eBay is helping sellers by updating its mobile app to include an AR feature that helps you calculate which size shipping container you need for a product. To try it out, you simply head to the ‘Selling’ section on the eBay mobile app and look for the ‘Which box?’ option. You’ll need to find a non-reflective surface, and then move your phone...
German airline Lufthansa began one-step biometric boarding on some flights out of Los Angeles International Airport with the goal of speeding up—and simplifying—that whole getting-on-the-plane thing. Passengers approach the self-boarding gate right right before boarding the plane and pause: Within seconds, facial scans are sent in real-time to...
They don’t need a corner office or a gold watch. They need their freedom, a new study of American workers says. Millions of workers are happily leaving corporations and becoming self-employed, according to FreshBooks’ second annual Self-Employment Report. And, the report added, this revolution in how Americans work will only grow over the next...
Nationwide Building Society, a major financial institution in the U.K., tapped design agency Dalziel & Pow to reconfigure its branch interiors into something a lot more homey. Unlike most other banks, the new Nationwide stores will do away glass walls to separate staff from clients. The community-facing spaces will even include a venue for...
Retailers could soon be faced with a “returns tsunami” thanks to the emergence of new try-before-you-buy schemes for online consumers. With returns already costing UK retailers £60 billion a year, a new report released today highlights the hidden dangers of online and multichannel retailers introducing try-now-pay-later options for customers....
Consumers that want to know everything about the chicken they eat will rejoice at Carrefour’s latest addition, because it will detail everything about the origin of its private label chicken thanks to blockchain technology. Whoever is concerned about the Auvergne-based chicken’s cycle before it arrives in the supermarket, can easily track that...
Forget about the McRib. McDonald‘s just rolled out limited quantities of a 100 percent Wagyu beef burger at Australian locations. In Japan, Wagyu refers to a mix of any four different breeds of Japanese cow. McDonald’s claims it used Australian-bred Wagyu as part of its commitment to using local suppliers. The sandwich itself is made from a new...
The Marshall Islands, a Pacific island republic nestled between Hawaii and Australia, is launching the world’s first sovereign cryptocurrency that can be used as legal tender. Aptly called Sovereign (SOV), the digital currency was developed in partnership with Israeli startup Neema. The cryptocurrency will be the nation’s second federally...
According to Google: You can now ask your Google Assistant to pay your friends back with Google Pay, so you can spend more time having fun and less time dealing with the hassle of paying each other back. You can easily send or request money from your contacts—for free—using the Assistant on Android and iOS phones in the U.S. In the coming...
Denizen has announced the first true global, borderless account that allows customers to receive money in one country and pay it out without excess fees or delays. Co-founded by Joaquin Ayuso, the former co-founder and CTO of Tuenti (known as “the Spanish Facebook”), Denizen’s initial funding round was provided by BBVA’s New Digital Businesses...