Amazon has been operating a number of these cashless convenience stores in the US since 2018. Shoppers download the Amazon Go app, beep themselves into the store using a QR code, then simply pick up whatever they want and leave. The store’s item-tracking system knows what they’ve selected, and bills them automatically via the app.…
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NFL players approve deal that adds an extra game to the regular season
Kansas City beat San Francisco at Super Bowl 2020 in FebruaryNFL players have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the league’s team owners that will see major changes to the sport – including an expanded playoff field and an extra game each season.The new deal, which runs until 2030, means play-offs will be increased…
FCC could require phone companies to authenticate calls
Under the STIR/SHAKEN protocol, carriers verify that a call is legitimate (not coming from a spoofed number) before it reaches the recipient. In 2018, Pai urged carriers to implement the protocol by 2019. AT&T, Comcast, T-Mobile and Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) have all implemented the tech in one way or another, but robocalls are still…
Waymo doesn’t like California’s benchmark for self-driving research
As the latest report from the DMV shows, Waymo logged 1.45 million self-driven miles in California last year, with a disengagement rate of 0.076 per 1,000 miles. Cruise, for comparison, clocked 831,040 miles with a disengagement rate of 0.082. In a Twitter thread, however, Waymo stressed that the metric “does not provide relevant insights” into…
Man City’s penalty woe & Aubameyang’s Sunday best
Manchester City edged closer to equalling an unfortunate record from 12 yards as Kasper Schmeichel denied Sergio Aguero to claim family bragging rights.Plus, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang delivered his Sunday best, Dwight McNeil continues to show plenty of promise and why Diogo Jota puts the consistent in inconsistent.BBC Sport takes a look at the weekend’s key Premier…
Alphabet’s Loon, telecoms unite to boost high-altitude internet
The Alliance will push for governments to adopt high-altitude internet, of course, but it’ll also work on a cooperative environment with common specs and standards. The aim is ultimately to create a single “compelling message” to sell the concept, even if the individual companies end up competing with each other.This comes roughly 10 months after…
Coronavirus: All sport in Italy to be suspended because of outbreak
Juventus had no fans to celebrate with when they scored against Inter Milan at the weekendAll sport in Italy has been suspended until at least 3 April because of coronavirus, the country’s prime minister Giuseppe Conte has announced.This includes Serie A but not Italian clubs or national teams participating in international competitions. Serie A -…
Best Buy discounts the entry MacBook Air to its best price yet
The good news is Best Buy has also discounted the 256GB variant. At the moment, you can buy the gold and silver models for $1,050, and the space gray one for $1,100. We’ve seen the 256GB MacBook Air sell for less in the past, but that was part of a short Amazon deal of the…
More hygiene measures in place at UK races because of coronavirus
By Cornelius Lysaght BBC horse racing correspondent Racegoers using hand sanitiser at Cheltenham RacecourseEnhanced hygiene measures used at jump racing’s Cheltenham Festival have been extended to all racecourses as the sport continues to hold fixtures. Regulator the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) provided all trainers, jockeys, racecourses and other race-day participants with information.The BHA said hand…
‘Half-Life: Alyx’ creators explain how its VR gameplay will work
In an IGN exclusive, the pair explain that for many players, Alyx will be their first foray into VR gaming. As such, they took a number of measures to help newbies get acquainted with the technology. Shooting and reloading is a completely different ballgame to controller-based play, for example, so Alyx’s starter levels involve lots…