Innovation

Innovation generally refers to changing processes or creating more effective processes, products and ideas. For businesses, this could mean implementing new ideas, creating dynamic products or improving your existing services.

(source: business.gov.au)

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Google Home Integrates With Food Platform Startup Innit
January 08, 2019

Innit, the Silicon Valley food platform startup, announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that it built an action for the Google Home Hub and Smart Displays with Google Assistant in an effort to grow adoption of the smart kitchen. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Honda In-Vehicle Payments Now Support Visa, Mastercard, PayPal
January 08, 2019

Paying on the go — literally, as in on the road and in the car — is gaining traction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Daimler Invests $573M In Self-Driving Trucks
January 07, 2019

Luxury German car manufacturer Daimler has announced that it will invest $573 million (500 million euros) into developing technologically advanced autonomous trucks. The move will create 200 jobs, the company said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Kroger, Microsoft Take On Amazon Go
January 07, 2019

Kroger and Microsoft announced Monday (Jan. 7) that the two are partnering up to enable a connected store experience leveraging Microsoft’s Azure cloud and Kroger technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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GE, Google Sync On Smart Home Devices
January 03, 2019

The 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will be an interesting one, according to a report from a tech outlet, because of a showdown between Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant, two competing AI helpers. However, one company – GE – is planning to debut some major...

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Segway-Ninebot To Show Off Autonomous Delivery Bot At CES
January 03, 2019

Segway, the unit of Ninebot, is gearing up to launch a self-driving delivery robot aimed at the last mile of delivery. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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How Will CES Set The 2019 Payments And Commerce Agenda?
January 02, 2019

Let’s move past the metaphors and low-level poetic imagery when it comes to the International Consumer Electronics Show, that annual conference and trade show better (and officially) known as CES. PYMNTS readers already know that CES — scheduled to take place in Las Vegas from...

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When Predictions Go Right … And Not So Right
January 01, 2019

Predicting the future is incredibly hard work. Nostradamus — routinely counted as one of history’s better prestidigitators — wrote 942 poetic quatrains of prophecy. Depending on how liberal one wants to be in connecting his texts to history, a generous reading says Nostradamus got it...

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Estonia Government Goes All Digital
December 27, 2018

Keep your eyes on Estonia in the coming year. Its ongoing efforts to make government more digital promise to guide similar pushes in other parts of the globe and lawmakers and regulators try to move away, as much as possible, from paper-based processes. Get the...