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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.

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Samsung Expands Beyond Pop-Ups With Full-Scale Stores

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In a potential challenge to Apple at brick-and-mortar retail, Samsung Electronics is looking to move beyond pop-up shops with its own full-scale U.S. 20, which is the day that the brand is expected to announce a foldable phone and the Galaxy S10, Apple Insider reported. The company will reportedly open three stores on Feb.

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AT&T Jumps On The 5G Bandwagon

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“Together with Samsung, we plan to bring the best in technology and innovation to our customers. Both companies will be beating Apple to the market since the tech giant is going to wait until 2020 to release the first iPhones featuring 5G. Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Fla., Louisville, Ky.,

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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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Congress Wants Digital Platforms To Release Their Algorithms – Why?

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Since consumers don’t know what goes into creating those returns, the algorithms create the “filter bubbles” that the Act’s sponsors say are both manipulative to the consumer and harmful to innovation. where so much of tech innovation has emerged and flourished. Houston, Is There Really a Problem? companies doing business there.

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Retail Pulse: H-E-B Rolls Out New App; Jimmy John’s Launches Loyalty Program

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Grocery retailers are making it easier for consumers to shop with their mobile devices through digital innovations. Beyond H-E-B, other grocery chains are aiming to drive innovation to help change the way consumers shop in-store and through the web. Our goal is to create an easier, more enjoyable shopping experience.”.

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