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Nestle, HelloFresh Give Meal Kits Second Wind In Stay-at-Home Economy

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We have four high-growth food brands in our group, all benefiting from our strong growth engine, technology and supply chain infrastructure.”. It is currently working to temporarily reopen its Arlington, Texas plant in an effort to keep up with demand. CPG brand Nestlé announced that it has closed a deal to acquire Freshly , a U.S.

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Walmart To Beef Up Its IT Staff By 2,000

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Walmart , the world’s biggest retailer, is gearing up to bring on 2,000 technology professionals during 2019 to support its operations in stores and online. Bloomberg , citing comments Walmart CTO Jeremy King made in a Bloomberg TV interview, said the hiring would increase the retailer’s IT staff by more than one fourth.

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Apple Acquires Self-Driving Startup Drive.ai

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The purchase will add engineers to the company’s ranks, along with other individuals who have knowledge about the technology and how it works. . It had also teamed up with the city of Arlington in Texas for a self-driving shuttle service. Apple has bought autonomous car startup Drive.ai, according to a report by CNBC.

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Cities Partner With Apps To Create Their Own Ridesharing Services

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The city of Arlington, Texas, located just outside Dallas, for example, had a single bus route — and discovered that most of its riders were students at the University of Texas branch there. So, late last year, Arlington voted to end the route and replaced it with a ridesharing service in December. The Technology.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

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Rowland; and EVP and chief technology officer Mike Beattie. Self Financial handles the technology, including access to online accounts and an app, as well as marketing aspects of the program, and Lead Bank provides the compliance and access to the banking system. Photo by Steve Puppe. CONSUMER AND MORTGAGE. Helping consumers get ahead.

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Unbundling The Autonomous Vehicle

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Autonomous vehicles rely on a set of complementary technologies to understand and respond to their surroundings. Technology is disrupting the auto industry from all sides. A number of startups are looking to develop more sophisticated and more efficient computer vision technology. Get the free 67-page report PDF to learn more.