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Labor Day Weekend 2020: Where The Kentucky Derby, Dragon Con And Burning Man Go Virtual

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For example, the Kentucky Derby will be run on Saturday (Sept. The event is proving popular enough that the online registration to party with Wood has actually filled up. And for those who want to have their own derby party, NBC Sports has released a “Kentucky Derby at Home Party Pack” for downloading.

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Alibaba Developing AI For Tmall Genie Smart Speakers

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The upgrade and innovation centered around its flagship Tmall Genie smart speaker will use proprietary technologies that combine AI and the Internet of Things (IoT). The Tmall Genie’s latest model has a 10-inch screen and supports a variety of live concerts and online classes in addition to Taobao Live.

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Lenderfit Launches SMB Lending Tech In Beta

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Small business lending technology company Lenderfit has rolled out its services in beta, connecting financial institutions to solutions to facilitate small business lending. Reports in Insider Louisville said the Louisville-based startup launched in beta this week, according to CEO David Taliaferro. Recent research from the U.S.

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Wayfair Debuts An Outlet Store

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After testing out pop-up shops last year, digital furniture retailer Wayfair plans to open the doors to an outlet store in Kentucky. The brick-and-mortar location will be in the building of a warehouse that processes returned goods, Digiday reported.

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Bank of America To Update Branches In Response To Customer Behavior

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The modernized branches will have more interactive technology and a layout that will help customers who need longer visits for more complicated issues. “We As more and more people are handling routine transactions online, banks have been slowly reducing the number of branches they have. It fell from 38 percent to 26 percent in 2016.

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Yum Takes Hit From Grubhub And Names New Digital Leadership

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Grubhub, in fact, was having its own problems this week as the online food delivery space continues to evolve and become more competitive. We officially launched online ordering at KFC.com on October 13 in conjunction with the introduction of Kentucky Fried Wings and our Rudy-inspired advertising.”. Delivery Trends.

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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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