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Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times:
Mastercard starts testing facial recognition payments in Brazil, letting users who opt-in pay with a smile or wave, using tech from NEC, Payface, PopID, others — Biometrics payments have struggled to gain widespread adoption among consumers — Mastercard is launching …
Staffers who work at the Cumberland Mall Apple Store claim that the Cupertino tech giant is holding captive audience meetings, a controversial tactic requiring workers to attend anti-union meetings.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Memo: Apple indefinitely delays its three-day-per-week return to office deadline, citing rising COVID cases; staff still expected in the office two days a week — Apple Inc. delayed a plan to require workers to come back to the office three days a week, citing a resurgence in Covid-19 cases …
The iPhone maker has been rumored to be working on a high-end headset device that combines both augmented and virtual reality functionalities. However, a new report from The Information details some of the struggles Apple has faced developing the device.
Tim Keary / VentureBeat:
Cornami, a fabless chip firm offering an architecture optimized for Fully Homomorphic Encryption and quantum threats, raises $68M Series C led by Vision Fund 2 — Today, fabless semiconductor company Cornami announced it has closed a Series C funding round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2 with over $68 million.