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You won’t be able to pay with bitcoin at Starbucks anytime soon

sudshr47 August 6, 2018

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Recent news that Starbucks has partnered with Microsoft, the International Exchange, and a few other companies to launch a cryptocurrency venture called Bakkt has fueled reports that Starbucks is getting ready to start accepting Bitcoin in its stores. 

Speaking to Motherboard, however, the company has stated that this is not true. 

“Customers will not be able to pay for Frappuccinos with bitcoin,” a Starbucks spokesperson told the outlet, refuting a CNBC story published Friday.

Starbucks’ press release, dated Aug. 1, said Bakkt will be a “regulated, global ecosystem for digital assets” that will enable customers and institutions “to buy, sell, store, and spend digital assets on a seamless global network.” Read more…

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Starbucks drops major hint at plans to accept Bitcoin

sudshr47 August 3, 2018

Back in May, reports surfaced that New York Stock Exchange owner Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) was developing a Bitcoin trading platform. This morning, it officially announced the creation of Bakkt, a new company that will help trade and convert the best known cryptocurrency to fiat money — government-backed legal tender. As one might expect from a […]

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Starbucks partners with Alibaba on coffee delivery to boost China business

sudshr47 August 2, 2018

Starbucks is palling up with Alibaba as it seeks to rediscover growth for its business in China. China has been a bright spot for some time for the U.S. coffee giant, but lately it has struggled to maintain growth — its China business dragged on its Q3 financials — and it is up against some […]

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Miles gives you reward miles for almost everything

sudshr47 July 24, 2018

Reward miles are nice if you fly a lot but what if you bike or take Lyfts or just like to wander around town? A new app called Miles aims to give you rewards for all of those things, bringing the concept of rewards out of the air and onto the ground. Miles, co-founded by […]

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Starbucks announces first U.S. ‘Signing Store’ for deaf and hard of hearing customers

sudshr47 July 19, 2018

Get ready for an entirely new Starbucks experience in the U.S. 
The coffee company announced Thursday that it will open the first U.S. store to be run in American Sign Language (ASL). The store will begin welcoming customers in Washington, D.C.,…

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Knotel acquires 42Floors in order to build the blockchain of property

sudshr47 July 18, 2018

Another day, another blockchain. This time Knotel – a coworking space rental service in Manhattan – has acquired 42Floors, a commercial real estate search engine in order to, according to founder Amol Sarva, get “access to data and technology on over 10 billion square feet of office space, driving further liquidity to Knotel’s marketplace while […]

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The erosion of Web 2.0

sudshr47 June 5, 2018

It seems quaint to imagine now but the original vision for the web was not an information superhighway. Instead, it was a newspaper that fed us only the news we wanted. This was the central thesis brought forward in the late 1990s and prophesied by thinkers like Bill Gates – who expected a beautiful, customized […]

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8,000 Starbucks stores close their doors for racial-bias training

sudshr47 May 29, 2018

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Starbucks is out of business for the afternoon.

In response to several Starbucks employees being accused of racial profiling customers, the coffee chain decided to close its 8,000 company-owned stores for several hours on May 29 to administer racial-bias training.

For several hours this afternoon, we will close stores and offices to discuss how to make Starbucks a place where all people feel welcome.

Thank you for your patience and support as we renew our promise to make Starbucks an inclusive gathering place for all.

See you tomorrow.

— Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) May 29, 2018 Read more…

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Starbucks will somehow feature rapper Common during its anti-bias training

sudshr47 May 26, 2018

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Starbucks is planning to have multiple special guests appear in a racial bias training video on Tuesday, among them celebrated socially conscious rapper Common. 

The chain will be shutting down 8,000 stores on May 29th for an anti-bias training. 

Common is described in a video preview of the day’s events as one of Starbucks’ “guides.” He explains that he’ll be participating — where and how isn’t clear — in order to help people “see each other fully, completely, respectfully.”

Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP; as well as Heather McGhee, a representative from liberal thinktank Demos; and Brian Stevenson, Executive Director of the Equal Justice Foundation, have all consulted on the day’s curricula. Read more…

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Crowd Cow, offering ranch to table meats, picks up $8 million from Madrona, Ashton Kutcher

sudshr47 May 24, 2018

Most high-end restaurants don’t get their beef from the local grocery store. Well-regarded chefs and restauranteurs build relationships with small farms and family ranchers to procure what’s known in the industry as craft beef. Just like coffee or chocolate or wine, the smallest differences (type of grass, breed of cow, lifestyle, etc.) can make a […]

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Starbucks’s mobile payment service is slightly outpacing Apple’s

sudshr47 May 22, 2018

People really love getting their coffee more quickly. Starbucks, which has operated its own mobile payments service since 2011, is the market leader in terms of mobile payments users, beating out Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay, according to a new reporter from eMarketer out this morning. However, Starbucks’ lead over Apple Pay is […]

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