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Building A More Ethical Workplace Culture
Building A More Ethical Workplace Culture
March 20, 2018  |  Regulation

It’s hard to blame anyone for feeling less inspired by workplace ethics these days. The run of recent headlines could convince even a naturally upbeat...

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Google Pay Now Accepted At Las Vegas Monorail
Google Pay Now Accepted At Las Vegas Monorail
March 19, 2018  |  Google

Google enters the transportation industry with Google Pay, announcing news on Monday (March 19) that consumers can now pay for tickets for a ride on the...

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Mastercard Would Be Glad To Help Central Banks Issue National Digital Tokens
Mastercard Would Be Glad To Help Central Banks Issue National Digital Tokens
March 19, 2018  |  Mastercard

Mastercard’s Co-President of Asia-Pacific Ari Sarker said the payment company would happily look into facilitating the use of digital currencies that are issued by central banks...

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Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian
Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian
March 19, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber’s self-driving car in Tempe, Arizona, struck and killed a pedestrian Sunday night (March 18), marking the first known fatality of a pedestrian by an...

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Facebook Data Scandal Tanks Stock Market
Facebook Data Scandal Tanks Stock Market
March 19, 2018  |  Facebook

Following a technology stock sell-off led by Facebook, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted in afternoon trading on Monday (March 19), at one point declining...

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Facebook To Launch Subscription Service To Help Creators Make Money
Facebook To Launch Subscription Service To Help Creators Make Money
March 19, 2018  |  Facebook

Aiming to take on YouTube in the content market, Facebook is gearing up to launch a new subscription feature to help creators make money. Get...

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First Data Expands Alipay Acceptance To 600M Chinese Users
First Data Expands Alipay Acceptance To 600M Chinese Users
March 19, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Ant Financial’s Alipay is expanding across North America as it broadens its partnership with First Data, the companies announced Monday (March 19). Get the Full...

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Amazon Says Go Stores An Early Hit With Customers
Amazon Says Go Stores An Early Hit With Customers
March 19, 2018  |  Amazon

It looks like consumers who try Amazon Go like it enough to keep coming back, particularly if the cashier-free shops are in proximity to where...

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No Cashier? No Problem: The Checkout-Free Future Of Grocery
No Cashier? No Problem: The Checkout-Free Future Of Grocery
March 19, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

What’s a grocery store to do if it wants to go cashier-less but it’s not Amazon Go? There are a number of tech companies trying...

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