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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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New digital innovations, however, provide the promise of offering valuable customer data to merchants. From Rent the Runway to McDonald’s , retailers are tapping into a world of technology that lets customers make transactions without visiting a cashier. In the U.S., Nuro Co-founder Dave Ferguson said in an announcement.

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Autonomous Delivery Startup Nuro Nets $500M In Funding On $5B Valuation

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The program was implemented in Houston and used both the R2 and autonomous Toyota Priuses, which were powered via Nuro's proprietary software and hardware. Last year, Nuro announced it was working with Walmart on a pilot for autonomous grocery delivery.

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Are Postmates Sidewalk Robots Just The Tip Of The Self-Delivery Frontier?

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The need for food delivery keeps pushing the edge of retail innovation – and could even lead to crowding on sidewalks and competing for room with pedestrians and rented scooters – as Postmates plans to test delivery robots in San Francisco. Automotive Interest.

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5G, Biometrics Lead The Way At Mobile World Congress

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Indeed, new evidence recently emerged about the deployment of the latest generation of mobile technology – one that promises to bring significant changes to retail and payments thanks to bandwidth expansion and faster processing, along with new challenges and questions as early 5G case studies loom. Biometric Innovation.

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

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Drone technology has been used by defense organizations and tech-savvy consumers for quite some time. However, the benefits of this technology extends well beyond just these sectors. And as autonomy and collision-avoidance technologies improve, so too will drones’ ability to perform increasingly complex tasks.

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From Energy To Telecom: 30 Big Industries Drones Could Disrupt

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Drone technology has been used by defense organizations and tech-savvy consumers for quite some time. However, the benefits of this technology extends well beyond just these sectors. And as autonomy and collision-avoidance technologies improve, so too will drones’ ability to perform increasingly complex tasks.

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Facebook’s Libra, Uber Losses, Instant Deposits Top Week’s News

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Here is what we’ve learned from the Libra experience that may be helpful to other innovators who have large plans to change the world. Consumers have noticed the rising levels of fraud in digital banking, while fraudsters are relying on technologies such as machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI). Levi Strauss & Co.

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