© Provided by Engadget As easy as it is to make purchases in the era of tap-to-pay services , it's about to get easier still. Alipay (which handles purchases for Chinese shopping giant Alibaba) has launched what it says is the first payment system that uses facial recognition to complete the sale. If you visit one of KFC's KPRO restaurants in Hangzhou, China, you can pay for your panini or salad by smiling at a camera-equipped kiosk -- you need to verify the purchase on your phone, but you don't have to punch in digits or bring your phone up to an NFC reader. The system (Smile to Pay) is purportedly resistant to spoofing with photos and other tricks. It relies on both depth-sensing cameras and a "likeness detection algorithm" to make sure it's really you. Reportedly, the technology is good enough that it can accurately identify people even when they're disguising themselves through makeup or wigs. You shouldn't have to worry about someone buying ...
© Provided by AFP Britain's Greg Rutherford competes in the Men's Long Jump Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games August 13, 2016 Former Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford said Thursday he was having surgery to rectify a hernia injury.The British athlete, who won Olympic gold on home soil in 2012 and took bronze at last year's Rio Games, missed this year's World Championships in London because of an ankle problem. However, the 30-year-old told his Twitter followers it was another health issue that had led him to have surgery following the end of the outdoor season, with Rutherford posting a picture of himself on his hospital bed."Heading down to have my groin chopped up and then reconstructed soon," said Rutherford, also the 2015 world champion. "They just need me to get changed... Have a tasty hernia that needs sorting out. Can't wait."