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The Apple Pay Pivot?

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Of that 44 percent, 67 percent requested Apple Pay specifically, 18 percent requested Google Wallet and Android Pay, 8 percent requested PayPal and 7 percent requested Samsung Pay. “It All 10,000 ExxonMobil locations are supposed to be online by the end of the year. Exxon is not the first brand to embrace Apple Pay.

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The Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Delivery Edition 

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The clock is ticking — holiday shipping deadlines are approaching and the last of the holiday shopping procrastinators are either rushing to order online or resigning themselves to a last-minute trip to a crowded mall or shopping center to tough it out in line with all the other procrastinators.

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Facebook’s Libra, Uber Losses, Instant Deposits Top Week’s News

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8, Levchin told Karen Webster, Affirm can give an entirely new answer to that question as it has rolled out a new app that will allow customers to use the service to pay almost anywhere online or (with an assist from Google Pay and Apple Pay) in the real world. Domino’s Supreme Court Decision Spotlights Online Web Accessibility.

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33 Ways Drones Will Impact Society: From Fighting War to Forecasting Weather, UAVs Change Everything

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, AT&T and Verizon launched drones in Houston, Texas to inspect their towers — a process which would have been too dangerous and time-consuming to do manually. Facebook and Google are particularly keen on bringing the internet to the other half of the world population. Telecommunications.

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Will Children Point The Way Forward For Wearables?

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Children are the future — that’s just a biological fact, and the theme of an old Whitney Houston song. If those consumers stick to the brands they have known since childhood, that could pose a threat to Apple’s smartwatches, some observers say, as that product is made for adults, not kids. Wearable Questions.

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Surviving The Retail Apocalypse: The Technologies And Trends That Can Help Brick-And-Mortar Thrive Again

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E-commerce sales growth is pulling ahead of total retail sales ( 17% vs. 6% for year-over-year in Q4’17), and Amazon is controlling upwards of 40% of online sales in the US, according to the US Department of Commerce and Slice Intelligence, respectively. ” — Alistair Davidson, CFO, Ikea. Its membership fee revenue grew 12.6%

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The metaverse could be tech’s next trillion-dollar opportunity: These are the companies making it a reality

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We already have virtual worlds featuring live concerts and online games where players spend hundreds of hours — but metaverse enthusiasts see a future where entire societies thrive in an online realm inhabited by avatars of real people. While the space is still in early days, the longer-term implications may not be trivial.

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