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THE IN-STORE CHECKOUT REVOLUTION: How payments companies can take advantage of a $21 billion opportunity

This is a preview of The In-Store Checkout Report from Business Insider Intelligence. 14-Day Risk Free Trial: Get full access to this and all E-Commerce industry research...
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Local researchers producing wearable sensors to track COVID-19 symptoms

4 hours ago | WGN TV

Sensing COVID-19 days before symptoms appear is the goal of new wireless, wearable technology local researchers have been rolling out to frontline workers. Production of the...
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Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google Chiefs to Testify in Congress

8 hours ago | Bloomberg

The chief executive officers of Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. have agreed to testify before a congressional panel investigating competition...
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THE DIGITAL BANKING ECOSYSTEM: These are the key players, biggest shifts, and trends driving short- and long-term growth in one of the world's largest industries

9 hours ago | Business Insider

This is a preview of Digital Banking Ecosystem research report from Business Insider Intelligence. Purchase this report. Business Insider Intelligence offers even more fintech...
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Deepfake Technology Enters the Documentary World

9 hours ago | NY Times

A film about persecuted gays and lesbians in Chechnya uses digital manipulation to guard their identities without losing their humanity. The step raises familiar questions...
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Boston to host free, weekly drive-in movie series throughout July

11 hours ago | WCVB | 2 articles

The showings will be held in parking lots at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and near the Wentworth Institute of Technology.
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Why memory-forming neurons are vulnerable to Alzheimer's

12 hours ago | Science Daily

Scientists have used advanced technology to 'micro-dissect' the first brain cells to perish in Alzheimer's disease. The result is a short list of genes that could represent new...
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Learn how to accelerate your business using automation and AI technology: Transform 2020

12 hours ago | Venture Beat

No one expected the jolt the Covid-19 pandemic would bring to business. If companies were already investing in automation and AI technologies before March 2020, they have only...
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Billionaire Robert Smith Calls On Corporations To Adopt His 2% ‘Reparative' Plan For Black People

14 hours ago | News One

The country's richest Black person has some thoughts on how corporate America can address structural racism. According to Forbes , Robert F. Smith believes that big banks and...
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Different tracks, same dinosaurs: Researchers dig deeper into dinosaur movements

15 hours ago | Science Daily

Using X-ray-based technology, researchers uncover shared subsurface movement patterns between birds and dinosaurs, adding a new dimension of fossil track diversity.
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Miami police officer relieved of duty after graphic video involving woman...

Graphic video involving police and a woman at the Miami airport quickly prompted rebuke among residents and a top law enforcement official. Read more ...

A 72-year-old woman was gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park when...

Officials said the woman approached the bison several times before it charged. Read more ...

Police: 24 dead in attack on drug rehab center in Mexico

Gov. Diego Sinhue said drug gangs appear to have been involved. Read more ...

Trump slams House's $1.5T bill as ‘wasteful Green New Deal initiative'

House Democrats on Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion “green” infrastructure plan that would increase funding to fix US crumbling infrastructure while also adding funding for... Read more ...

Judge deals setback to President Trump policy limiting asylum

A federal judge has knocked down a cornerstone border policy of President Trump's administration regarding asylum in the U.S. Read more ...

1 killed, 4 injured in Indiana while working on professional fireworks display

Firefighters said 69-year-old Donald Winters and his friends were preparing for a Fourth of July show for the weekend when something went wrong. Read more ...

Citing racial bias, San Francisco will end mug shots release

San Francisco police say they will stop releasing the mug shots of people who have been arrested unless they pose a threat to the public. Read more ...

Russian voters agree to extend Vladimir Putin's rule to 2036

Election officials say a majority of voters have approved amendments to Russia's constitution, allowing President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. Read more ...

Snakes can glide through the air - and this is how

For some, the sight of a snake slithering on the ground is scary enough, so how about one launching itself through the air? Read more ...

NYC passes budget that cuts $1 billion from NYPD

New York City lawmakers approved an austere budget early Wednesday that will shift $1 billion from policing to education and social services in the coming year. Read more ...