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Uber Debuts $50 Hourly Ride Option In Select US Cities

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Starting next month, ridesharing users in a dozen cities can opt in for a $50 an hour ride, Uber Technologies Inc. Hourly bookings will be available in Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Tacoma and Seattle beginning June 2, Uber said.

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Facebook Takes On Zillow With Dynamic Ads For Real Estate

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Facebook is using targeting technology similar to Amazon’s to display user-specific real estate listings as people utilize the social media network. Denver, Houston, Miami, and Washington, D.C. The product functions by integrating real estate firms’ existing listing data into the Facebook advertising platform.

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Uber Eats Gobbles Up Delivery-Only Restaurant Ando

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We’ve worked with Uber to power our delivery from the start, and we’re excited our team and technology will play a role in their vision of building the world’s leading food delivery service going forward,” the company wrote in its note announcing the sale. “Starting Jan. Ando hasn’t defined its role at Uber Eats yet.

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Lackluster Earnings Tank Bed Bath & Beyond’s Stock Price

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Going forward, Temares outlined initiatives for the retailer, including adoption of a new technology model, finding a new chief information officer and establishing a strategic portfolio management office. 19) call with analysts and investors. two additional boroughs in New York City and Seattle.

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Can 5G Power Retail Drone Deliveries?

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The worlds of drones and 5G mobile network technology – two of the most promising trends in digital payments and commerce – are colliding. Over the last few months, Amazon Scout has delivered thousands of smiles to customers just outside of Amazon’s headquarters in Washington state.

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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Washington, D.C. When Amazon came to Seattle, Washington, it changed the region through a boom in development to keep up with growth in employees and higher rent prices. Newark, New Jersey. New York City, New York. Northern Virginia, Virginia. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Happy Returns: In-Person Returns For eTail

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One logistics technology startup is working to solve the problem of physical returns for digital retailers. Happy Returns currently has seven Return Bars operating in five major cities — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Houston.