India’s $357.5 billion payments sector has proven challenging for the U.S. tech’s giants. Only Google GOOG has established a strong foothold, while Facebook, WhatsApp and Amazon AMZN AMZN have been unable to grow their market share substantively, despite their respect strengths in social media, messaging and e-commerce. For that reason,…

A pair of Walmarts — one in Missouri and one in Oho — are ditching self-checkout lanes in an effort to improve the in-store experience.The company confirmed the decisions to Business Insider in a statement, saying the changeover processes at the Cleveland Steelyard location and a St. Louis-area Supercenter take…

Google is merging more parts of the company in an effort to move faster in AI.Google’s DeepMind chief has gained more power, while the head of Pixel will also oversee Android.The changes put more firepower behind some key Google products, and could help it launch faster. The Googleplex is in…

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Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday warned that if Russian President Vladimir Putin were to “overrun” Ukraine, he would then attack a NATO nation, forcing the US to become directly involved. “I have no doubt in my mind having met Vladimir Putin that if Putin were allowed to overrun Ukraine, it would not be long before he crossed the border of a NATO country where our men and women in uniform would be required to fight,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an interview on “The Lead.” Pence’s comments come as the House fights over whether to advance a…

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It’s college admission season. If your child has gotten into a great university but it comes with a high price tag, you may be racking your brain to figure out how to pay for that school. You’re not alone in this anxiety. 78% of families say they eliminated a college…