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Walmart spokeswoman Molly Blakeman told CNBC the retailer is working with partner Gatik , a self-driving vehicle startup, to test out a self-driving vehicle that will travel the two-mile route in Bentonville, Arkansas between two stores. “We Earlier this month, Walmart U.S.

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JULY 28, 2019

People in Arkansas can now get groceries delivered via a new Walmart pilot with Gatik using self-driving cars that include a human safety driver behind the wheel. Walmart has been a pioneer in integrating the latest technology into its retail operations. Kroger and H-E-B are among other retailers testing similar technology.

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JULY 28, 2019

People in Arkansas can now get groceries delivered with a new Walmart pilot with Gatik using self-driving cars that include a human safety driver behind the wheel. Walmart has been a pioneer in integrating the latest technology into its retail operations. Kroger and H-E-B are among other retailers testing similar technology.

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Barclays similarly bolstered its B2B fraud fight by recently upgrading its biometric authentication technology in partnership with Hitachi’s VeinID technology. million was defrauded from lenders by an Arkansas man in a rare case of small business loan fraud. According to the Magnolia Reporter , $3.3

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JUNE 16, 2020

Walmart has purchased a health services technology company that promises to manage prescription drugs for each family member, the Arkansas-based chain announced on Monday (June 15). CNBC reported the world’s largest retailer paid about $200 million for CareZone , the Seattle-based tech start up. CareZone said the apps have about 3.5

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JUNE 20, 2019

Walmart spokeswoman Molly Blakeman told CNBC the retailer is working with partner Gatik , a self-driving vehicle startup, to test out a self-driving vehicle that will travel the two-mile route in Bentonville, Arkansas between two stores. “We Earlier this month, Walmart’s U.S.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Under the plans, seniors will have access to new Walmart Health centers around the Atlanta area, which will use Clover's technology to track patient health and improve the quality of care. Walmart has been making moves in the healthcare field for some time, including opening clinics in Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, Florida and Arkansas.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Retailing giant Walmart is expanding the use of its Scan & Go mobile app, which is already being tested in around 12 stores in Arkansas, Florida, Texas and Georgia, to include ten more brick-and-mortar locations. Sam’s Club rolled out similar technology in its brick-and-mortar locations last fall, noted the report.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

Reuters reported that automation technology’s melt into middle-wage jobs like construction, office work, truck driving and even food prep and food service will see more and more jobs displaced by computer technology. Certain states will be heavily affected, like Indiana, Kentucky, South Dakota, Arkansas and Alabama.

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APRIL 28, 2020

The properties in Texas, Indiana, Alaska, Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Arkansas and Tennessee will not be limited to curbside-pickup reopening like the ones happening in Texas, the report said. Simon is also encouraging retailers to use technology, such as Apple Pay, for contactless transactions.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Walmart Gets Green Light to Start Drone Delivery Near Arkansas HQ . Walmart this week got local zoning approval from the city of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, near its company headquarters, to start using the chain’s local store as a drone launch-and-delivery hub.

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JUNE 20, 2016

” To amp up its sales, the retail giant is investing billions of dollars for technological superiority over its competitors. billion on information technology development, topping the list of IDC’s biggest technology spenders. In 2015, the company spent $10.5

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

New technology often starts out at the U.S. A report earlier this week from The Intercept detailed how prison operators in New York, Texas, Arizona, Florida and Arkansas are using — or want to use — voice prints from inmates (and, apparently, not always with the full knowledge of those prisoners). Prison Payments.

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Zenwork , a digital tax compliance and regulatory reporting technology provider , has raised $163M in growth equity funding from Spectrum Equity. Arkansas-based Zenwork, formerly known as Tech Atlantis, is a RegTech firm that helps companies automate their tax reporting processes. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? Want the full post?

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APRIL 18, 2016

Three months later – well into pilot programs in Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri and less than 6 weeks before the national rollout is set to start in June, the conversation has shifted to customer service, eCommerce and how well Walmart has prepared to step into the digital arena and fight for dominance.

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Arkansas Federal Credit Union in Little Rock launched a branded calling solution in June through a partnership with First Orion, also based in Little Rock. It has helped reduce declined calls by 21%.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Huawei and ZTE , two Chinese technology companies, have been dealt a blow Wednesday (Feb. When asked by Senator Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas, if they would advise American citizens to use products by Huawei and ZTE, none of the security officials opted to do so. business communications through Huawei technology.

