schwit1 shares a report from VentureBeat: As physical retail struggles amid the global pandemic, storeowners are rapidly trying to adapt to new realities that also include growing competition from Amazon. But a French startup called Storelift believes it can create a new convenience store concept that leans on many of the same AI and computer vision tools used in Amazon Go…
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Amazon Is Now Selling Its Cashierless Store Tech To Other Retailers
Amazon is now offering its “Just Walk Out” technology to other retailers. “The technology uses a combination of cameras, sensors, computer vision techniques and deep learning to allow customers to shop, then leave the store without waiting in line to pay,” reports TechCrunch. It’s the same tech that Amazon uses in its “Go” cashierless convenience stores and Amazon’s newly launched Amazon…
FTC Is Investigating Juul’s Marketing Practices
The FTC is investigating whether e-cigarette startup Juul Labs used influencers and other marketing to appeal to minors (Warning: source paywalled; alternative source). The Wall Street Journal reports: The probe, which hasn’t previously been disclosed, began before the agency’s antitrust review of a December deal in which tobacco giant Altria Group invested $12.8 billion to take a 35% stake in Juul,…
International Crime Ring Suspected in 7-Eleven App Breach
On Monday, 7-Eleven launched a smartphone payment service for its 20,000 stores in Japan. By Thursday $510,000 had been stolen from the people using it — as many as 900 customers. Long-time Slashdot reader shanen shared this follow-up article, which points out that it’s also possible that email addresses and birth dates have been accessed from among the new app’s 1.5…