Places and Things

Cosmetics giant L'Oreal announced last year that it was buying augmented reality beauty app maker ModiFace. Since then it's deployed virtual makeup try-ons across a number of its own brands, allowing shoppers to test different shades of makeup in a live video or selfie of themselves. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/04/amazons-live-mode-lets-you-try-on-makeup-via-its-app/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D1212%252C824%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1088%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2019-06%252Faff5e1c0-86aa-11e9-afdb-63dc70f01ecb%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3Dcf4055c598ee295fc792dae0ad5460d6c6b1e03a&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=09f7d2ad9c7adfc5519721b06b5fbf06d35671bd

Police in Jersey City have been placing fake Amazon packages outside people’s homes to catch thieves, reports the Associated Press. Using GPS trackers and doorbells cameras provided by Amazon, police are able to track and apprehend would-be thieves. from https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/12/18137415/amazon-package-sting-operation-jersey-city https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62667936/amazon-box-logo-stock-2_1020.0.jpg