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Top 5 Emerging Fintech Hubs in The U.S.

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Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston all have thriving fintech communities, and are definitely worth a trip for the invested fintech entrepreneur, but the U.S. is already seeing a cluster of other fintech hubs emerge. These cities boast strong tech communities, talent pools, good coffee, and cheaper rents.

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Google Gets Back Into Robotics

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As PYMNTS covered in 2017, SoftBank , the Japanese telecommunications company, announced that a subsidiary of SoftBank entered into a definitive agreement to acquire robotics pioneer Boston Dynamics from Alphabet , the parent company of Google. Before Boston Dynamics was acquired by Google, it was largely funded by the U.S.

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The Week In Happiness: Brought To You By Dancing Robots

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In it, a series of Boston Dynamics robots definitively answer the question: Do you love me, now that I can dance? Which, according to Aaron Saunders , Boston Dynamics’ VP of engineering, is pretty much the point: introducing the world to the fun side of robotics. This one was definitely anchored in fun for us. Yes, we do.

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Entrepreneurial Upscale Chefs Are Plating Recovery Plans

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After cherished Boston dining spot, Stella, closed its doors due to pandemic losses, chef and owner Evan Deluty couldn’t let the dream die — or his heavenly preparations disappear — and has reinvented Stella as a gourmet food truck. In New York City, still considered the epicenter of COVID infection in the U.S.

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Private Equity Firm Advent To Buy 75 Pct Stake Of UK Parcel Deliverer Hermes In $1.3B Deal

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Boston-based Advent International , a global private equity firm focused on overseas buyouts, has purchased a stake in the United Kingdom’s parcel delivery group Hermes for 1 billion euros ($1.3 I think the online surge will overshadow it, but there will definitely be a slowdown which will impact our business,” de Lange told FT.

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Why Pride Vendors Are Forgoing Cash For mPOS

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Skirting Cash Shortages at Boston Pride. Boston’s pride celebration is one of the season’s biggest events for Mandy Roberge, the owner and artist behind Wicked Good Henna. The 2018 Boston Pride parade reportedly saw more than 750,000 spectators and over 55,000 marchers.

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Smart Kiosks: The Key To QSR Loyalty?

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Boston-based vegetarian fast food chain Clover Food Lab is getting one-third of its business via mobile ordering software it wrote itself — a bold move that most small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) could never take on. Delivering Customer Loyalty. The coming of kiosks isn’t isolated to the enterprise burger business.

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