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Lees meerWave-to-pay tech seems ideal for Jedi cosplay - if palmprints and veins are the biometrics you're looking for Chinese microblogging site WeChat has launched the ability to make payments by swiping the palm of a hand over facial recognition devices.…
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Lees meerStep right up and let us help you become dependent on us Applied Materials, a maker of semiconductor fabrication equipment, plans to plow $4 billion into a collaborative research and development facility in Silicon Valley over the next seven years —…
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