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Daimler Unveils eMobility Unit For Trucks And Buses
Daimler Unveils eMobility Unit For Trucks And Buses
June 06, 2018  |  Innovation

Combining its efforts from five divisions, Daimler Trucks is rolling out an eMobility unit. The idea behind the unit is to speed up the creation...

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Circle In Early Talks For US Banking License
Circle In Early Talks For US Banking License
June 06, 2018  |  Banking

Months after rolling out a crypto trading platform, Circle Internet Financial Ltd said it has had early talks with regulators about obtaining a banking license...

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Coming Soon: Hamburgers By Drone In The Burbs
Coming Soon: Hamburgers By Drone In The Burbs
June 06, 2018  |  Delivery

The last mile has its challenges — faced on land, over roads, amid ocean waves and in the air. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Facebook Winds Down Data Sharing With Chinese Firms
Facebook Winds Down Data Sharing With Chinese Firms
June 06, 2018  |  Facebook

After learning that Facebook has data sharing partnerships with Chinese firms, members of Congress are seeking to learn more about the practice. Huawei, for example,...

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Tencent Seeks To Cut Paper Chase In Travel Between China And Hong Kong
Tencent Seeks To Cut Paper Chase In Travel Between China And Hong Kong
June 06, 2018  |  International

The paper chase — the literal one — is about to get cut short amid distances well-traveled. News came Wednesday (June 6) via Reuters that...

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Chargehound: Getting Merchants Up To Speed With Chargeback Data
Chargehound: Getting Merchants Up To Speed With Chargeback Data
June 06, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

When a merchant receives a chargeback, chances are that the transaction in question took place weeks or even months ago, meaning the revenue was already...

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Microsoft’s Underwater Data Centers Could Power Future IoT
Microsoft’s Underwater Data Centers Could Power Future IoT
June 06, 2018  |  Internet of Things

Everyone has heard of storing data in the cloud, but what about in the briny depths? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Not A Joke: IHOP To Change Name To IHOb
Not A Joke: IHOP To Change Name To IHOb
June 06, 2018  |  Retail

IHOP is dead. Long live IHOb. As of this morning (June 6), the news came over the wires and rendered today as “a day that...

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Skipping The Hype, Finding The Opportunity
Skipping The Hype, Finding The Opportunity
June 06, 2018  |  Today In Data

The gig economy started out as a way for workers to make a little bit of extra money on the side, but it’s become a...

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