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Jan 24, 2018

01/24/2018: That banana knows if you picked it up

Amazon just opened its first automated convenience store with no lines and no checkouts. The company uses computer vision and sensors to monitor what people are taking. But in order to avoid the lines, people are giving up their ability to shop without constantly being monitored. Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood talks about it with Joe Turow, the author of the book “The Aisles Have Eyes.” 

Shoppers scan the Amazon Go app on their mobile devices as the enter the store Monday in Seattle. Amazon opened the cashier-less store to the public after more than a year in beta.
Shoppers scan the Amazon Go app on their mobile devices as the enter the store Monday in Seattle. Amazon opened the cashier-less store to the public after more than a year in beta.
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Amazon just opened its first automated convenience store with no lines and no checkouts. The company uses computer vision and sensors to monitor what people are taking. But in order to avoid the lines, people are giving up their ability to shop without constantly being monitored. Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood talks about it with Joe Turow, the author of the book “The Aisles Have Eyes.” 

01/24/2018: That banana knows if you picked it up