D printer, or even a plotter, you have a need for motion in both the X and Y directions. There are many ways to accomplish this, for example, some printers move the tool in the X direction and the bed in the Y direction while others move

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    • Tim Cook to host Donald Trump at Texas Apple factory, per report

    Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook are reportedly expected to tour the company’s Texas-based manufacturing facilities together soon, CNBC reported on Tuesday. Neither the White House nor Apple have officially announced the trip, but the tour would emphasize Cook’s amicable relationship with Trump and the current administration as

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