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Starbucks AI barista further reduces human interaction, shifts mobile ordering - Mobile Commerce Daily


Starbucks is continuing to drive innovation in mobile retail with its announcement of an artificial-intelligence solution, which will act as a barista within customers? mobile devices.

With a new update to its mobile application, Uber now tracks consumers for an extra five minutes after the ride is over, claiming an increase to rider safety but potentially worrying customers who are weary about how much of their data companies can access.

Chinese mobile payments giant Alipay is attempting to spread its influence in a big way by partnering with an Australian payments provider to launch Alipay in the country?s stores.

Western Union, one of the preeminent money-sharing platforms, is updating its business model with a strategic investment in mobile payments, signaling a step towards a more modern approach to money-sharing and payments.