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3.1KInnovationAutonomous Food Deliveries (And Robots) Put To The Test
The last mile can be vexing for firms aiming to get their products in the hands of consumers. For food companies, the logistics...
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5.5KRetailAre Robots Last-Mile Delivery’s Future?
To provide retailers with an automated option for last-mile deliveries, shipping carriers are entering the world of robotics technology. FedEx, for instance,...
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1.9KInvestmentsNuro Raises $940M From SoftBank For Robotic Delivery
Nuro, the robotics company operating in the commerce market, announced on Monday (Feb. 11) that it has raised $940 million in financing...
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3.6KRetailRobots Tasked With Restocking Retailers’ Shelves
Retailers have been testing out shelf-scanning robots to find out if they can handle restocking a store’s inventory when needed. “We’re giving...
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8.1KArtificial IntelligenceWarehouse Robots Pave The Way For More AI Logistics
Robots have taken their place inside eCommerce and other commerce-related warehouses, and will in the coming years take even larger roles in...
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3.4KRetailAhold Delhaize Rolls Out 500 Robots In US Stores
Ahold Delhaize USA is planning to roll out nearly 500 robots to its Stop & Shop and Giant/Martin’s locations. The launch of...
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5.1KRetailBots And Outside-The-Bots, CES 2019: Payments And Commerce Highlights
There was a lot about CES in Las Vegas last week that was predictable. Google and Amazon competed for voice-activated mindshare. There...
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3.6KAmazonAmazon Looks To French Tech For Self-Driving Forklifts
Amazon has signed a seven-year deal with French robotics company Balyo, which has a navigation system that turns forklifts into self-driving vehicles....
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2.4KInnovationHyundai Unveils Walking Car Concept At CES
Hyundai has unveiled a walking car concept at CES, the consumer electronics show being held in Las Vegas, that can help first...
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6.2KInnovationHow Will CES Set The 2019 Payments And Commerce Agenda?
Let’s move past the metaphors and low-level poetic imagery when it comes to the International Consumer Electronics Show, that annual conference and...
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4.1KB2B PaymentsStartups (And Their Investors) Offer Enterprise Processes A Digital Overhaul
With more than $370 million raised by B2B startups this week, investors are showing their support for companies that help other businesses...
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5.8KB2B PaymentsGeek+ Raises $150M For Supply Chain Robotics
Beijing-based Geek+ has raised a $150 million investment round for its robotics technology, designed to enhance supply chain management and logistics. Gigabit Magazine...
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4.8KRetailMoley And Robo Chef Magic
An oft-made complaint in the era of smart machines and advanced robotics is why we all still have to do so much...
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3.6KRetailAlbertsons Turns To AI Tech For Grocery Orders
To assemble baskets of products for delivery orders, Albertsons is teaming up with Takeoff Technologies for a trial partnership. Through the arrangement,...
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2.5KInnovationIron Ox Takes The Farming Industry Fully Autonomous
Iron Ox is getting set to open its first fully autonomous production farm, and will start selling its own produce soon. Iron...
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3.8KB2B PaymentsWEX Taps Troovo For Robotic V-Card Generation
Corporate payments solution provider WEX announced this week it is collaborating with Australia-based robotics process automation firm Troovo Technologies. Together, the companies...
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2.9KPersonnelBNY Mellon’s Scharf Appoints New Digital Head
BNY Mellon has announced Roman Regelman as its new senior executive vice president and head of digital. Regelman will start his position on...
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2.3KToday In DataToday In Data: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
While progress is often described as a persistent march forward, a more accurate metaphor might be something more in line with a...
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5.4KB2B PaymentsNext-Level Robotics Arrives, But Enterprises May Not Be Ready
First, there was automation, then robotics process automation (RPA). As the enterprise makes its way through the Industry 4.0 age of automation...
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3.3KInnovationCafe X And Coffee’s Robotic Future
When most people are attempting to catch a flight out of an international airport and want to grab a cup of coffee,...
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7.3KArtificial IntelligenceHotel, Banking Customers Embrace SoftBank’s Humanoid Robot, Pepper
Imagine you were traveling on business and you just arrived into town and had an emergency. Your luggage was sent to the...
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7.1KRetailCreator’s Robo-Burger: The Natural Evolution Of Fast Food?
When most people talk about the future of automation in fast food and QSR, they are mostly thinking about the front of...
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3.2KArtificial IntelligenceAll About The Bots – And Valuations, Too
In the land of startups, and valuations of startups, it’s all about the Benjamins. And the bots. And the Benjamins that can...
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2.2KGoogleWith Google’s Partial Ban On AI, A Nod Toward Dangers Of Tech Unchecked
The debate over artificial intelligence (AI) is a contentious one. AI can be used for good, argues one side, in developing, say,...
