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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. The answer, incidentally, is yes. Yes, we do. and a dozen for $7.49.

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Why Google Ditched Perishables

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In addition to adding the service to those seven markets, Google will also be enhancing services currently on offer in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Michigan, Wyoming, Iowa, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas and Ohio.

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The Great Grocery Race Shifts Into High Gear

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Boston, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. As of today, Prime Now grocery delivery from Whole Foods Markets is now available in Las Vegas, Nevada; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee; Memphis, Tennessee; New Orleans, Louisiana; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Phoenix, Arizona; Seattle, Washington; and Tucson, Arizona.

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Fintech Fundings: 29 Companies Raise $1.2 Billion Week Ending April 8

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HQ: Boston, Massechuesetts. HQ: Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Source: Crunchbase. Mobile payment platform for restuarants. Latest round: $5 million. Total raised: $45 million. Tags:Consumer, merchants, payments, POS, acquiring, debit/credit cards, mobile. Source: Crunchbase. Retailer point-of-sale system. Latest round: $4.6 Total raised: $2.25

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Playing Chess With Amazon: Target’s Competitive Strategy

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Last month, Target expanded its “Drive Up” service across Florida, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and South Carolina after piloting the pick-up service in Minneapolis since last fall. Bricks In The Wall. A True Contender In The Race Against Amazon. A few hundred stores out of Target’s 1,829 U.S.

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How the Popular Bank Associate Trainee Program sets recent graduates on a career path to success in banking

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Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana. Austin came to the Popular Bank Associate Trainee Program from Boston College, where he majored in finance and accounting and minored in philosophy. Meet Our Associate Trainees. Meet Laura. Meet Austin. Meet Andrew. Meet Katia. Meet Laura Crother. Alumna, 2018 Popular Bank Associate Trainee Program.