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Why Google Ditched Perishables

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It was less than a year ago — February, to be precise — that Google appeared as the latest player in an increasingly crowded food delivery market that was intent to make a move on grocery. Google was “taking on Amazon” (according to Recode ) by making the big move on fresh produce. The big news at the time was perishables.

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CORO Global Brings Gold Payment App To Alabama

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The company – and its gold trading app – just expanded its reach in the United States with the addition of a license to operate in Alabama. The future is looking a bit more golden for CORO Global. The Alabama Securities Commission on Tuesday (Nov. App users can trade in U.S.

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Gatik Partners With Walmart For Autonomous Vehicle Deliveries

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People in Arkansas can now get groceries delivered via a new Walmart pilot with Gatik using self-driving cars that include a human safety driver behind the wheel. In partnership with Google, Walmart rolled Walmart Voice Order in April, a voice assistant to make it easier for customers to shop for groceries. said in a news release. . “We

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Walmart Partners With Gatim To Deliver Orders With Self-driving Cars

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People in Arkansas can now get groceries delivered with a new Walmart pilot with Gatik using self-driving cars that include a human safety driver behind the wheel. In partnership with Google, Walmart rolled Walmart Voice Order in April, a voice assistant to make it easier for customers to shop for groceries. said in a news release. .

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The United States Of Fintech: The Most Well-Funded Fintech Startup In Each State

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Across the US, well-funded companies are rethinking how the financial system operates. after raising a $400M Series C in Q’16 from investors including General Catalyst, Goldman Sachs, Google Ventures, and Founders Fund, among others. LumoXchange (Arkansas, $200k raised) and CreditPoint Software (Oklahoma, $1.1M

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Why Voice Authentication’s Doing Prison Time

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A report earlier this week from The Intercept detailed how prison operators in New York, Texas, Arizona, Florida and Arkansas are using — or want to use — voice prints from inmates (and, apparently, not always with the full knowledge of those prisoners). Voice-Print Efforts.

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The Walmart/Amazon Whole Paycheck Matchup

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All of those things are precisely what Sam Walton staked the Walmart brand on 56 years ago when he opened the first store in Bentonville, Arkansas. That’s either by shopping on the Amazon marketplace, via one of the brands that it now owns – Zappos or Shopbop, for example – or via one of the 80 or so private-label brands that it now operates.

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