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Burning Man: Silicon Valley’s Hottest Perk?

Tonight in Black Rock City, Nevada, the titular Burning Man will be set ablaze before 75,000 burners attending the annual festival in the desert. While the event has long been a hub for informal Silcon Valley networking, this year, one firm has decided to formalize it by making attendance an official employee perk. Sort of. Is it an attempt to build the burner workforce of the future, or perhaps a clever late-summer publicity stunt? Take a trip into the PYMNTS Saturday feature.

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Trending: The New Face Of Kiosk Retail

Gone are the days of kiosks as simply new ways to distribute products. Today, they help retailers enable virtual “try-ons” and promotions that drive more in-store sales. But kiosks become wasted investments if operators cannot keep their functions relevant to customers’ needs, which change even by time of day. In the latest Automated Retail Tracker, Bhushan Mehendale, vice president of engineering for kiosk software platform Esper, explains how remote management is helping kiosks create a new dynamic sales channel.

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