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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. cities by the end of 2019.

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Automated Retail Speeds Up Delivery And Checkout

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Last month, Domino’s Pizza announced it would be testing autonomous pizza delivery in Houston with robotics company Nuro. According to the study, it’s estimated that there are 4.5 Since each customer has their own unique card, the store can track shoppers with an assist from security cameras. million vending machines in the U.S.

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

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The vehicle includes an integrated landing system, which allows the drone to securely land atop the vehicle while in motion. Fortunately, conservationists are adopting innovative methods to protect and study our global ecosystems. Startup companies and universities are also designing systems intended for search and rescue.

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From Energy To Telecom: 30 Big Industries Drones Could Disrupt

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The vehicle includes an integrated landing system, which allows the drone to securely land atop the vehicle while in motion. Fortunately, conservationists are adopting innovative methods to protect and study our global ecosystems. Startup companies and universities are also designing systems intended for search and rescue.

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Why Contextual Commerce Is The Next Big Thing

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This stand-alone food ordering and delivery app — now live in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. study reported that loud music in clubs increased alcohol consumption – which explains why you can’t hear yourself think in most nightclubs.

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PayPal, Kiva Team To Launch New Tools For Small Business Month

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The events will take place in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Minneapolis, Omaha, Oakland, Portland (Ore.), and more locations, including workshops that will educate small business owners on issues such as securing financing, leveraging digital tools to enable growth and sharing ways to compete globally. Washington D.C.

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Business As Usual For North Korean Hackers Despite Trump Meeting

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with the largest concentration in Houston and New York. Houston is home to several oil and gas companies and New York is the world’s financial capital. The report noted that the attacks were extremely focused on engineers and executives who had broad access to the servers and intellectual property of the companies.

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