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Amazon To Build $40M Robotics Innovation Hub Near Boston

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Amazon is planning to build a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub near Boston that will result in the creation of 200 tech and manufacturing jobs, Amazon announced in a press release Wednesday (Nov. The 350,000-square-foot facility will be located in Westborough, Massachusetts, which is 35 miles west of Boston.

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Fed Exploring ‘Hypothetical’ Digital Currency

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A week after details of the Federal Reserve’s instant payment initiative emerged, news came via Bloomberg that the central bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency. And even before the BIS findings, in March, members of U.S.

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Data Dive, Go Big Edition: Apple, Amazon And CloudKitchens

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According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub. The 350,000-square-foot facility is planned for Westborough, Massachusetts, a community roughly 35 miles west of Boston. Amazon’s Big Robotics Investment .

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SMB Spotlight: A Little Love From Mastercard For More To Love Yoga

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Mastercard’s “Grow Your Biz” contest for SMBs in Boston, Massachusetts, concluded in December. The purpose was to identify SMB owners who were planning to use innovative tactics to grow, then provide financial support as well as expert guidance to drive that growth. “We

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The Apple Pay Pivot?

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After a bit of a bumpy start to the year, what has become a now multi-week debacle with the FBI over that phone and a solid month of share prices below $100, it has been a while since Apple has managed a whole week of headlines that were, more or less, positive and even hopeful about innovation in the offing.

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Retail Bedfellows Roundup: Staples Shares Space, Affirm Finances Life Experiences

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Early April saw Staples announce a partnership with Workbar that will see parts of three of the office supply retailer’s Massachusetts stores converted into communal workspaces available for on-demand rental.

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Beyond Bitcoin: Cryptocurrencies Flirt With Mainstream Commercial, Consumer Commerce

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In September, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) clarified the authority for national banks and federal savings associations to hold reserves on behalf of customers who issue stablecoins (those coins have to have a one-to-one relationship with a fiat currency).

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