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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

PYMNTS

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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CFPB December 2016 complaint report highlights debt collection complaints, complaints from Arizona consumers

CFPB Monitor

The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Arizona and the Phoenix metro area. General findings include the following: As of December 1, 2016, the CFPB handled approximately 1,058,100 complaints nationally, including approximately 23,100 complaints in November 2016.

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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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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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Chinese Consumers Shut Their Wallets In Face Of Coronavirus 

PYMNTS

California and Arizona health officials said there were several cases of the virus in various counties there, all from people who had recently been to Wuhan, where the virus originated in China. The massive national holiday is considered peak time for international travel among Chinese nationals.

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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.