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Black Friday predicted to hit $5.9B in online sales, $645M spent so far
After a record-breaking Thanksgiving with $3.7 billion in digital
sales across desktop and mobile devices, it looks like Black Friday will also pull in a bumper year for e-commerce
Adobe — which tracks trillions of transactions across a range of retail sites — says that as of 7am Pacific Time, there has already been
$645 million spent online.
Shopify, which provides a real-time sales visualisation for some 600,000 merchants on its platform, notes that
the average sales per minute for those merchants is hovering at just over $400,000 per minute.
2
Amazon warehouse workers in Europe stage ‘we are not robots& protests
They&ve timed the latest protest for Black Friday, one of the
busiest annual shopping days online as retailers slash prices and heavily promote deals to try to spark a seasonal buying rush.
3
Be a Thanksgiving security hero with these family-friendly tips
If you&re reading this, chances are you&re: Pretty good at tech stuff,
spending time with your family for Thanksgiving and bored because you&re reading this newsletter right now.
4
Silentmode PowerMask is a $200 connected relaxation mask
Someone described the PowerMask as a kind of small scale take on a sensory
deprivation tank — and sure, why not
5.BlueCargo optimizes stacks of containers for maximum efficiency
Under current sorting methods, yard
cranes end up moving a ton of containers just to reach a container sitting at the bottom of the pile.BlueCargo wants to optimize those
movements by helping you store containers at the right spot.
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Gift Guide: 16 fantastic computer bags
Yep, it another TechCrunch gift guide, this one focused on Matt Burns& favorite subject.
