[ad_1] Walmart began accepting SNAP for online grocery purchases in a very limited run back in 2017. The company has since expanded the service and plans to continue. It will soon accept SNAP payments at more than 3,100 store locations before the end of the year. Walmart is also participating in a New York-based pilot […]
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Airbnb Luxe offers castles, villas and islands for $1,000 per night
[ad_1] Each home listed must pass a rigorous evaluation, which considers more than 300 criteria, so you can expect to find elevated design standards, rare and unique features, chef-grade appliances and at least one bathroom per bedroom. You’ll also get a dedicated trip designer, who’s on hand to make sure your “bespoke experiences” are “truly […]
Employees can protest YouTube, just not near its Pride float
[ad_1] Some Google employees are planning to protest YouTube’s muted reaction to conservative commentator Steven Crowder’s harassment of LGBT journalist Carlos Maza. By itself, criticizing Google publically is not a violation of the company’s code of conduct. In the case of the Pride Parade, employees who hoped to protest Google or YouTube were warned that […]
BMW hints at the future of electric motorcycles with the Vision DC Roadster
[ad_1] Unveiled at BMW’s NextGen event in Munich, Germany the Vision DC Roadster concept takes the iconic design of the company’s two-cylinder boxer engine and puts a battery inside. The result is a naked bike that while very much a concept design, still looks the part of a BMW bike. BMW has taken the protruding […]
Apple’s Seattle workforce will quintuple by 2024
[ad_1] In order to accommodate the new workforce, Apple is leasing two 12-story buildings in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. The building’s location will be at 333 Dexter, only one block west of Amazon’s main campus. Apple and Amazon will be far from the only tech players in the neighborhood; both Google and Facebook have […]
Bill Gates claims his ‘greatest mistake’ was not beating Android
[ad_1] When the first Android handset came along in 2008, Google’s mobile platform became an open alternative to the iPhone, which was released in 2007. Microsoft tried, but ultimately failed, to adapt to the competition. As Microsoft was the dominant force in desktop software at the time, it should have meant that the company would […]
Walmart uses AI camera tech to track checkout theft at 1,000 stores
[ad_1] The store chain is using tech from several companies, including Everseen. The technology has been in use for the past two years. If you ask the company, it appears to be working. Spokeswoman LeMia Jenkins told BI that shrinkage rates (that is, the loss of goods to theft and accidents) have dropped at stores […]
Toys ‘R’ Us could come back with six stores and a website
[ad_1] Following the custom of well-known retailers that went under as a result of leveraged investments and business moving online, Toys R Us is reportedly close to a comeback. According to Bloomberg, a former executive is pitching plans for a chain with locations that are a third of the size of the stores you remember […]
Spotify claims it ‘overpaid’ songwriters and wants its money back
[ad_1] The entire issue stems from a decision made by the US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) that would mandate higher payouts for streaming content. The increase, which would affect services like Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora and others, would raise royalties by 43.8 percent over the next five years. Spotify — which reportedly pays out $0.006 […]
China’s supercomputers are the latest target in US trade war
[ad_1] The Commerce Department has reportedly issued export restrictions that cut five major Chinese supercomputer developers off from US technology. According to the new rule, the firms have been “acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.” The developers include Sugon of Beijing, three of its affiliates and Wuxi […]