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18.5KArtificial IntelligenceHow Financial Services Can Prevent Bias In AI
It won’t be medicine — or manufacturing, human resources, commerce or logistics. No, when it comes to the biggest immediate impact that...
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4.6KGoogleGoogle To Publish Artificial Intelligence Ethical Guidelines
Google is set to publish ethical guidelines for its use of artificial intelligence this week, after its decision not to renew a...
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3.9KB2B PaymentsAitheon Pilots AI-Powered ‘Digibots’ To Automate Business Processes
Artificial intelligence (AI) robot technology firm Aitheon is introducing an array of so-called “digibots” developed to automate business processes using blockchain technology,...
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3.4KNewsFive At Five: Why Can’t Macy’s Impress Morgan Stanley?
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day — news you might...
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5.0KSizzle/FizzleRobots Sizzle, Tax Reform Fizzles And Facebook Raises Eyebrows With Its Timing
Fizzle of the Week: Timing Spring has finally arrived across the United States, and love is in the air. Even on Facebook....
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3.6KNewsFive At Five: Birchbox’s Buyer And Robot-Prepared Pizza
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day. Today’s stories include details...
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3.2KRetail
Unlocking The Wonders Of Technology Through A Rental Model
It’s not easy to stay on the cutting edge of technology when the cutting edge is always changing — and can always...
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4.9KIntelligence of ThingsTurning To Robots To Speed Up Shipping
WALL-E has a new job. Robots are now working alongside humans in warehouses, where labor shortages are common and an extra pair...
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3.3KAmazon InnovationsAmazon Ramps Up Robotics Efforts
Amazon is working on a secret project codenamed “Vesta” to build a domestic robot. The endeavor is led by Gregg Zehr, who...
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4.6KRetailJD.com’s CEO Says Robots Will Replace Retail Workers
JD.com Chief Executive Richard Liu is predicting that robots will eventually supplant human workers in the retail industry. While Liu believes the...
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6.9KArtificial IntelligenceWhere Are Our Robot Butlers?
It’s fair to say we live in the future. A vast majority of Americans carry a super-computer in their pockets that can...
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13.6KPayments InnovationCan Google’s Shopping Actions Take On Amazon?
In between stories last week about Jack Dorsey saying that bitcoin will be the world’s single digital currency in about 10 years...
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3.4KInnovationFord Takes Self-Driving Car Test To South Beach
Ford, the U.S. automaker, is preparing to deploy self-driving cars on the streets of South Beach and greater Miami. According to news...
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6.4KInnovationJapan’s Henna Cafe Hires Robot To Serve Coffee
In an effort to increase efficiency and entertain customers, a café in Japan now has a robot that makes a nice cup...
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6.2KRidesharingRideshare Rental Startup Expands In New York And Wisconsin
Many, but not all, cars meet Uber and Lyft’s standards. With Uber, for example, cars must have four doors and be newer...
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6.5KInnovationThere’s A (Ro)Bot For That
The American psyche has a complicated relationship with robots. On the one hand, we love robots. When we think about our happier...
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5.9KPartnerships / AcquisitionsFord Jumps Into Autonomous Deliveries With Postmates
In an effort to reposition itself as a mobility company, Ford is launching a new partnership with Postmates to test its self-driving...
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2.2KResTechSpeeding Up The Slow Pour At Coffee QSRs
Coffee shops are quick service restaurants (QSRs) — even when the service isn’t that quick. So if there’s a way to make it...
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6.3KArtificial IntelligencePew Says Consumers Not Ready For Robots Or Self-Driving Cars
When it comes to advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), new research finds that Americans are more worried than excited about...
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4.6KB2B PaymentsFloQast Pulls In-House ERPs Into The Cloud
Using robotics process automation, accounting software company FloQast is rolling out a new solution to automate reconciliation processes. In a press release...
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4.3KB2B PaymentsRobotics Aims To Empower Accountants When ‘Automation’ Falls Short
Corporates are being forced to rethink their approach to accounting as new technologies disrupt the way firms transact and manage financial data....
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7.9KMatchmakersVantiv On Attracting And Keeping Developers Engaged
Developers platforms have quickly gone from being cutting edge to being something like table stakes for serious financial technology players, as Karen...
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5.0KRetailAmazon To Open Robotics-Based Warehouse
Amazon continues to make strides in its innovative eCommerce business. The retail giant has shared news that it will be opening a...
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3.8KArtificial IntelligenceFord Creates Robotics, AI Research Unit
Ford Motor, the car manufacturer, has created a new robotics and AI research team that will be housed under Ford’s Research and...
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3.7KChatbotsAI/BOT: Digital Evolution Of The Enterprise
With each new major advancement that touches upon the workforce, there comes an inevitable evolution that occurs. When the United States underwent...
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6.8KOmnicommerceCan Social Become The Complete Fashion Shopping Experience?
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but can it help a chatbot make you look like a million bucks? The...
