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Cyber Monday projected to hit $7.8B in online sales

sudshr47 November 26, 2018

Cyber Monday 2018 is projected to be the highest selling day of the holiday season this year, with $7.8 billion in online sales. And it’s no wonder: after a weekend of people juggling shopping online with shopping in stores, and hassling with each other in stores, today many go back to work. And so, we […]

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People are losing faith in self-driving cars following recent fatal crashes

sudshr47 May 22, 2018

For a while, people were really excited about the potential of self-driving cars, which promised to make our future commutes easier, more productive, and safer. Then came some high-profile autonomous vehicle accidents — including two fatal crashes — and let’s just say the excitement has waned a bit.

A new survey released Tuesday by the American Automobile Association found that 73 percent of American drivers are scared to ride in an autonomous vehicle. That figure is up 10 percent from the end of last year. Read more…

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American Express finally ditches the need for signatures with its credit card

sudshr47 December 12, 2017

Like MasterCard and Discover before it, American Express is eliminating signatures for all credit card purchases.

The company announced Monday that merchants won’t need customers to sign for anything starting in April 2018. This affects all shoppers everywhere around the world where American Express is accepted.

The payment process has outgrown signatures as a security measure — American Express credited contactless pay options, chip technology, and way more online shopping as big reasons to ditch the signatures. Plus, American Express and other card companies have many other methods to detect fraud. Read more…

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