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COVID-19 Sees More Online Grocers Accept EBT SNAP Payments For Food

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Online grocers are increasingly allowing underprivileged consumers to use EBT payments (the modern equivalent of food stamps) at a time when the pandemic has made going to the store too risky for many shoppers. The move by the two companies is just the latest initiative in a growing trend of EBT acceptance for online grocery shoppers.

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Will Vroom’s Plan To Bring AI To Auto Sales Mark The Death Of Dealerships?

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“Buy a car entirely online, and have it safely delivered, contact-free.” So goes the pitch at online car-buying platform Vroom , which is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to further accelerate the transformation of the used car business. Marketing Cars Online.

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Identity As A Service To The Rescue

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With the two-headed Facebook-Instagram giant now bustling online marketplaces and not just social sharing platforms anymore, stakes are getting higher faster. billion phones with fingerprint scanning that will go to market at the same time, and you’ve got the makings of a serious online security upgrade. Add those to the 4.6

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5G, Biometrics Lead The Way At Mobile World Congress

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As for AT&T, it reportedly launched 5G service in these cities: Houston, Texas; Dallas, Texas; Atlanta, Texas; Waco, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Jacksonville, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; New Orleans, Louisiana; Indianapolis, Indiana and San Antonio, Texas. Tech Convergence.

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Senate Grills Facebook’s Marcus Over Libra

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Louisiana Sen. to lead it its construction and regulation, lest the technology form factor be led by others from places “out of reach of our national security apparatus.”. Marcus went on to reaffirm Facebook’s commitment that it would not look to bring Libra online in the U.S. He said the U.S. without regulatory support.

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The Importance Of Cyber War Games For Digital Businesses

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based Immersive Labs for its cyber security war games demonstrates the enduring appeal of that adage. Take the Louisiana Maneuvers , a series of U.S. The recent news that Goldman Sachs is the first financial institution (FI) to sign up with U.K.-based

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June’s Top 12 Mobile Pay Moments

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On June 9, JPMorgan Chase recently announced that it secured a multi-year deal with Shell to accept Chase Pay at all of its gas stations. Now, as part of its new deal with Shell, it appears Chase is on its way to securing more support for its mobile wallet service that’s likely to be launched into market soon.

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