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How can the sharing economy model apply to air travel? Blackbird is rolling out a rideshare-style offering as an alternative to scheduled private plane flights and customized charters. Blackbird Founder and CEO Rudd Davis explains how his service is designed to cost the same — or less — than driving, and why the timing is right for the flight-sharing economy model to take off. Read More...

Walmart has doubled down on millennial-friendly Jet.com offerings. The Big Apple, in particular, has become a key battleground as the retailer squares off with Amazon, FreshDirect and Target. How does Jet’s enhanced New York City focus align with Walmart’s larger strategy for the online retailer to attract millennial customers? Read More...

Keeping up in payments and commerce is costly, involved work. Particularly because the change of pace is fast — and today’s cutting edge becomes tomorrow’s table stakes pretty fast. But the costs of falling behind are usually higher — both in lost opportunity with consumers and in actual funds lost to forward-thinking cybercriminals. Read More...