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DECEMBER 31, 2020

Like their cousins in banking, credit unions (CUs) long enjoyed a relaxed pace of technological change. Arizona-based FI consulting firm Cornerstone Advisors noted that just three major banks have 47 percent of the accounting and payment services sector’s $11 billion.”. It was all on their timetable. Not anymore.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

By embracing the dual EV and AV strategies, GM has given a de facto endorsement to the changing dynamics that have made segment leader Tesla the behemoth it is today — its $750 billion market value is about 10 times that of GM’s. More broadly speaking, the EV/AV uptrend will also reshape the tech industry. International Trade Council.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

And, as consumers have many options, fast-casual and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) realize they must meet growing diner expectations and embrace technology to stay relevant. And food-ordering platforms are teaming up with restaurant technology companies to make it easier for eateries to accept delivery orders.

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MARCH 14, 2019

“We’ve seen firsthand in Arizona how enthusiastic customers are about getting their Kroger groceries delivered by a Nuro self-driving vehicle ,” said Nuro Co-founder Dave Ferguson in the press release. We operate 102 stores in Houston , an energetic market that embraces digital and technology advancement.

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MARCH 30, 2020

Keap, an Arizona-based customer relationship management (CRM) software and marketing platform for small business, announced a partnership with Stripe on Monday (March 30). At Keap, we understand that getting paid can be one of the biggest challenges as a small business owner,” said Keap Co-Founder and CEO Clate Mask.

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JULY 29, 2019

Earlier in July, two consumer advocacy groups called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the California Department of Motor Vehicles to investigate Tesla’s autopilot technology, which was involved in at least three fatal accidents. Despite this, many analysts predict it will be many years before the technology is ready.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The restaurant business is: a) healthy for 2020 or b) apprehensive about technology. The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. All of the above.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

The pilot program, which will start next month at stores in Surprise, Arizona, will initially have human drivers as backups “until both companies and regulators deem them approved for a safe removal of the safety driver.”.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

12), Waymo is exploring ways to bring its self-driving technology to the trucking industry, per commentary from CEO John Krafcik. Our technology can also make trucking safer and stronger, and fill a pressing need for more drivers in many parts of the world.”. One wonders what the impact would be on the trucking labor market.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Yet the move comes as IKEA has curtailed its planned new stores, having canceled planned locations in North Carolina, Arizona and Tennessee amid a shift to eCommerce. CityLab , too, reported that the company’s market research found those who live in the Big Apple continue to like to shop in stores for furniture.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Uber Freight is finally launching its autonomous truck deliveries, with the first hauls driven in tandem with both human drivers and self-driving trucks being completed in Arizona. In August, the company announced it was expanding Uber Freight into new markets across the country, as well as introducing personalized load matching.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

APS, based in Arizona, targets B2B payments by offering payment processing that integrates directly into corporate enterprise resource management (ERP) platforms. In addition, APS provides us with end-market diversification and organic growth opportunities, which we believe will help drive shareholder value,” he said. “We

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MARCH 26, 2019

Quick-service restaurants are embracing connected in-car commerce with digital technology to let commuters and other consumers place their orders on-the-go: Domino’s Pizza , in one case, is bringing in-car ordering to new vehicles this year through a pre-loaded ordering platform dubbed AnyWare. In-Car Commerce.

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JULY 20, 2020

An infusion of immigrants, international students and growth in the finance and technology sectors have spurred a 10-year building boom. The market will absolutely bounce back,” Jared Menkes, executive vice-president of Menkes Developments, the Toronto luxury real estate developer, told Bloomberg.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has granted the first “banking and securities licenses” to two blockchain companies: SEBA Crypto AG and Sygnum AG. states: Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Arizona and Montana. The exchange is already live in California, Washington and Illinois.

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MAY 30, 2018

We recognize that so often the case is with new technology, there is a needle you have to thread,” he added later. “If The United Kingdom has already provided startups with this type of space, and earlier this year Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced plans for a global testing bed for new financial technology apps.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

The pilot program with Walmart will happen at stores in Surprise, Arizona. The company also acquired an investment from the Marubeni Corporation, a move that Udelv CEO Daniel Laury said will aid in the company’s expansion to other markets in the United States.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another retailer plans to use the technology: Approximately one month after Kroger announced that it had started to use autonomous vehicles in Arizona, Stop & Shop is intending to use them in the Bay State.

