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Silicon Valley Loses Grip On Tech Firms

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Remote work practices and policies made necessary by COVID-19 and embraced by employees and companies alike are taking a toll on Silicon Valley, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday (Dec. 13), noting that iconic Bay Area companies are moving to, and growing in, locales with lower costs and less congestion. Database giant Oracle Inc.

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How Collectives Aim To Make Cities Into Blockchain Centers

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Blockchain technology is taking hold in the Southwest, with the help of organizations encouraging development in the space. Approximately 140 firms that are involved in blockchain technology and crypto assets have a presence in Austin, Harris said. The city is also home to platforms such as NEM, Steem, Wanchain, DigiByte and Decred.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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“Verizon launched the world’s first commercial 5G Ultra Wideband network in October 2018 with the rollout of 5G Home broadband internet service in Houston, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Indianapolis,” the company said. Meanwhile, at the CES show in Las Vegas in January, companies demonstrated potential 5G use cases. 5G Potential.

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Inside Chipotle’s Decade Of Digital-First Ordering Innovation

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The December Order To Eat Tracker® highlights the latest technologies, innovations and collaborations that are altering the restaurant landscape from self-driving vehicles, car-side delivery models and other innovations. Pizza chain Domino’s , for example, is planning to test self-driving vehicle technology in one major metro region.

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Credit unions continue to see growth in auto lending

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The article cited data from TransUnion, the national consumer data collection company, which reported that among the nation’s largest cities, Atlanta (up by 5.9%) and Houston (up by 5.4%) experienced the largest increases in auto loans from the previous quarter. First Technology Federal Credit Union - Mountain View, CA 9.

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How ‘Butler Bells’ Improve Hospitality, Revenue In Restaurants, Hotels

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Our main intent is technology that increases human engagement and provides another engagement point with a person,” Kallpod COO Steven Barrow Barlow told PYMNTS.com in an interview. The device comes to the quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain after Joseph DeCola, a Houston franchise owner, spotted one while on vacation in Hawaii.)

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Super-Sizing Commerce For The Super Bowl

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, and perhaps it’s for the best if we all take a page from Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and keep the coming fight light — and focused on various samplings of regional deliciousness. We designed Levi’s Stadium to be a forward-looking venue that was continually adaptable to advances in technology.”.

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