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JULY 28, 2019

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. Walmart has been a pioneer in integrating the latest technology into its retail operations. Kroger and H-E-B are among other retailers testing similar technology.

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JUNE 20, 2019

Walmart spokeswoman Molly Blakeman told CNBC the retailer is working with partner Gatik , a self-driving vehicle startup, to test out a self-driving vehicle that will travel the two-mile route in Bentonville, Arkansas between two stores. “We Earlier this month, Walmart U.S.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

With the approval in Alabama, CORO is now available in the Apple App Store and Google Play store to residents in 13 states: Florida, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Montana, Massachusetts, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington State and Wisconsin. App users can trade in U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The latest news has Walmart launching a drone delivery operation near the company’s headquarters in Northwest Arkansas. Walmart said in a news release that the trial deliveries will use Zipline technology.

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JUNE 20, 2019

Walmart spokeswoman Molly Blakeman told CNBC the retailer is working with partner Gatik , a self-driving vehicle startup, to test out a self-driving vehicle that will travel the two-mile route in Bentonville, Arkansas between two stores. “We Earlier this month, Walmart’s U.S.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Under the plans, seniors will have access to new Walmart Health centers around the Atlanta area, which will use Clover's technology to track patient health and improve the quality of care. Walmart has been making moves in the healthcare field for some time, including opening clinics in Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, Florida and Arkansas.

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JUNE 16, 2020

Walmart has purchased a health services technology company that promises to manage prescription drugs for each family member, the Arkansas-based chain announced on Monday (June 15). CNBC reported the world’s largest retailer paid about $200 million for CareZone , the Seattle-based tech start up. CareZone said the apps have about 3.5

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

The digital selling transformation is happening at a time when the vehicles themselves are getting more and more technologically advanced. Harnessing the latest technology not only makes cars safer, but can also improve dealership efficiency, customer satisfaction and sales, research by Wards Automotive found.

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APRIL 28, 2020

The properties in Texas, Indiana, Alaska, Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Arkansas and Tennessee will not be limited to curbside-pickup reopening like the ones happening in Texas, the report said. Simon is also encouraging retailers to use technology, such as Apple Pay, for contactless transactions.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

Reuters reported that automation technology’s melt into middle-wage jobs like construction, office work, truck driving and even food prep and food service will see more and more jobs displaced by computer technology. Certain states will be heavily affected, like Indiana, Kentucky, South Dakota, Arkansas and Alabama.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Retailing giant Walmart is expanding the use of its Scan & Go mobile app, which is already being tested in around 12 stores in Arkansas, Florida, Texas and Georgia, to include ten more brick-and-mortar locations. Sam’s Club rolled out similar technology in its brick-and-mortar locations last fall, noted the report.

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JUNE 25, 2019

Spokeswoman Molly Blakeman told CNBC the retailer is working with partner Gatik , a self-driving vehicle startup, to test a vehicle that will travel the two-mile route in Bentonville, Arkansas between two stores. “We

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JUNE 20, 2016

” To amp up its sales, the retail giant is investing billions of dollars for technological superiority over its competitors. billion on information technology development, topping the list of IDC’s biggest technology spenders. In 2015, the company spent $10.5

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APRIL 18, 2016

Three months later – well into pilot programs in Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri and less than 6 weeks before the national rollout is set to start in June, the conversation has shifted to customer service, eCommerce and how well Walmart has prepared to step into the digital arena and fight for dominance.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

The technology is often considered a game-changer for supply chain management and logistics operations, able to both elevate the efficiency of operations while connecting corporates to real-time data for deep business intelligence and analytics. These technologies don’t get deployed because they don’t have a good power solution.”.

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JUNE 16, 2016

At the 2016 Bloomberg Technology Conference, the robotics company’s Founder and CEO Wendy Roberts said that these next-generation carts are a new opportunity for robotics companies as the brick-and-mortar space undergoes transformation to provide the ease online eCommerce players like Amazon provide. The company reportedly spent $10.5

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JANUARY 14, 2021

The prospect of this technology is intriguing, both for customers and for Walmart’s last-mile delivery efforts.”. The pilot program will launch in the spring in Bentonville, Arkansas. The prospect of this technology is intriguing, both for customers and for Walmart’s last-mile delivery efforts,” Ward noted in the blog post.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The app, which was initially tested with 200 users, incorporates IBM’s Watson technology for a chatbot-like interaction that culls and constructs a growing list of answers to employee questions. Currently available for Android devices, the app allows employees to socialize questions related to workplace and legal rights.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

New technology often starts out at the U.S. 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). Prison Payments.