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JUNE 16, 2016

At the 2016 Bloomberg Technology Conference, the robotics company’s Founder and CEO Wendy Roberts said that these next-generation carts are a new opportunity for robotics companies as the brick-and-mortar space undergoes transformation to provide the ease online eCommerce players like Amazon provide. The company reportedly spent $10.5

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

technologies, according to U.S. Mark Warner, who serves as the Senate Committee’s Democratic vice chairman, also voiced concern over surveillance technologies, remarking on extant relationships between that country’s government and Chinese enterprises focused on technology. senators and intelligence officials.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

The technology is often considered a game-changer for supply chain management and logistics operations, able to both elevate the efficiency of operations while connecting corporates to real-time data for deep business intelligence and analytics. These technologies don’t get deployed because they don’t have a good power solution.”.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Far from its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart is seeking to deliver stronger omnichannel offerings internationally. However, the segment has grown quickly, and Amazon, along with its competitors, is seeking to ramp up its focus on technology, product offerings and logistics.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

The prospect of this technology is intriguing, both for customers and for Walmart’s last-mile delivery efforts.”. The pilot program will launch in the spring in Bentonville, Arkansas. The prospect of this technology is intriguing, both for customers and for Walmart’s last-mile delivery efforts,” Ward noted in the blog post.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

House Committee on Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing Thursday (Sept. That seems like a lifetime in this business,” said Congressman French Hill of Arkansas. Reception toward the initiative was not, however, universally positive. payments ecosystem. Global Connections.

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The app, which was initially tested with 200 users, incorporates IBM’s Watson technology for a chatbot-like interaction that culls and constructs a growing list of answers to employee questions. Currently available for Android devices, the app allows employees to socialize questions related to workplace and legal rights.

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JUNE 3, 2016

While the Arkansas-based company got the go-ahead for using drones in its warehouse, it might still be a while before it gets to use the technology for fulfilling drone-powered home deliveries. Its application to U.S. regulators sought permission for checking warehouse inventories, curbside pickup and home deliveries.

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JUNE 25, 2019

Spokeswoman Molly Blakeman told CNBC the retailer is working with partner Gatik , a self-driving vehicle startup, to test a vehicle that will travel the two-mile route in Bentonville, Arkansas between two stores. “We

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Numerous digital technologies have entered the business realm during the past few years, shifting how quickly companies expect their suppliers to fulfill their orders. This leads some to test out such technologies more cautiously than they would consumer-facing digital tools, including payment solutions.

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Walmart is open — not just for business but to new technology ideas. It is looking to startups to potentially lead growth with big ideas and new technology solutions from small, agile companies. It is looking to startups to potentially lead growth with big ideas and new technology solutions from small, agile companies.

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The new schools include the University of San Francisco, University of Vermont, Arkansas State University, South Dakota State University, Norfolk State University, Louisburg College, University of North Alabama, Chowan University, Clemson University, Georgetown University, University of Tennessee and the University of Kentucky.

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LumoXchange (Arkansas, $200k raised) and CreditPoint Software (Oklahoma, $1.1M LumoXchange (Arkansas, $200k raised) and CreditPoint Software (Oklahoma, $1.1M D3 Technology. Avant’s backers include General Atlantic, Tiger Global Managament, Peter Thiel, and RRE Ventures. Total Equity Funding ($M). LumoXchange. $

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Doug McMillon started his presentation for Walmart’s annual investor meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas by saying he wanted to “challenge your thinking about Walmart.” ” “We are getting to reimagine retail and our business … expect us to test a lot and fail a lot,” he said.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

At the Monday press conference, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said the AGs, across political parties and demographics, stand together to “protect the free market, protect competition and … the American consumer … against this online, search engine juggernaut.”. The road may be long — and the probe itself will be sweeping.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The technology has been part of the disbursement process for decades, though its costs and inefficiencies have increased with time. Nearly 90 percent of students from the University of Arkansas and the University of Texas have elected to receive mobile disbursements since the offering became available in late 2018, for example.

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JULY 3, 2018

With the technology, the home improvement retailer is able to provide its customers with the “convenience of self-service and time savings,” Johnston said. The retailer debuted the first of the self-service kiosks in the fall of 2016 in a Bentonville, Arkansas store. And, going forward, Walmart is rolling out 500 more kiosks.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

Grocery delivery is coming for Walmart customers in Arkansas in a way few customers have ever seen before. The pilot is made possible by the state’s new autonomous vehicle law which made it possible for the Arkansas Highway Commissioner to give Gatika license to launch a commercial service with Walmart. “We

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Using the CB Insights database, we identified the most-well funded VC-backed technology startups by state based on disclosed equity funding. Tilson Technology Management. Weather Decision Technologies. First Name. The Most Well-Funded Tech Startups By US State (2015 – 1/8/2018). Disclosed Equity Funding ($M). AfterSchool.

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This week was one of the latter, as Walmart hosted its investor meeting in Arkansas and Amazon decided this week’s menu of technological innovations in retail would be an all-you-can-eat buffet. He said the technology is a “new era in commerce. And that was just the serious stuff.

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