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Amazon testing tech that uses the shape and size of customers' hands to check out at Whole Foods

Daily Mail - Science & tech

By simply waving one's hand in front of a scanner, customers may soon be able to cash out at the health-centric grocery chain, Whole Foods, as soon as next year. Amazon, which purchased Whole Foods in 2017 for more than $13 billion, is reportedly developing computer vision technology that can judge the shape and size of customers' hands to create a unique handprint, according to sources cited by the New York Post. That data would then be linked to patrons' bank information, meaning customers would be able to waive their hands in front of scanner and complete the transaction in under a second. Whole Food will reportedly begin testing a technology that reads customers hand size and shape to make payments. Patrons will be able to wave their hands in front of a sensors and complete the transaction in under a second.


Thursday's TV highlights: 'The Orville' on Fox

Los Angeles Times

Superstore The staff at Cloud 9 are frantically working to prepare the store for its grand reopening following a tornado's destruction, and Amy and Jonah's (America Ferrera, Ben Feldman) relationship is strained after the intimate moment they shared. Grey's Anatomy The story picks up where the explosive season finale left off as Abigail Spencer joins the cast. Gotham Gordon's (Ben McKenzie) mission is to apprehend Jonathan Crane (guest star Charlie Tahan), but to do so he must return to Arkham. The Vietnam War "The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)," the 10th and final episode of the miniseries by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, concludes the expansive history of the divisive conflict. The Murder of Laci Peterson: A Closer Look New theories emerge in the wake of the verdict condemning Scott Peterson to death by lethal injection in the series finale of the miniseries.


Everything You Need to Watch on TV This Fall--From 'Orville' to 'Punisher'

WIRED

A wonderful time of football, things inexplicably getting pumpkin spice flavoring, and way more new TV than anyone could ever possibly watch. Seriously, there are a gajillion channels and streaming networks now, how can anyone dream of knowing what to turn on? Between all the superheroes, strictly-for-adults animated programs, and 1990s reboots out there it's impossible to keep up. But we have some ideas. Below are WIRED's picks for what you should watch (or at least DVR) this season--and one or two suggestions for what you can easily skip. By far the funniest part of this science fiction adventure comedy is when the opening credits say "created by Seth MacFarlane," because longtime Star Trek fans will immediately recognize everything else as the DNA (and proteins, bones, musculature, and central nervous system) of Star Trek: The Next Generation.