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JUNE 3, 2016

While the Arkansas-based company got the go-ahead for using drones in its warehouse, it might still be a while before it gets to use the technology for fulfilling drone-powered home deliveries. Its application to U.S. regulators sought permission for checking warehouse inventories, curbside pickup and home deliveries.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Far from its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart is seeking to deliver stronger omnichannel offerings internationally. However, the segment has grown quickly, and Amazon, along with its competitors, is seeking to ramp up its focus on technology, product offerings and logistics.

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OCTOBER 26, 2017

LumoXchange (Arkansas, $200k raised) and CreditPoint Software (Oklahoma, $1.1M LumoXchange (Arkansas, $200k raised) and CreditPoint Software (Oklahoma, $1.1M D3 Technology. Avant’s backers include General Atlantic, Tiger Global Managament, Peter Thiel, and RRE Ventures. Total Equity Funding ($M). LumoXchange. $

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

The new schools include the University of San Francisco, University of Vermont, Arkansas State University, South Dakota State University, Norfolk State University, Louisburg College, University of North Alabama, Chowan University, Clemson University, Georgetown University, University of Tennessee and the University of Kentucky.

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MAY 2, 2016

Walmart is open — not just for business but to new technology ideas. It is looking to startups to potentially lead growth with big ideas and new technology solutions from small, agile companies. It is looking to startups to potentially lead growth with big ideas and new technology solutions from small, agile companies.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

At the Monday press conference, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said the AGs, across political parties and demographics, stand together to “protect the free market, protect competition and … the American consumer … against this online, search engine juggernaut.”. The road may be long — and the probe itself will be sweeping.

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But he held firm that the regulatory environment, changing customer preferences, and the pace and expense of technology were driving the market towards bigger is better. Bank of the Ozarks began in 1903 as a small community bank in Jasper, Arkansas, and by 1937, included an additional bank in Ozark, Arkansas.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The technology has been part of the disbursement process for decades, though its costs and inefficiencies have increased with time. Nearly 90 percent of students from the University of Arkansas and the University of Texas have elected to receive mobile disbursements since the offering became available in late 2018, for example.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

Doug McMillon started his presentation for Walmart’s annual investor meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas by saying he wanted to “challenge your thinking about Walmart.” ” “We are getting to reimagine retail and our business … expect us to test a lot and fail a lot,” he said.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

Grocery delivery is coming for Walmart customers in Arkansas in a way few customers have ever seen before. The pilot is made possible by the state’s new autonomous vehicle law which made it possible for the Arkansas Highway Commissioner to give Gatika license to launch a commercial service with Walmart. “We

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JUNE 5, 2017

Looking ahead,” said President and CEO Doug McMillon , “we will compete with technology, but win with people. Walmart has “started to invent the future of shopping again,” using technology to empower associates and improve the customer experience, McMillon told 14,000 associates during the company’s 47 th Annual Shareholders Meeting.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Slater Technology Fund. Investors like Andreessen Horowitz (California), Lerer Hippeau Ventures (New York), and Accomplice (Massachusetts) held their ground in these VC hotspots. Most Active VC By Unique Tech Investments In Each US State (1/1/14 – 1/24/19). Top Investor. Alabama Futures Fund. Canal Partners. Merus Capital. California.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

Using the CB Insights database, we identified the most-well funded VC-backed technology startups by state based on disclosed equity funding. Tilson Technology Management. Weather Decision Technologies. First Name. The Most Well-Funded Tech Startups By US State (2015 – 1/8/2018). Disclosed Equity Funding ($M). AfterSchool.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

It is now offering more than 500,000 student loan customers access to its BankMobile Disbursements tools and Vibe checking accounts, and nearly 90 percent of its customers at the University of Texas, the University of Arkansas and 34 others have elected to receive mobile disbursements.

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MAY 30, 2018

In general, a retailer trying to bring logistics in-house, especially for “DYI last mile delivery,” can experience “unnecessary strain” from such attempts, according to On Time Logistics , a delivery services firm that is based in Arkansas, the state in which Walmart has its headquarters.

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MARCH 13, 2019

IDx Technologies. Total Equity Funding ($M). Info Assembly. California. Connecticut. Butterfly Network. Bastille Networks. RiskGenius.

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JULY 3, 2018

With the technology, the home improvement retailer is able to provide its customers with the “convenience of self-service and time savings,” Johnston said. The retailer debuted the first of the self-service kiosks in the fall of 2016 in a Bentonville, Arkansas store. And, going forward, Walmart is rolling out 500 more kiosks.

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MAY 1, 2017

We don’t see why it should be different whether you are sending money from San Francisco or New York or Northwest Arkansas. And then there is the blockchain technology that underlies bitcoin — which banks also seem to be cooling on some. Walmart2Walmart has also made a digital upgrade with a bit of help from American Express.

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