Seattle Times
Shoppers have been skipping checkout lines at the highly automated Amazon Go stores and now a new approach using artificial intelligence is launching in Japan.
cbc.ca
Walmart is adding more self-checkout kiosks in Canadian stores as it pairs down its ‘scan and go’ system that allows shoppers to skip checkout lines.
Nikkei Technology
Toyota is testing Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality technology, by tapping into the VR goggles on production lines.
FierceWireless
An application for an autonomous driver demonstration during the annual CES in Las Vegas has been filed with the FCC by Ericsson.
Mobile World Live
Samsung Electronics has become a member of the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, so it can play a part in how AI evolves for people and society.
The Guardian
The largest employer organization and main trade union in Britain is raising concern about the idea of companies there improving security by implanting chips in employees.
Chain Store Age
Supermarket chain Albertsons is planning to use artificial intelligence for the automation of online orders picked at stores.
Engadget
A judge in New Hampshire has ordered Amazon to turn over recordings from an Echo speaker as a potential source of audio recorded of murders being committed.
The Verge
The new foldable mobile devices recently teased by Samsung can be priced as high as $1,770, according to a new report.
Engadget
To sell its limited-edition sneakers, Adidas introduced an augmented reality feature for attendees at a launch event.