Alexa pulls most ads, The Apple Car is coming (for real this time), and Walmart turns up the pricing heat.
 
 
 
 
 
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LiveWorld Enables Human + Chatbot Cooperation
 
Chatbots look to be the way brands will work to optimize online communication channels with customers — but that's only half of the equation. Frank Chevalier, VP of Software Products at conversational marketing SaaS provider LiveWorld, speaks to the history of brand and consumer communication online and the challenges businesses face keeping up with consumer expectations.
 
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Car Commerce Tracker: Apple Joins The Fray
 

Apple loves to raise more questions than it answers when it's in research and development mode. But the recent news of a self-driving test permit in California made the tech company's intentions (unusually) clear. What does Apple's move to join the 29 other players testing on Cali roads signal about the future of self-driving technologyRead More...

 
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Blockchain's Impact On The Supply Chain Industry
 

As the consumer demand for a variety of products from all over the world deepens, so does the need for swift production and shipping. In this week's Blockchain Tracker, we explore how blockchain technology will help streamline the supply chain industry as well as make it more efficient and profitable.  Read More...

 
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Heal Is The Uber Of Doctor Visits
 

Visiting the doctor's office at a convenient time is often not the case for most people. In today's Uber of X, we talk with health care startup company Heal's CEO about how it’s changing doctor visits with its on-demand service.  Read More...

 
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