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The Apple Pay Pivot?

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After a bit of a bumpy start to the year, what has become a now multi-week debacle with the FBI over that phone and a solid month of share prices below $100, it has been a while since Apple has managed a whole week of headlines that were, more or less, positive and even hopeful about innovation in the offing. So, what should you be watching?

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In Harvey’s Wake, First Data Offers Free Clovers To Aid Impacted Businesses

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First Data said Saturday that in the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, the company will send thousands of its Clover Go mobile credit and debit card readers to small businesses (SMBs) in Houston and the surrounding area.

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Automated Retail Speeds Up Delivery And Checkout

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Last month, Domino’s Pizza announced it would be testing autonomous pizza delivery in Houston with robotics company Nuro. Since each customer has their own unique card, the store can track shoppers with an assist from security cameras. Robotics might take over delivery jobs before they make cashiers redundant in the U.S.,

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Super-Sizing Commerce For The Super Bowl

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Baker is wagering Boston cream pie cupcakes from a Springfield bakery, Legal Seafood clam chowder and apple cider doughnuts; Deal has put Brunswick stew (tomato-based Southern stew containing various beans, vegetables and meat) chocolate-covered blueberries and an apple pie from an orchard in Northern Georgia on the line. Go, Pats!

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Super-Sizing Commerce For The Super Bowl

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Baker is wagering Boston cream pie cupcakes from a Springfield bakery, Legal Seafood clam chowder and apple cider doughnuts; Deal has put Brunswick stew (tomato-based Southern stew containing various beans, vegetables and meat) chocolate-covered blueberries and an apple pie from an orchard in Northern Georgia on the line. Go, Pats!

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Millennial’s Matter to Bank Marketing

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In the age of Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and online banking, the old assumptions are shattered. A whopping 63 percent of millennials (ages 18 to 29) don’t have a credit card, according to a survey commissioned by Bankrate and compiled by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. This is the most indebted class ever.

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Will Children Point The Way Forward For Wearables?

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Children are the future — that’s just a biological fact, and the theme of an old Whitney Houston song. And when it comes to wearables, children may indeed encourage future growth, and perhaps even enable a challenge to Apple. million units shipped in 2016,” with Apple moving past Fitbit and Xiaomi for overall leadership.

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