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Walmart Denies It Wants Truckers To Stop Delivering For Amazon
Walmart Denies It Wants Truckers To Stop Delivering For Amazon
June 30, 2017  |  Retail

Walmart Stores is reportedly putting pressure on its delivery truck operators, warning them they will have to stop hauling goods for Amazon or lose Walmart’s...

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Tour De France Fans Will Experience Race Through Machine Learning Technologies
Tour De France Fans Will Experience Race Through Machine Learning Technologies
June 30, 2017  |  Innovation

Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), organizers of the Tour de France, and Dimension Data, the official technology partner of the Tour de France, have announced the...

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UberPOOL Commuter Benefits Card Users Seeing Longer Wait Times
UberPOOL Commuter Benefits Card Users Seeing Longer Wait Times
June 30, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Many UberPOOL customers who use a commuter benefits card have reported much longer wait times to get a ride than those using just a regular credit card....

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Google, Amazon Enjoying Healthy Growth Of Voice-Activated Devices
Google, Amazon Enjoying Healthy Growth Of Voice-Activated Devices
June 30, 2017  |  Retail

Voice-activated technology has been growing in adoption, with the Amazon Echo and Google Home both seeing an increase in units sold of 39 percent year-over-year....

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Alibaba Gears Up To Launch Its Own Voice-Activated Device
Alibaba Gears Up To Launch Its Own Voice-Activated Device
June 30, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Alibaba, China’s eCommerce company, is reportedly gearing up to create a voice-controlled speaker similar to the virtual assistant Amazon Echo that understands the Chinese language. According...

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Commanders in Chief: Merchant Link’s CIO Keeps Data Security on Its Toes
Commanders in Chief: Merchant Link’s CIO Keeps Data Security on Its Toes
June 30, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Security in payments — it’s what consumers and retailers alike need to have successful interactions. With connected devices within arm’s reach of most consumers, secure...

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In South Africa, Cash Is Consumers’ Hands-Down Choice
In South Africa, Cash Is Consumers’ Hands-Down Choice
June 30, 2017  |  Cash

For South African eTailers, accepting cash is not an ‘if,’ but a ‘must.’ According to the latest PYMNTS Global Cash Index™ South Africa Analysis, cash...

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Blue Apron A (Possible) Tech IPO Fizzle
Blue Apron A (Possible) Tech IPO Fizzle
June 30, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Yes, Thursday was a tough day in the stock market, but Blue Apron’s flat performance is no sizzle — might this be a fizzly line...

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