Portland’s city council bans govt and corporate use of facial recognition technology

Portland has voted for the first ever ban on facial recognition in the United States in private entities, including restaurants and retail stores, as well as in public places in the city. Portland’s city council voted to ban local government bureaus from acquiring or using facial recognition surveillance technology. Other U.S. cities which have previously…

Apple limits online purchases of iphones to 2 per person midst Wuhan coronavirus outbreak

A check on Apple’s website on Friday revealed, Cupertino is limiting customer purchases of iPhones over its online stores to two handsets per person. The measure is applicable to many countries including the United States and China. The development comes in the wake of the Apple closing all of its brick-and-mortar stores outside China, even…

All of Apple’s facilities worldwide run from clean energy

Apple has reached a major milestone with this achievement. The next step is to encourage suppliers to follow suit. Apple has stated, it has achieved its goal of powering all of the company’s facilities, including data centers, retail stores and offices in 43 countries, with renewable energy. Many big U.S. companies, including Alphabet, Apple and…

Amazon exploring to use virtual and augmented reality in its soon-to-be opened brick-and-mortar stores

Unlike its regular bookstores, these new ones are likely to include electronic hardware and services too. Amazon’s plan of dominating the retail landscape could extend well beyond just books and groceries. The New York Times has reported citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, that the world’s biggest online retailer is “exploring” the possibility…