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Uber App Now Offers Public Transport Tickets For CO Riders

Uber App Now Offers Public Transport Tickets For CO Riders
Uber App Now Offers Public Transport Tickets For CO Riders
July 09, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Uber is rolling out more ways to get around with expanded train and bus tickets for its customers in Denver, Colorado. Get the Full Story...

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Facebook Targets Video Content Products With Payment Incentives
Facebook Targets Video Content Products With Payment Incentives
July 09, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook is dangling the promise of more fans and endless money in an effort to lure video creators away from YouTube and other social media...

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IBM Closes On Red Hat Acquisition
IBM Closes On Red Hat Acquisition
July 09, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

As it looks to bolster its cloud computing business, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has closed its $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat Inc. IBM...

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Bolt Lands $68M To Create ‘One-Stop Checkout Software’
Bolt Lands $68M To Create ‘One-Stop Checkout Software’
July 09, 2019  |  Investments

Online checkout startup Bolt announced it has raised $68 million in additional funding, according to a report in Fortune. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Debt Loads Hobble Chinese Firms
Debt Loads Hobble Chinese Firms
July 09, 2019  |  Economy

There’s an old saying in investing, which, paraphrased, works out to “you only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” Get...

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Innovating With Cashierless Checkout In The UK
Innovating With Cashierless Checkout In The UK
July 09, 2019  |  Today In Data

Tesco, among other British grocers, is working to bring cashierless shopping to the public in the age of Amazon Go. In other retail news, buy...

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As 5G Looms, Retail Possibilities Become More Clear
As 5G Looms, Retail Possibilities Become More Clear
July 09, 2019  |  Retail

Retailers surely have more than enough to worry about these days. For one, the pace of innovation keeps speeding up – and that holds true for...

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How QSRs Bring Mobile And Digital Payments To The Table
How QSRs Bring Mobile And Digital Payments To The Table
July 09, 2019  |  Retail

In the age of quick-service restaurant (QSR) dining technology innovation, restaurants are frantically looking into ways to provide consumers with mobile ordering bells and whistles...

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Facebook To Begin Taking Share Of Fan Subscription Revenue
Facebook To Begin Taking Share Of Fan Subscription Revenue
July 09, 2019  |  Retail

As part of a wider range of announcements related to monetization at VidCon, Facebook said it plans to take a share of up to 30...

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