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By Jon D. Markman On April 20, 202001:59 PM Eastern
Restaurants and retailers all over the country have stopped accepting cash. And you can blame COVID-19 for this rapid shift away from paper to plastic.
On Friday, Techcrunch reported that Google...
By Mike Larson On March 18, 202008:24 AM Eastern
During the midst of the Great Financial Crisis ... in July 2008 ... then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson made a stunning declaration.
Speaking before Congress as the government-backed mortgage...
By Jon D. Markman On February 26, 202001:00 PM Eastern
How cool would it be if you could get what you need from the local grocery store and just leave? No dealing with cashiers. No fuss.
Amazon.com (AMZN) has been fiddling with the idea since 2015....
By Jon D. Markman On February 12, 202001:00 PM Eastern
The first folding glass display on a smartphone is a reality.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip was one of four ambitious new smartphones unveiled Tuesday in San Francisco. The innovative devices pack...
By Jon D. Markman On December 2, 201904:00 PM Eastern
It’s officially here. Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season. By all accounts, companies that have embraced digital are winning, again.
Consumers spent $7.4 billion...
By Jon D. Markman On November 27, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Traditionally, half of all annual retail sales occur during the weeks leading up to Christmas.
Sadly, this season will be the last for many brick-and-mortar stores.
A.C. Moore announced...
By Mike Larson On November 25, 201902:35 PM Eastern
Preparing for the 2020s is no easy feat.
The decade will be turbulent and predicting that turbulence could be tricky.
You will need a cool head. You will need the benefit of experience.
And...
By Tony Sagami On October 21, 201901:06 PM Eastern
As I pulled into a paid parking lot, I realized that I didn’t have any cash on me. No problem, there was a Bank of America ATM right just down the block.
I had to wait behind a moron who took so...
By Jon D. Markman On September 27, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Spot is getting ready to run with the big dogs.
Spot is Boston Dynamics’ first major robot to be released into the wild, according to a Tuesday report by the Verge. Engineers at the robotics...
By Tony Sagami On September 16, 201903:54 PM Eastern
Do you trust me?
Every transaction requires trust. If I pay you for a good or service, you trust that the currency I give you is authentic. And I trust that the liquid you pump into my car, for...