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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. And for those who want to have their own derby party, NBC Sports has released a “Kentucky Derby at Home Party Pack” for downloading. 5) for the 146th time this weekend after being postponed from its normal May. Dragon Con .

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Bitcoin Daily: CoinZoom Crypto Exchange Debuts Visa Debit Card; Wave Financial To Offer Kentucky Bourbon Tokens As Investment

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In other news, Wave Financial has made deal with Wilderness Trail Distillery in Kentucky to tokenize bourbon barrels that are valued at as much as $20 million, CoinDesk reported. Some of the hires are Bryan Bishop, who is joining as the chief technology officer of the firm, and Zev Shimko, who will serve as chief operating officer.

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Walgreens Brings Mobile Technology To Stores

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To help improve the productivity of workers and enrich the customer experience, Walgreens is tapping into mobile technology as it bridges the digital and brick-and-mortar store experiences. The pharmacy chain is bringing enterprise-class handheld tablets and mobile computers from Zebra Technologies Corporation into its stores across the U.S.,

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NCR Widens Regional Service With Purchase Of Midwest POS

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announced the acquisition of Midwest POS Solutions to expand its presence in Kentucky and Indiana, as detailed in a press release on Monday (Oct. The Indiana- and Kentucky-based Midwest POS technology company has been serving the restaurant industry for more than 75 years. Midwest POS is among the first NCR Aloha dealers.

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CSI, Featurespace Team Up To Fight Money Laundering

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As criminals relentlessly target financial systems, organizations require cutting-edge technology for fraud detection and risk management,” said Kurt Guenther , CSI’s group president of business solutions. “By Headquartered in Kentucky, CSI works with financial institutions (FIs) across the country to provide FinTech solutions.

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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 investment will also help further research into IoT operating systems, edge computing and natural language processing (NLP). . “By

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China Tests Facial Recognition Subway Payment

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The face would be linked to a payment account, although whether the technology will work for similar faces or twins is not known. The technology was designed by Shenzhen Metro and telecom company Huawei. The metro company hasn’t said if and when facial recognition will become a part of all of its lines.

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