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WFH Coffee Program Brings Office Perks To Remote Workers
WFH Coffee Program Brings Office Perks To Remote Workers
June 07, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

As the pandemic-generated work-from-home (WFH) trend continues, so will the coffee-from-home trend, leaving consumers missing the constant availability of the caffeinated beverage in the office...

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Banks Compete To Meet Rising Demands Of Younger Consumers
Banks Compete To Meet Rising Demands Of Younger Consumers
June 07, 2021  |  Digital Banking

Another day, another entrant to the public markets by a challenger bank, made possible by a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. On Monday (June 7),...

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Restaurant Job Count Creeping Back Up, Per BLS Data
Restaurant Job Count Creeping Back Up, Per BLS Data
June 07, 2021  |  Personnel

The United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced on Friday (June 4) that total U.S. jobs grew by 559,000 during May....

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As Apple’s WWDC Kicks Off, App Store, Services In the Spotlight
As Apple’s WWDC Kicks Off, App Store, Services In the Spotlight
June 07, 2021  |  Apple

Monday (June 7) marks the kickoff of Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference, a weeklong confab, being held online (due to the coronavirus). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Microsoft Clears US Antitrust Hurdle For Nuance Purchase
Microsoft Clears US Antitrust Hurdle For Nuance Purchase
June 06, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Microsoft has received U.S. antitrust approval to purchase the artificial intelligence and speech technology firm Nuance Communications for $16 billion. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Mobile Carriers Hawk iPhone, Android Phone Discounts To Lock In Consumers
Mobile Carriers Hawk iPhone, Android Phone Discounts To Lock In Consumers
June 06, 2021  |  Mobile

The mobile device sector is undergoing something of a contract revival, the Wall Street Journal reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Private Equity Firms Blackstone, Carlyle Agree To Buy Medline, Report Says
Private Equity Firms Blackstone, Carlyle Agree To Buy Medline, Report Says
June 06, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Medline Industries Inc., which calls itself “the nation’s largest privately-held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies with 2020 revenue of $17.5 billion,” says it is...

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Chinese Online Recruiter Boss Zhipin Eyes US IPO
Chinese Online Recruiter Boss Zhipin Eyes US IPO
June 06, 2021  |  IPO

Kanzhun, which owns Chinese online job recruiting platform Boss Zhipin, has filed to conduct a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) that could raise as much...

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Stakes, Implications Rise As Central Banks Inch Toward Launching CBDCs
Stakes, Implications Rise As Central Banks Inch Toward Launching CBDCs
June 06, 2021  |  Digital Payments

As the world’s third-largest central bank, the People’s Bank of China is rightfully grabbing much of the attention surrounding the advance of central bank digital...

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