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The retail major Amazon is all set to launch the next Amazon Go checkout-free store in Chicago. The new cashierless store will start operating today which is the first to open outside of Seattle. With this opening, the store will make use of proprietary technology made up of hundreds of cameras and sensors to see what customers have taken. The Just Walk Out tech allows customers to swipe in with their Amazon Go app, pick up what they want and walk out. When they leave, the items are automatically charged to the credit card on the account, without the need to talk to a cashier or swipe a barcode. This is really a convenient and time-saving method of shopping. With this move, the customers now won’t have to stand in the queue and wait for their turn to pay for their items. This hig...

The American business magnate Elon Musk on Thursday claimed that a high-speed transportation system will move people between downtown Chicago and O'Hare International Airport at speeds of up to 150 mph could be operational in about three years. The basic aim of the project is to reduce travel time to less than minutes. Elon Musk joined Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and officially announced that The Boring Company, a Musk-owned firm has been chosen for the project and will fund it completely. According to the statement, the electric vehicles will carry passengers through underground tunnels in about 12 minutes each way. The new project was being called as the "the fast lane to Chicago's future" and also claimed that it will create employment and bring in competition in the city. In this ...

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Amazon Launches Amazon Go Checkout-free Store in Chicago

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