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Amazon’s Palm Reading Payment System Is Taking Over Whole Foods

Photo: AmazonAmazon’s slowly making good on its goal of one day turning your entire body into one big money oozing meatsuit. First up, your palms.In the coming weeks, Amazon plans to expand its “Amazon One” palm reading biometric payment system to 65 Whole Foods Markets throughout California, starting with locations in Malibu, Montana Avenue, and Santa Monica. The expansion, first reported on by The Verge, marks the biggest step forward yet in Amazon’s effort to normalize biometric payments.Amazon One works by linking a

Amazon One palm print payment service is coming to more Whole Foods locations

Amazon’s palm scanning technology is expanding to 65 Whole Foods locations across California. The checkout devices were introduced in 2020 as part of the Amazon One payment service, allowing customers to pay with a scan of their palm. This is the biggest rollout by the company yet, with the first new Whole Foods locations adding support today in Malibu, Montana Avenue, and Santa Monica. Customers can set up Amazon One by registering their palm print using a kiosk or at a point of sale station at participating stores.…

Amazon’s palm payments arrive in more than 65 Whole Foods stores in California

Amazon's palm-reading payment technology will soon be available in many more Whole Foods stores. The company is rolling out Amazon One to more than 65 Whole Foods shops in California, starting with Malibu, Montana Avenue and Santa Monica locations in Los Angeles. More stores in LA, Orange County, Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Cruz will come online in the "coming weeks." Before, palm-based payments were only available in a handful of Whole Foods stores in Austin, LA, New York City and Seattle. In…

Republican AG group holds private retreat for corporate donors at swanky Palm Beach resort

Anti-abortion activists demonstrate outside the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, June 13, 2022.Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersThe Republican Attorneys General Association is hosting a private retreat for its corporate donors at a luxury resort in Florida this weekend — on the heels of the GOP's long-sought win in getting Roe v. Wade overturned by the Supreme Court.Nearly 20 corporations and trade groups are said to have RSVP'd to attend the three-day retreat, including lobbyists and executives from CNBC's…

Tom’s Diner in Denver will reopen by end of summer with a Palm Springs pool party vibe

Two of Denver’s beloved old-school diner spaces are getting facelifts and reopening later in the summer, a promising development after a spate of closures that started just before the pandemic. Over the past few years, local diners such as Tom’s, Racines, Denver Diner, Breakfast King and, most recently, Annie’s Cafe have all announced closures in the face of property sales and redevelopments. They add to a longer list of decades-old institutions that have recently gone under, from Pete’s Greek Town to Bonnie Brae…

Florida’s Palm Beach International Raceway Looks Set for Demolition

Palm Beach International Raceway, formerly known as Moroso Motorsports Park, looks set to be demolished. Its owner has already signed a contract to sell the property to Portman Industrial, which plans to retool the site into an industrial park. Locals in Palm Beach County are putting up a strong fight to prevent the sale and there's another buyer allegedly interested in keeping the track open, though it doesn't look good for the facility as it stands. PBIR is not just a local venue for casual track days. The Street…