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Big Names Embark On Spring Hiring Sprees

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The retailer has announced that it will be adding more than 1,000 new employees to its technology teams this year, increasing the size of its tech department by more than a third. Discount-grocery chain Aldi has announced several hiring events across states including Michigan, Vermont, Connecticut, Virginia, New Jersey and Florida.

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55 US Companies That Became Unicorns In 2018

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Select Investors: Tencent Holdings, Disney Accelerator, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, ICONIQ Capital. Select Investors: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Wellcome Trust, GIC, SoftBank Group, DST Global. Valuation: $12B.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

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The old guard of American dining are switching up their games to compete: McDonald’s is adding self-serve kiosks to many of its franchises, upping the ante with mobile order technology. An enormous part of By Chloe’s success is that its dishes and restaurants are optimized for social media. Photo credit: Tasting Table.

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From China With Love: AI, Robotics, AR/VR Are Hot Areas For Chinese Investment In US

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At issue are concerns that such investments could help China expand its technological and military abilities. We define Chinese investment as participation in private financing rounds by investors (corporate, venture capital, angel, private equity, etc.) Which Technologies Chinese Investors are backing in the US.

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FinovateSpring 2015 Sneak Peek: Part 8

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Finaeos automates the back-office and capital raise compliance. Slice’s technology provides item-level purchase data across the largest base of online consumers (two million and counting). Slice’s one-of-a-kind Purchase Graph technology. HQ: Westport, Connecticut. See you in San Jose! Why it’s great.