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Millennials Will Lead The Voice Commerce Revolution

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That’s especially true for bridge millennials, those 32- to 42-year-olds, entering the prime time of their spending years. While voice-activated virtual assistants like Alexa and the Google Assistant have been picking up steam for several years, the progress of voice-activated commerce has been somewhat slower. connected devices.

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Ex-Uber Exec To File $250M SPAC IPO Backed By Former Google CEO

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A former Uber executive is planning to launch a $250 million initial public offering (IPO) for a blank check company whose advisors include billionaire Eric Schmidt, an ex- Google CEO, IPO Edge reported. Hims , a direct-to-consumer company selling health products targeted at millennials, is using a SPAC to go public , for example.

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Millennials Are Ready for the Bank of Amazon

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11 survey from Accenture, millennial participants would consider parking their money with nontraditional institutions, and they picked winners. Attractive alt-banking contestants included Apple and Facebook, but it was Google, and of course, Amazon, Read More. Amazon wins, once again, at a game it didn’t even know it was playing.

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How To Pay The Millennial Workforce

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With other payment offerings already prevalent in the market (such as those offered by PayPal , Tencent , Google , Amazon , Alibaba and Facebook ), consumers and corporations aren’t flocking to TIPS as expected, prompting the European Commission to muse over a potential regulatory measure to encourage uptake.

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Pandemic Gives A Lift To Voice Assistant Technologies

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Voice assistant technology already had an audience even before the coronavirus outbreak gave it a big boost, as it has now radically reshaped consumer habits and preferences on a global scale. According to PYMNTS’ latest consumer data on the subject, 47 percent of millennials have shifted their routines online, while 45.1 Another 41.8

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Alphabet’s New CEO, Millennial Black Friday Spending And Digital Drivers’ Licenses Top This Week’s News

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We have a deep dive into Colorado’s digital driver’s license effort and news on Alphabet’s new CEO, as well as data on millennial Black Friday spending. Google CEO Sundar Pichai Takes the Reins at Alphabet. Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over as Alphabet ’s new CEO , while retaining his job at Google.

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Google Revs Up QSR And Connected Vehicle Capabilities

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Google has recently upped its game in the food service area of retail, further proof that innovation is heating up when it comes to restaurants – and another signal of how the connected vehicle ecosystem is developing. For restaurants supporting the feature, the orders are completed via Google and Google Pay.

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