Amazon is apparently working to spread cashierless technology from its Go stores to other retailers. …

If you’re an athlete, sponsor, journalist or volunteer at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, you’ll be using a facial recognition system from Japanese electronics giant NEC and chipmaker Intel to get where you need to be. Intel is collaborating with NEC to provide “a large-scale face recognition system for the Olympics,” said Ricardo Echevarria, general manager of Intel’s Olympics program. …

Google is tweaking its Pixel phones’ Emergency Information app to automatically call 911 if you get into a car crash, XDA Developers reported Monday. It’s unclear whether the feature will come to all Pixel phones or just to the upcoming Pixel 4. The updated app, which is being renamed Personal Safety, will use your location and sensor readings from the accelerometer …