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Data Dive, Go Big Edition: Apple, Amazon And CloudKitchens

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The fee-free card is Goldman Sachs’ latest inroad into the retail consumer business after establishing its online Marcus brand in 2016, which makes unsecured personal loans. According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub.

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The Stats of Summer

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Spring is about renewal, the holiday season is about family and friends, and later winter (in Boston, anyway) is filled with the gnawing anxiety that it might never ever get above 40 degrees Fahrenheit again. The High Cost Of High Summer 2016 . Every season has a certain defining characteristic. And preferably data that is fun.

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FinCEN Steps up Efforts to Protect Against the Six Biggest Threats to the U.S. Financial System

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Blanco discussed the organization’s active approach toward addressing the top financial threats to our financial system, our national security, and our communities and families. FinCEN is committed to addressing compliance failures that put our financial system and national security at risk. The 12 major U.S.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

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The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. In January 2016, the CFPB published a notice in the Federal Register soliciting applications from individuals interested in becoming members.

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46 Corporations Working On Autonomous Vehicles

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Top initiatives: Filed patent in 2016 for autonomous lane-switching technology. Some setbacks for Apple’s self-driving car program, Project Titan, in 2016. In July 2016, Apple selected its legendary hardware executive Bob Mansfield to lead its effort, in addition to hiring Dan Dodge, the founder and former CEO of QNX.

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How Darwinian Thinking Keeps Ice Cream Shop Afloat In Off-Season

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Petryk, who said he was bullied ruthlessly as a kid from the third grade to high school, views his chain of Boston-based ice cream stores as safe havens that he wants to share with his community. “I The first store opened in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood (hence the initials J.P.), I was always a weirdo,” said Petryk. “I

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

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In 2017, the National Restaurant Association reported annual sales of $799B — close to 48% of the total amount that Americans spent on food. Vegan fast casual: By Chloe (NYC, Boston, LA, Providence, London). Community initiatives: Loom (Massachusetts). This year, Subway plans to close more than 500 locations. table of contents.