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Amazon To Open A More Than $5B Second Headquarters
Amazon // September 08, 2017

Amazon.com has issued a request for proposals (RFP) from local and state government officials as it looks to open its second headquarters (Hq2) in the U.S. In a company press release, the eCommerce giant said it will invest more than $5 billion in “construction and operation of...

Google Tracker: Challenging The Champions
Retail // August 29, 2017

Google seems to want a slice of everybody else’s pie this week. Some of the search engine giant’s latest moves are strikingly similar to what competitors are doing: Amazon in eCommerce and Facebook in subscription news. Plus, the company is testing a new feature that...

Amazon Hawking The Echo At Select Whole Foods Market Locations
Amazon // August 29, 2017

Amazon didn’t take long before getting its popular Echo speaker in front of Whole Foods Market (WFM) customers, already rolling it out in some stores around the country. According to a news report in TechCrunch, Amazon has created displays for selling the voice-activated personal assistant Alexa-powered...

Amazon Top Up Allows UK Underbanked Users To Pay With Cash
Amazon // August 25, 2017

Amazon has added the ability for U.K. users to pay for products and services on its eCommerce platform using cash with Amazon Top Up. According to Tech Crunch, the service allows shoppers to load between £5 and £250 into their Amazon U.K. accounts in a...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Startup Kadena Introduces Public Blockchain, NBA’s Kings Auction Jersey Using Blockchain

January 16, 2020
Kadena, a crypto startup that’s an offshoot of JPMorgan’s blockchain center, has launched a public blockchain that can interact through public and private sections, according to a report Wednesday (Jan. 15) by Coindesk. Kadena will also integrate its Chainweaver wallet into the Cosmos Network, which is what would allow the two blockchains to communicate with […]

Amazon To Open A More Than $5B Second Headquarters

September 08, 2017
Amazon.com has issued a request for proposals (RFP) from local and state government officials as it looks to open its second headquarters (Hq2) in the U.S. In a company press release, the...

Amazon Hawking The Echo At Select Whole Foods Market Locations

August 29, 2017
Amazon didn’t take long before getting its popular Echo speaker in front of Whole Foods Market (WFM) customers, already rolling it out in some stores around the country. According to...

Amazon Top Up Allows UK Underbanked Users To Pay With Cash

August 25, 2017
Amazon has added the ability for U.K. users to pay for products and services on its eCommerce platform using cash with Amazon Top Up. According to Tech Crunch, the service...