Apple’s VP of Apple Pay, Jennifer Bailey, announced new NFC tags that will let iPhone users make purchases simply by tapping their phones against the stickers, without the need to download a special app first. “The company is partnering with Bird scooters, Bonobos clothing store, and PayByPhone parking meters for the initial rollout,” reports 9to5Mac. From the report: Apple also announced…
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Corporate Surveillance: When Employers Collect Data on Their Workers
An anonymous reader quotes CNBC:
The emergence of sensor and other technologies that let businesses track, listen to and even watch employees while on company time is raising concern about corporate levels of surveillance… Earlier this year, Amazon received a patent for an ultrasonic bracelet that can detect a warehouse worker’s location and monitor their interaction with inventory bins by using ultrasonic…
Amazon Will No Longer Sell Chinese Goods In China
Amazon announced today that it will close its marketplace in China in the coming months, meaning Amazon customers in the country will no longer be able to buy goods from Chinese merchants. “Amazon did not explain why it was withdrawing its marketplace service, saying only it will instead focus on selling goods shipped from other countries into China,” reports CNN. From…
Microsoft Is Jumping Onto the Wireless Earbud Bandwagon, Says Report
According to a report by Brad Sams at Thurrott, Microsoft is going to expand its range of audio hardware with the introduction of a set of wireless earbuds. They will accompany the Surface Headphones, a premium-priced pair of wireless headphones that Microsoft released last year. Ars Technica reports: Microsoft has shipped earbuds before: the Zune media player came with earbuds…