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Walmart2Walmart Is Lowering Fees — And Going Digital With Amex
April 26, 2017

In a world obsessed with the digital future of money, cash can be a pretty easy thing to overlook. That’s of course, unless one is talking about fighting and winning the war on it. But for nearly 10 percent of American consumers who use cash...

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Google Is Making It Easier To Spot Fake News
April 26, 2017

Google is upgrading its famous search engine to make it harder for sites selling fake news and other hoaxes to make it into its top search results. As it turns out, filtering the fake is no small job — making sure fake news does not...

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Au Bon Pain Jumps On Mobile Order Ahead Train
April 26, 2017

Waiting in line is becoming a drag. If there’s one thing today’s consumers aren’t, it’s patient. As a result, mobile order ahead options soon look to become a dominant digital ordering method in the quick service restaurants (QSR) space. Since Starbucks debuted its offering back...

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Samsung Facial Recognition Tech Not Ready For Payments Yet
April 26, 2017

While Samsung has netted a lot of early buzz for the inclusion of facial recognition biometrics in its newly released Galaxy S8 phone, experts say that facial recognition has a few years to go before it is ready to roll out for use with payments. And...

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Jack Ma Thinks AI Could Cause “More Pain Than Happiness”
April 25, 2017

While most tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs can not quite sing enough of the praises of the AI-enhanced and fully automated world, there is at least one dissenting voice in the love fest.  And it’s a notable one.  Alibaba founder and CEO Jack Ma is concerned...

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Samsung Galaxy S8 Drops In U.S. — And The Complaints Begin
April 21, 2017

For Samsung, the big day is here in the U.S. — the new flagship phone, the Galaxy S8, will hit U.S. shores today. After the very public fail of the S7 — and the costly product recall that followed — the launch is being watched...

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Brayola And Crowdsourcing A Better Bra
April 17, 2017

Most entrepreneurs tend to think of themselves as special or unique, and given the fact that vast majority of business a fail within their few years of life, that is probably a good thing. In the face of long odds, an entrepreneurial spirit requires a...

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Gas Station TV, Verifone Combine Pump Assets Into GSTV
April 13, 2017

Gas Station TV (GSTV), the operator of a video network at the gas pump, and Verifone, a payments and commerce solutions company, announced Wednesday (April 12) a 50-50 joint venture that combines the assets and operations of Verifone’s Pump Media division with GSTV, which is...

Dine In At Dominos Now Includes Alcohol
April 12, 2017

From college life onward, there’s arguably one food and drink pairing that will likely never go out of style — pizza and beer. While there are many pubs and restaurants around the world offering up this combination, it has yet to make it into the mainstream...