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Ford To Test Self-Driving Vehicles In Austin

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city, according to reports stating that a testing program in Austin will launch soon. Citing sources familiar with the development, the report said the test in Austin is coming ahead of the launch of its self-driving taxi and delivery services, which are slated for 2021.

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How Collectives Aim To Make Cities Into Blockchain Centers

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Blockchain technology is taking hold in the Southwest, with the help of organizations encouraging development in the space. A group called the Austin Blockchain Collective , for instance, is looking to establish the Texas city as a hub for blockchain innovation.

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Abrigo CEO Wayne Roberts announces retirement

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He built a strong leadership team and an employee base that has been recognized consistently as one of the best places to work in Austin, Texas, and Raleigh, N.C., and in bank technology nationally. He was named an Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 Central Texas Award Winner.

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Welcome To The New C-Store Innovation Game

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Retail innovation labs – incubators or tech hubs – aren’t confined to operations run by the likes of Amazon or Walmart. A new lab store from 7-Eleven underscores the innovation wave that is taking place in the convenience store sector of retail – a sector ripe for change, disruption and growth. stores with the innovation.

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GPS Order Tracking Helps Fuel New Retail Innovation

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The world of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is where it’s at when it comes to so much retail innovation these days. are now adding this new technology and by the end of 2019 roughly a quarter of locations nationwide will have it in place,” the company said. That’s hardly it when it comes to recent innovation in this space.

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Could You Live Your Life on Bitcoin? [Video]

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The couple — Becky and Austin, whose experiment with the cryptocurrency is documented in the film Life on Bitcoin, released yesterday by entertainment […]. Buying a tank of gas with bitcoin…uh. That’s more of a challenge, according to this Utah County couple who tried paying for life’s necessities only in bitcoin.

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SXSW Accelerator Fintech Finalists for 2017 Announced

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More fintech is coming to Austin. Austin is known for having a thriving Read More. The massive South by Southwest conference and festival features startups in a number of categories — transportation, augmented/virtual reality, and of course fintech — plus several others.

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