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FedEx Teams With Walmart, Target On Same-Day Delivery Robot

PYMNTS

FedEx plans to start testing a delivery robot this summer for “last-mile” home deliveries, and has partnered with Walmart, Pizza Hut and others to try out the technology, according to reports. We are excited to bring this technology to address new markets and better support our customers.

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Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street

PYMNTS

As quick-service restaurants (QSRs) look to the future, digital innovations such as self-serve kiosks and delivery are on top of mind. Buoyed by strong consumer spending and its resilience in the U.S. and abroad, companies such as McDonald’s are off to a positive start in 2018. million , higher than analyst predictions of about $229 million.

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Food Startup Novameat Can 3D Print Alt-Meat Steaks

PYMNTS

The company said it has a brand new technology that can replicate the texture and appearance of fibrous meats like fish and chicken. It has been involved in companies like Memphis Meat, Beyond Meat, Kite Hill, Geltor, Good Dot, Aleph Farms, Supermeat, Mosa Meat, New Wave and Zero Egg. “We

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Are Robots Last-Mile Delivery’s Future?

PYMNTS

To provide retailers with an automated option for last-mile deliveries, shipping carriers are entering the world of robotics technology. According to the announcement, the company plans to experiment with the bot in markets such as Memphis, Tenn. — “pending final city approvals.”. along with DEKA Founder Dean Kamen (of Segway fame).

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Let’s continue to push the boundaries

Independent Banker

Our theme this year was all about being bold, in innovation, leadership and life. It could be something as simple as making a loan to a new kind of business in your community, or bringing in a new technology. at The Venture Center for our Demo Day of the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator, and in Memphis, Tenn.,

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Our Meatless Future: How The $90B Global Meat Market Gets Disrupted

CB Insights

Meanwhile, startups using technology to engineer meat in labs or manufacture it from plant-based products are rising in popularity. Startups innovating across the meatless ecosystem. Startups innovating across the meatless ecosystem. Table of contents. Meal replacement & diary substitutes. Insect protein. Global trends.

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Accelerating To The Future?

PYMNTS

As more software, biotech and other technology companies enter the space, the need for accelerators is, well, accelerating. The funds and access to top-notch technology that accelerators provide these fledgling companies are crucial to their growth. Collaboration is not uncommon within accelerators.

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