The scanner also successfully collects shoppers’ emails, with current retailers experiencing up to a 55 percent email capture rate, allowing for enhanced customer service and email marketing opportunities after the shopper leaves the store.
Why would a promising young researcher accept a faculty offer of $120,000 with uncertain employment prospects when a technology company or defense contractor offers $180,000 on the first day?
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Francisco Ruiz,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2026
The war in the Middle East has made cargoes more scarce and, in turn, more expensive, raising the prospects of another energy crunch.
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