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Ex-Uber Jump Manager Joins Amazon's eBike Unit

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Amazon has poached former Uber manager Alex Vickers and Justin Ginsburgh , known for starting New York's Citi Bike bikeshare service, to helm its eBike delivery team, CNBC reported. The move shows Amazon potentially moving more into last-mile delivery innovations, with the bikes a possible source of deliveries.

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Amazon To Create 800 New Jobs At Austin Tech Hub

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In the last four years, we have created more than 1,000 jobs in Austin,” said Terry Leeper, general manager of Amazon’s Austin Tech Hub, in the press release. With a strong pool of technical talent in Austin and a dynamic quality of life, we are excited to continue to expand and create more opportunity in this vibrant city.”.

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Amazon Accepting Cash Payments At Oxxo Stores

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In the last four years, we have created more than 1,000 jobs in Austin,” said Terry Leeper, general manager of Amazon’s Austin Tech Hub, in the press release. With a strong pool of technical talent in Austin and a dynamic quality of life, we are excited to continue to expand and create more opportunity in this vibrant city.”.

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HSBC’s Banking Robot Debuts In Miami

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Miami’s tech scene is experiencing positive growth and we see a lot of opportunity for disruption in the region,” Pablo Sanchez, head of retail banking and wealth management for HSBC in the U.S. Our customers in South Florida will have a chance to experience an entirely new way of banking thanks to Pepper.

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18 Corporate Innovation Labs In Healthcare

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One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong , and we’ve written about corporate innovation theater before.

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London B2B FinTechs Win Big As Market Preps For Disruption

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Preparations for corporate banking disruption and PSD2 are stirring the innovation pot, it seems. The new funding will help the company expand geographically in the U.S., with plans to open an office in New York City later this year. company attracted $11 million in new funding this week led by Accel.

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Farmer’s Fridge On The Importance Of Digital Upgrades

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cities, including Chicago, Milwaukee, New York City and Philadelphia, and it plans to expand to additional locations. From the supply-chain side, I have to be able to manage a highly perishable inventory,” he said. Targeting Convenience.

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