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Walmart’s GoLocal Delivery, Visa’s Jump Into NFTs And Payments Innovation Top This Week’s News

Walmart’s GoLocal Delivery, Visa’s Jump Into NFTs And Payments Innovation Top This Week’s News
Walmart’s GoLocal Delivery, Visa’s Jump Into NFTs And Payments Innovation Top This Week’s News
August 27, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw Robinhood lure new clients with a $100,00 giveaway, and WWE SummerSlam vendors victimized by systemwide outage. The Weekender is...

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Alphabet’s Drone Unit, Wing, Nears 100K Deliveries
Alphabet’s Drone Unit, Wing, Nears 100K Deliveries
August 25, 2021  |  Delivery

Alphabet’s drone subsidiary Wing is closing in on 100,000 customer delivery flights after launching in Logan, Australia, almost two years ago, in addition to thousands...

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Google Founders Stepping Back More With $1B Stock Selloff
Google Founders Stepping Back More With $1B Stock Selloff
July 30, 2021  |  Google

Two of the world’s richest people got a little bit richer in the last few months when Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin sold...

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Google Requires Vaccines In Delayed Office Return
Google Requires Vaccines In Delayed Office Return
July 28, 2021  |  Google

Google is postponing employees’ return to physical offices until October 18, and when people do come back to their desks, COVID-19 vaccinations will be required,...

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Today In Payments: Walmart To License Digital Tech; Visa Payments Volume Up 34 Pct
Today In Payments: Walmart To License Digital Tech; Visa Payments Volume Up 34 Pct
July 28, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, merchants will now be able to use Walmart’s tech solutions, and Visa’s earnings revealed a rebound in consumer spending. Plus, Apple’s...

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Google, Jio See Late Summer Release For High-Quality, Low-Cost Smartphone
Google, Jio See Late Summer Release For High-Quality, Low-Cost Smartphone
June 24, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Google and Jio Platforms said that work is progressing on their jointly developed made-for-India smartphone, adding that the release date is set for Friday, September...

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Senate Judiciary Committee Presses Google, Amazon For Smart Home Info
Senate Judiciary Committee Presses Google, Amazon For Smart Home Info
June 23, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights has called on Amazon and Google’s Alphabet to extend more information about...

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Big Tech Earnings Reveal Big Ideas For What’s Next In Commerce
Big Tech Earnings Reveal Big Ideas For What’s Next In Commerce
April 30, 2021  |  Earnings

The reports are in, and another Big Tech earnings season is done, as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft all announced their quarterly results this...

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