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Uber Testing Traffic Estimates With Some Customers
Uber Testing Traffic Estimates With Some Customers
September 17, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber, a ridesharing company, has started testing traffic estimates for its Android riders during the past few months and has recently expanded it to its...

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Has Unbundling Lost Its Cool?
Has Unbundling Lost Its Cool?
July 09, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Is unbundling the future? So it would seem. Banking is being unbundled. Open banking, set in motion globally by a regulatory fiat called PSD2, gives...

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Google Maps Serves Up Personalized Restaurant Recommendations
Google Maps Serves Up Personalized Restaurant Recommendations
June 27, 2018  |  Google

Google has officially launched new features on Google Maps that will help users find the best spots to eat, drink, and play based on their...

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New Google Shopping Brick-And-Mortar Tools Feature Inventory Lists
New Google Shopping Brick-And-Mortar Tools Feature Inventory Lists
June 13, 2018  |  Google

Google has announced a variety of new features for Google Shopping designed to boost business for brick-and-mortar merchants. “There are brand new ways for people...

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Self-Driving Vehicles: The Newest Role for Maps?
Self-Driving Vehicles: The Newest Role for Maps?
June 01, 2018  |  Innovation

Maps were used for many things throughout the centuries. In the coming years, maps will tell self-driving cars when to turn left and right, where...

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Five At Five: Walmart’s Plans For Flipkart
Five At Five: Walmart’s Plans For Flipkart
May 14, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day. Today’s stories include the latest on the...

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Google Maps’ Latest Iteration To Product Exploration
Google Maps’ Latest Iteration To Product Exploration
May 11, 2018  |  Google

The latest iteration of Google Maps is slated to launch this summer, TechCrunch reported, with a slew of new features that tie into exploring surroundings,...

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Volvos Will Soon Come With Google Assistant
Volvos Will Soon Come With Google Assistant
May 08, 2018  |  Google

Volvo Cars has announced it will embed Google Assistant, Google Play Store, Google Maps and other Google services into its next-generation Sensus infotainment system. The...

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Please Wait To Be Seated. Google Will Tell You How Long.
Please Wait To Be Seated. Google Will Tell You How Long.
November 14, 2017  |  ResTech

The wait is over: Google has finally introduced a feature to help hungry searchers find out not only when a restaurant is likely to be...

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