Variant variance: With omicron looming, what did we learn from delta?
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — We made it past the worst of one COVID-19 variant surge and now we’re bracing for the possibility of another one.
While generative AI (GenAI) can help define viable objectives for organizational and policy decision-making, the overall quality of those objectives falls short unless humans intervene.
Travelers systematically give restaurants higher online ratings than locals do, revealing a “tourist bias” that could distort how diners and platforms interpret online reviews.
Prepopulating e-commerce search bars with trending or personalized keywords can meaningfully increase both purchasing and consumer spending.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — We made it past the worst of one COVID-19 variant surge and now we’re bracing for the possibility of another one.
Ports are clogged, shelves are not fully stocked, and gasoline prices are high. These are some of the problems faced by consumers as we grapple with supply-chain problems plaguing the U.S. economy, and specifically, Florida is hit uniquely hard, with Tallahassee manufacturing, North Florida home prices, and Southwest Florida businesses collectively feeling the supply-chain strain. With this issue, what are some of the causes, challenges, and opportunities?
We’re tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus and vaccines in North Carolina. Check back for updates.
The World Health Organization has declared the COVID-19 omicron variant a “variant of concern” — its most severe categorization of variants — but there’s still a lot we don’t know, including how current vaccines will react to it.
President Joe Biden convened a hybrid in-person and virtual roundtable with CEOs and leaders of major retailers, consumer products firms and grocers on Monday, Nov. 29, following the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. He held the meeting to hear ideas on how the federal government could continue to partner with the private sector to keep shelves stocked for American consumers.

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