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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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Alphabet’s New CEO, Millennial Black Friday Spending And Digital Drivers’ Licenses Top This Week’s News

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We have a deep dive into Colorado’s digital driver’s license effort and news on Alphabet’s new CEO, as well as data on millennial Black Friday spending. operations. Google CEO Sundar Pichai Takes the Reins at Alphabet. Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over as Alphabet ’s new CEO , while retaining his job at Google.

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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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360i Pits Amazon Alexa Against Google Home

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Who’s smarter: Amazon’s Alexa or Google Home? In a study by New York-based digital agency 360i, researchers used proprietary new Voice Search Monitor (VSM) software to ask Alexa and Google the same set of 3,000 questions and found that Google Home was six times more likely to answer correctly. In Other News….

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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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ACI Worldwide Tech Fuels UK Retailer’s New Pay-In-Aisle App

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Mobile technology by payments provider ACI Worldwide is a crucial part of the Co-operative Group’s (Co-op) new pay-in-aisle app, the firm said in a July 31 press release. . especially in urban areas and among millennials,” said Andrew Quartermaine, vice president, ACI Worldwide. One of the U.K.’s

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3 Tips for Targeting Millennial Entrepreneurs

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And there’s no better way to target Millennial entrepreneurs than with the technology they crave to help them in their business pursuits. More than any other generation, Millennials experience life, work and business through technology and they expect seamless interactions regardless of location.