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Will The IoT Choose The Next World Superpower?

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Chinese firm Huawei Technologies is seen as being in the lead at present, as technologists in the West slog through issues around standards. California-based robotics firm Nuro has been the first to get permission from the Feds to test self-driving cars … so buckle up. It’s a technology with the power to transform the way we live.

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What’s Next For California’s Gig Economy After AB 5

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About a year-and-a-half after a state Supreme Court decision that brought the issue to the forefront of legislators’ attention, the California Senate voted to approve Assembly Bill 5 on Tuesday (Sept. It seems AB 5 is done but for the final counting — and will soon be California’s local law of the land.

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Meal Kit Startup Gobble Hires From Starbucks, Blue Apron

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Gobble , the Palo Alto–based meal kit startup service whose recipes can be prepared in 15 minutes with just a frying pan, a spatula and some olive oil, is shoring up its leadership team before expanding nationwide. Gobble currently serves seven western states: California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Idaho and Utah.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business. Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua.

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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

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ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. Roshan McArthur is a writer in California. Last year was earth-shattering in many ways. Emerging Service Program Award. Cross River Bank.

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

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times tangible book for the attractive geographic footprint of BBVA weeks before the COVID vaccine starts to ship should spell accretion and strong future strategic positioning for PNC, especially in Texas where a brain drain from California led by Elon Musk will continue. John Beale , longtime CIO of City National Bank.

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

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The bank increases its loan balances by partnering with fintech loan producing companies on a national scale, and this year it will switch its insurance operations to digital as the bank’s onsite agent retires, adding more policy types, including travel insurance. Technology is on community bankers’ to-do lists. Click to enlarge.