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US airports to use facial recognition to scan 97% passengers in next four years
Fri, Apr 19, 2019
The US Department of Homeland Security expects to use facial recognition technology to scan 97% of passengers at airports in the next four years. The method involves photographing of passengers before they board the flight and cross-referencing it against a library of images from visa and passport applications, and those taken by border agents, reported The Verge. The technology is used to keep track of those who have overstayed their visas. However, it is being criticised for hampering citizens’ privacy. The system was already operational at 15 US airports by the end of 2018.
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Visa, Mastercard mull increasing fees for processing transactions: WSJ
Sat, Feb 16, 2019
Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc, the two biggest U.S. card networks, are preparing to raise certain fees levied on U.S. merchants for processing transactions from this April, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday
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Trump to seek changes in visa programme to encourage hiring Americans
Tue, Apr 18, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday will sign an executive order directing federal agencies to recommend changes to a temporary visa programme used to bring foreign workers to the United States to fill high-skilled jobs.
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UK consumer spending grows at slowest rate in three years
Mon, Apr 10, 2017
British consumer spending increased at the slowest annual pace in more than three years in the first three months of 2017, in a further sign that one of the economy`s main engines is losing steam as Brexit preparations begin, a survey showed on Monday.
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Samsung officially launches Samsung Pay in India
Wed, Mar 22, 2017
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday officially announced the launch of Samsung Pay in India. The company had earlier during the month unveiled the mobile payment platform and had already opened for registrations in India on its official website.
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Tougher US regulations make Infosys not to apply for H-1B visas for junior-level employees; stock down nearly 2% in early trade
Mon, Mar 20, 2017
Infosys is not applying for visas for employees with under four years of experience on account of tougher US work visa rules, the report said quoting Infosys executive as saying.
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Here's why Mukesh Ambani thinks Donald Trump is a blessing in disguise for India
Wed, Feb 15, 2017
Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani at Nasscom India Leadership Forum press conference in Mumbai on Wednesday said he thinks US president Donald Trump is a blessing in disguise for India.
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Uber's CEO Travis Kalanick landed in India without a visa
Sun, Dec 18, 2016
Uber co-founder and chief executive Travis Kalanick had to encounter a "scary situation" on his arrival in India as he found himself "without a visa" and it was only a high-level intervention that saved him from being deported.
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