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JANUARY 21, 2019

The plates also offer geo-fencing technology that, at least for now, is meant to track “government or business vehicles,” though it could soon help with automated parking and serve as a conduit for marketing tasks. Besides California, states such as Arizona, Texas and Florida are moving toward use of digital license plates.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Nuro, the robotics company operating in the commerce market, announced on Monday (Feb. This partnership gives us the opportunity to take the next step in realizing our vision for local commerce and the broad application of our technology.”. 11) that it has raised $940 million in financing from the SoftBank Vision Fund.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

The retailer plans to pilot technology products using Microsoft’s Azure platform at two stores, one in Ohio and one in Washington. Kroger is seeking to bring new customer experiences to market faster, drive personalization with insights and help store associates become more productive. The Grocery Market.

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JUNE 26, 2017

Arizona temps grounded flights last week when they got about 120, and even the Pacific Northwest saw temperatures get up over the 100 mark in Portland. And if you can’t stay cool this summer – and odds are if you’re reading this from Arizona you can’t – we can at least keep you very well informed. But as for the lazy, well not so much.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

HOHM , for instance, recently brought its pods to the campus of the University of Arizona. It’s our HOHM rest pod, sleeping pod but it’s also the technology for the people of that location to book it,” Woods told PYMNTS in an interview. The company has Stripe’s technology linked up to its website.). The Sleeping Pod Market.

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JULY 27, 2017

It had to choose between three platforms that had seen success at its 450 locations across California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii and two international markets. The important thing, according to Round Table Pizza Director of Business Technology Andrew Kohn, was to continue to make it look easy.

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AUGUST 16, 2018

The ride-sharing technology provider managed to trim its loss in the second quarter of 2018 , to $891 million from the $1.1 Uber so far has spent $2 billion on self-driving technology development, the report said. If it spent $200 million, that would equal 22 percent of the quarterly loss. Uber’s Q2 revenue was about $2.8

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AUGUST 16, 2018

The ride-sharing technology provider managed to trim its loss in the second quarter of 2018 , to $891 million from the $1.1 Uber does not report figures associated with its work on self-driving technology. Uber so far has spent $2 billion on self-driving technology development, the report said. Uber’s Q2 revenue was about $2.8

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

million round of Series A funding, via technology that they say will enable collaborative, real-time interactions between providers, payers and members. A Big Complex Market. OODA is also entering a market with some big competition. It sounds simple – but, of course, it isn’t. across some 300 health plans.

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APRIL 29, 2019

But the technology does not offer full autonomous driving – a camera inside the vehicle monitors the driver’s eye movement for signs of exhaustion or sleep. Waymo is thought by many to be at the forefront of making self-driving technology a reality, even if many experts think it will be a few years before the tech is actually viable.

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JUNE 26, 2018

Here’s how some retailers are rolling out kiosk technology to their customers — and how it benefits merchants. The projected annual growth of the American interactive kiosk market through 2021 is 7.2 In another industry, Carvana is rolling out “vending machines” that dispense cars in Arizona and Florida. Stay tuned.

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JULY 24, 2018

And that’s officially pleasing to Google ’s parent company as it continues to devote more money to its self-driving technology Waymo unit and other experimental projects organized under the umbrella of Other Bets. According to Waymo CEO John Krafcik , vehicles powered by Waymo technology are logging 250,000 miles per day.

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APRIL 27, 2017

Now, all eyes are ahead once more for Alphabet’s upcoming Q1 earnings report slated for today after market close. This put Alphabet’s market cap well above $610 billion at the time. The one downside is that other geographies and urban environments may pose greater challenges for the budding technology. billion for the quarter.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Olo was the mobile order-ahead technology firm that Red Robin enlisted to enable mobile order-ahead.) A customer who is ordering online probably isn’t in the market for a sit-down meal – and not offering them an easy way to order and go is an easy way to send them to another merchant.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

states, with only Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Washington labeling DFS as illegal. The firm entered the public markets with a valuation of $3.3 billion – and a motive to take on a market that is poised to keep growing and evolving. The industry is big business – and getting bigger by the day.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

Economic nexus and market facilitator laws have pushed sellers to learn how individual states tax discrete product categories. Arizona, for example, is phasing down its SMB exemption threshold to only affect those selling less than $100,000 in 2021. More than sales taxes .

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JULY 17, 2019

Thom Tillis noted that for good or ill, cryptocurrency is here, and a potential important force in the market that ought to be reckoned with. 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.”. Arizona Sen. He said the U.S.

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AUGUST 28, 2018

Technology is making it easier for the workforce to put in the daily eight (or 10, or 12) hours from their own homes, but another change is taking place: Using commercial space left behind by retailers, or in eateries or hotels, as communal areas of work. What about retail stores, restaurants and hotels?

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AUGUST 17, 2018

The plans are not set in stone, but the paper reported that Google is “close to finalizing a lease” for multiple conjoined brick buildings in the city’s Fulton Market neighborhood. In the past, the Chicago Tribune noted that retail and technology experts had thought Google would build stores to create a place to highlight its electronics.

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