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The future of payments: A chip in your fingernail?

The future of payments: A chip in your fingernail?

Tech & Science Daily


Published: 4 April 2024 at 12:00 UTC

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Episode notes

The Standard's Business and Technology Correspondent, Simon Hunt, tries out a new chip which can be embedded in your fingernail. 


Google 'considers charging' for premium search results powered by artificial intelligence.


Moon to get its own time zone by NASA but it won't be straightforward to create.


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  • Nationwide blood test trials hope to improve Alzheimer’s diagnosis rate
  • Scientists identify gene variants ‘which increase risk of obesity by six times’
  • Airport security liquid rule change delayed again as scanners aren’t ready
  • Lara Croft from Tomb Raider named ‘most iconic video game character of all time’ in Bafta poll


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