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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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CBD-Infused Burger Signals Higher Level Of Fast Food Innovation

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Recess , a CBD-infused sparkling water company, has announced that it will be available on Uber Eats for delivery to customers in New York City. QSR Innovation. In regions like the Midwest, Southwest and West, meanwhile, growth lags behind the country’s mean.

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Amazon To Create 800 New Jobs At Austin Tech Hub

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“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.”. The addition of jobs in Texas comes a few weeks after Amazon pulled out of creating its second headquarters, partly in New York City.

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Amazon Accepting Cash Payments At Oxxo Stores

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“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.”. The addition of jobs in Texas comes a few weeks after Amazon pulled out of creating its second headquarters, partly in New York City.

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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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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. bank to deploy a robot.

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Making A Plant-Based Jerky For The Lone Star State

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Texas might be known for its BBQ, chicken-fried steak or chili, but food innovators in the Lone Star State are making their mark with meat-free products inspired by the local culinary landscape. In another nod to the Lone Star State’s geographical landscape, each of the company’s flavors represents a different region in the state.

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