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Forget credit cards – now you can pay with your face. Creepy or cool?
As so-called contactless payments rise in popularity during the pandemic, a Pasadena company called PopID is rolling out the United States' first payment system based on facial recognition at a smattering of restaurants near its headquarters, including mom-and-pop operations such as Daddy's Chicken Shack and regional chains such as Lemonade.
Uber expands self-driving safety report after NTSB slams culture
Uber Technologies Inc vowed to make public more safety information regarding its self-driving cars after the US National Transportation Safety Board placed partial blame for a fatal 2018 crash on the company’s policies.
Working from home making computer security an issue for US government
For US federal workers and IT teams who often handle sensitive data using outdated government systems and infrastructure, working from home brings new challenges – particularly as concerns are rising about cybersecurity attacks seeking to exploit the pandemic.
Facial recognition and bathtime bookings: How China’s universities are reopening
As Covid-19 cases in China sink to new lows, the world’s largest population of university students is heading back to campus in a migration defined by lockdowns, patriotic education and cutting-edge surveillance equipment.
Apple preparing 75 million 5G iPhones alongside new Watches, iPad, Homepod
Apple Inc has asked suppliers to build at least 75 million 5G iPhones for later this year, roughly in line with last year’s launch, in a sign that demand for the company’s most important product is holding up in the midst of the global pandemic and recession.
Amazon drivers are hanging smartphones in trees to get more work
A strange phenomenon has emerged near Amazon.com Inc delivery stations and Whole Foods stores in the Chicago suburbs: smartphones dangling from trees.
Online schooling a non-starter for many Indian children amid pandemic
Teaching in India moved online at the end of March during the coronavirus lockdown. But children from poorer homes and remote regions are struggling to continue their education as many have limited access to technology.
Opinion: Excuse me, robot there’s a fly in my sauerkraut fish
Covid-19 has scarred us in many ways, but has also created an opening for disruptive technologies and concepts. Could dining in restaurants staffed with robot waiters and chefs be one of them? China may have an answer.
Facebook bans Indian ruling party politician for policy violation
Facebook Inc has banned a member of India's ruling party for violating its policies covering violence and hate.
US schoolgirls rely on Taco Bell Internet in ‘digital divide’
A photo of two girls so desperate for Internet access to do online schoolwork that they sat outside a California Taco Bell fast food restaurant has spotlighted educational disparity caused by the “digital divide”.
