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Online-luxury marketplace Farfetch Ltd. FTCH -7.84% will start accepting cryptocurrency payments, following Gucci and other upmarket brands in embracing Bitcoin and other forms of digital money in a bid to attract younger shoppers. Farfetch said Friday that “VIP” customers will be able to start paying in Bitcoin, Ethereum and Binance Coin, as well as four other cryptocurrencies, over the next few months. It plans to extend the option…

This is a redactedversion of the HackerNoon shareholders' newsletter by CEO David Smooke and COO Linh Smooke sent to 1.3k shareholders.TL;DR We’ve reached historical milestones of serving 1k+ customers, publishing 30k+ contributing writers and welcoming 200M+ visitors to date. 2022 YTD Revenue is up 77% YoY. For the first time in 3 years, a “new” inventory, Writing Contests, surpassed “traditional” inventories (Top Nav Billboard, Ad-by-tag) as our #1 revenue source! Since Writing Contests launched in 2021, they have…

Marriott International Inc. is introducing a media network this month with Yahoo Inc. that will help advertisers target consumers, in part by using the hotel chain’s data on its guests, to bring them ads on places such as the hotel’s websites and, eventually, on the TV sets in their rooms. Marriott Media Network comes as the marketing industry is developing new ways to reach consumers amid a wave of privacy changes, including a plan by Alphabet Inc.’s Google to…

If you like to write, browse, game, or work in different parts of your home or office, a good laptop in 2022 is a necessity. There are many to choose from, but you can narrow down your options by looking at laptops from the most established and respected brands first. Here’s a list of the best laptop brands in 2022 to get you started. Dell Dell’s work, particularly in the ultrabook field, has yielded an incredible new crop of ultraportable laptops that are powerful and have excellent battery life. If you need a PC…

DSW debuts a new smaller store.Source: DSWDSW is trying out a new store look and layout at a location opening this weekend in Houston, in an attempt to focus customers' attention on key brands.It will feature shops-in-shops for national brands like Adidas, Brooks, Birkenstocks and Crocs, as well as Vince Camuto and Crown Vintage. It is dramatically different than DSW stores' current layout, which features shoe brands intermixed in aisles organized by style and category. Designer Brands, DSW's parent company, calls the new…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain From Nike to Ben & Jerry's to Airbnb, more and more brands are taking a stand on sociopolitical issues (often called brand activism), to the point it's arguably become a component of any brand's strategy. …

Xiaomi on top, OnePlus and Realme fastest growingXiaomi sold the most smartphones in India, sitting at the top sport, despite component shortages. The reason for such huge sales is multiple 5G handset launches and the revamped Xiaomi Note series. However, the figures don’t compare favourably to last year, as Xiaomi saw a loss of 13 percent in year-on-year growth.  Next in line is Samsung, which remains the top-selling 5G smartphone brand in India. The reason for this is the debut of its flagship Galaxy S22 series and a…

In a bid to consolidate its growing presence in the area of blockchain gaming, Web3 investment giant Animoca Brands has now completed the full acquisition of Melbourne-based game developer Grease Monkey Games — a studio that has developed a host of popular motorsport titles such as Torque Burnout and Torque Drift. Established in 2013, Grease Monkey Games' current pipeline of upcoming titles includes a major cross-platform racing game built with Unreal Engine 5 and moving forward, the game studio will be working closely…