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Ex-Uber Exec To File $250M SPAC IPO Backed By Former Google CEO

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A former Uber executive is planning to launch a $250 million initial public offering (IPO) for a blank check company whose advisors include billionaire Eric Schmidt, an ex- Google CEO, IPO Edge reported. Hims , a direct-to-consumer company selling health products targeted at millennials, is using a SPAC to go public , for example.

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Google Revs Up QSR And Connected Vehicle Capabilities

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Google has recently upped its game in the food service area of retail, further proof that innovation is heating up when it comes to restaurants – and another signal of how the connected vehicle ecosystem is developing. For restaurants supporting the feature, the orders are completed via Google and Google Pay.

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Deep Dive: Why Contactless Payment Innovation Is Key For CUs Amid The Pandemic And Beyond

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The use of Apple Pay, Google Pay and other digital wallets has also been on the upswing since the start of the pandemic. PYMNTS’ research indicates that millennials (ages 23 to 39) and bridge millennials (ages 30 to 40) have the greatest interest in P2P payment use, for example.

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The Great Online Innovation Pile On Of 2017

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There seems to be an awful lot of piling on these days on the big online platforms. billion fine onto Google, claiming that their product carousel ads created an unfair advantage to small guy retailers who didn’t have the money to advertise. Take Google. The regulators in Europe piled a $2.7 What a difference two years makes.

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Pandemic Gives A Lift To Voice Assistant Technologies

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That trend was particularly pronounced among older “bridge millennials,” who on average owned six separate connected devices, not counting their phones. According to PYMNTS’ latest consumer data on the subject, 47 percent of millennials have shifted their routines online, while 45.1 percent of bridge millennials have done so.

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Subscriptions Change How Online Gaming Plays To Win

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Video game manufacturers operated a different model of sorts: Create great games to get consumers to buy the hardware, then keep cranking out great games that would keep consumers on board and upgrading those devices. But for the last three decades or so, the business model did not change very much.

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eBay Debuts reCommerce Marketplace

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The program is operable immediately. The consumer electronics side excludes some key brands, such as Apple, Samsung, Dell, Google and Sony. To expand gently used gear to more members across the country, REI launched its online reCommerce business in 2018, supplementing its members-only Garage Sale events in its stores.

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