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Starship Technologies Rolls Out Robotic Food Delivery In Arizona

PYMNTS

Amid increasing demand for contactless delivery, Starship Technologies has rolled out a robot food delivery offering in Tempe, Arizona. each day in a geofenced area near Arizona State University that encompasses multiple eateries and a residential neighborhood. to 8:30 p.m.

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Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian

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Uber ’s self-driving car in Tempe, Arizona, struck and killed a pedestrian Sunday night (March 18), marking the first known fatality of a pedestrian by an autonomous vehicle. Some incredibly sad news out of Arizona,” wrote Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on Twitter on Monday (March 19), according to the WSJ.

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5 reasons your financial institution should attend the ThinkBIG 2024 conference

Abrigo

The ThinkBIG 2024 conference is June 3-6 in Phoenix, Arizona, and with 99% of last year’s attendees saying they would recommend the conference to others, Abrigo expects another large crowd. Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced architecture and the amenities of the Waldorf Astoria resort make the Arizona Biltmore a desert oasis.

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This week’s podcast: Arizona’s Fintech Sandbox and Facilitating Innovation

CFPB Monitor

We talk with Evan Daniels, Fintech Counsel in the Arizona Attorney General’s office, about Arizona’s first-in-the-nation Fintech sandbox and how it is being used to drive innovation in consumer financial services. To listen and subscribe to the podcast, click here.

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4,000 Years In, Bringing Innovation To Mead (Yes, Mead)

PYMNTS

And rising to meet the nation’s rising need for mead are Jeff and Jen Herbert, who 10 years ago started on the path to being one of America’s premier mead makers — a journey that as of last year saw their business, Arizona-based Superstition Meadery , bring in $2.7 million in revenue.

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Here is The Math Behind the High-Yield Account

South State Correspondent

If you bank in a fast-growing state such as Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, Florida, or South Carolina, population and business formation growth result in lower acquisition costs. Your banker smartly cross-sells them a savings account and pays them the current national average of 59 basis points.

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Autonomous Delivery Startup Nuro Nets $500M In Funding On $5B Valuation

PYMNTS

According to Zhu, Nuro has now put out two versions of the autonomous delivery vehicle, including R2, which received the first and only federal exemption for an autonomous vehicle from the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , per the post.

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