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Waymo Connects Riders To Phoenix Transit Systems

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Waymo announced it is partnering with Valley Metro, the Phoenix, Arizona area’s regional public transportation authority, to explore mobility solutions using self-driving technology. The end goal is to open this service to the public, to transport more people to Valley Metro transportation hubs in the Phoenix area in the future.

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Vicarious: There’s Robots, Then There’s ‘Robots-As-A-Service’ Model

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Right now, most robotic manufacturing is like getting a computer in 1965 where you needed a custom engineering firm to develop the whole thing,” said Vicarious CEO Scott Phoenix. Phoenix calls the Vicarious business model “Robots-as-a-Service,” a play on Software-as-a-Service or SaaS. And that’s the way robots are today.

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Today In Digital-First Banking: German Neobank N26 Eyes IPO With New CFO; Goalsetter Lands $3.9 Million Seed Investment  

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N26 has brought Dr. Jan Kemper on board as its new CFO as the Germany-based financial technology firm eyes a future possible IPO. Goalsetter, the financial technology upstart, has landed $3.9 million in a Astia-led seed round, with further participation from Chris Pau of the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets and others.

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The Antiques Market Bids Heavy On eCommerce

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If there’s any industry that has been slow to transition online, it’s antiques. Two recent moves from leading arts and antique dealers are leading a trend toward online arts and antique buying. Now we’re going to take a smaller storefront and concentrate more online. We’re finally knocking down the barriers online.”.

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Why Studying the Past of Digital Marketing is Important – Here’s Why #260

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I helped with driving the early subscriber growth for America Online, through a distribution deal that they had with the company that I worked with at the time was called Phoenix Technologies. Now, first of all, I got involved in digital marketing 30 years ago, like, literally 30 years ago.

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Warehouses Aren’t Keeping Up With eCommerce

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Retail continues to migrate toward eCommerce, but warehouse space is not designed to keep up with the increasing pace of online orders. Construction of new warehouses is occurring in areas such as California, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Atlanta. The average age of a warehouse in the U.S. However, some of the oldest warehouses in the U.S.

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UPS To Team With Waymo, Arrival For Electric Vans

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Under the deal, UPS will pay Waymo to use autonomous Chrysler Pacifica minivans, which will take packages to their destinations from Phoenix UPS stores. Four months ago, Amazon announced the purchase of 100,000 electric vans from Michigan startup Rivan, which is partially funded by the online retail giant.

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