Category: masks

Watchdog accuses Amazon of price gouging during the pandemic

[ad_1] While Amazon has spoken out repeatedly against price gouging, much of its focus has been on third-party sellers. Amazon says it has removed more than one million listings and suspended more than 10,000 accounts for suspected price gouging. But the report released this week provides several examples of products labeled “sold by Amazon” that […]

YouTuber’s DIY gun shoots masks onto people’s faces

[ad_1] After tests in Pan’s workshop proved the idea was at least somewhat feasible, he took the device to Huntington Beach, California. By the time Pan developed the gun, though, it seemed more beachgoers were wearing masks. Still, he had a few passersby test the mask launcher on a dummy, and it sort of worked. […]

AMC wants to open two thirds of its theaters by September 3

[ad_1] AMC said the rest of its locations will reopen when local governments allow it, but didn’t provide any more details. All its cinemas in Europe and the Middle East will be open by August 26th. Once they reopen, theaters will feature new films like the latest X-Men installment and Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated Tenet. AMC […]

Pepper the robot can politely suggest you wear a damn mask

[ad_1] Using an image recognition AI and Single Shot Detector, Pepper can scan the faces of up to five people at once. On Pepper’s tablet, a green circle will appear around an image of anyone wearing a mask, and a red circle will appear around the image of anyone without a mask. Pepper can thank […]

Amazon, DOJ ask consumers to report coronavirus price gouging

[ad_1] According to Reuters, Amazon sent an email to customers who may have purchased items from sellers guilty of price gouging. “We wanted to notify you directly about this matter in the event that you are contacted by the Department of Justice in connection with its investigation,” the email reportedly stated. Last week, the DOJ […]