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Google Tracker: Calling For Backup From Smartphone Producer HTC

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How could Google benefit from acquiring smartphone maker HTC? Is Google Home safe from hackers? This and everything else you may have missed in this week’s Google tracker. Taiwanese news outlet Commercial Times reported Google has nearly completed an acquisition of HTC, the smartphone maker that builds the Google Pixel.

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Walmart-Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: A Slow Start To A New Year

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As has been the trend for the last few years, increasingly that buzz is about voice-activated artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like Alexa and Google assistant. based rival Google will be making a hard press on the benefits of the voice-integrated life for CES attendees. Expansion of the Week: Walmart’s Apparel Moves .

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Mastercard Send: From P2P To B2B To SMB

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That capability took off in a few Eastern European markets, as well as a handful in Asia Pacific. In those early days, Krikorian said, Google was using Mastercard Send for wallet cash-outs and P2P transfers, while Allstate embraced the ability to send insurance payouts to its customers faster than ever. Emergency Insurance Payouts.

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Millennial’s Matter to Bank Marketing

Long Lasting Ideas

In the age of Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and online banking, the old assumptions are shattered. Believe it or not, this is a slice of the market that in some cases has never opened the doors of a bricks-and-mortar branch bank or learned how to write a check. Conservative bankers might dismiss social media. Read more: [link].

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The Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Delivery Edition 

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Amazon is not alone in its New York City expansion plans: Facebook has also leased a massive space in Hudson Yard and Google has plans to add 7,000 employees to the city over the next 10 years. And New York City still retains that attraction.”. Alphabet also signed a lease earlier this year for 1.3

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Retail Pulse: H-E-B Rolls Out New App; Jimmy John’s Launches Loyalty Program

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Chief Marketing Officer John Shea said in an emailed press release, “At Jimmy John’s, we have amazing customers, and we’re committed to rewarding them for their loyalty.” The offering features tech that allows members to make purchases via Google Pay or Apple Pay.

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

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According to forecasts , the emerging global market for business services using drones is valued at over $127B. 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. Telecommunications.