Costco says your next checkout could take under 10 seconds thanks to new automated pay stations

Your Costco run is about to get a lot faster.The warehouse giant is reportedly overhauling its checkout process, piloting new automated stations that promise to process orders in under 10 seconds. By blending employee productivity with high-speed tech, Costco is betting it can solve the retail industry’s biggest headache without losing the low-cost model that keeps its members loyal. “In digital, we continue to make strides with our roadmap to deliver a more seamless experience for members in warehouse and online. “In the warehouses, we are achieving meaningful improvements in the speed of checkout and employee productivity, both as a result…

Heroes, zeroes from St. John’s Sweet 16 loss to Duke

Heroes and zeros from St. John’s 80-75 loss to Duke in their Sweet 16 matchup on Friday night in Washington:   Hero The likely consensus National Player of the Year, Cameron Boozer, led Duke in crunch time. His three-point play with 3:06 left pushed the Blue Devils’ lead to three.…

Barack Obama greenlit Gavin Newsom’s Prop. 50 gerrymander

Former President Barack Obama gave his explicit blessing to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Prop. 50 redistricting measure, the governor revealed in an interview. Newsom was “very nervous” calling Obama for advice last summer over Prop. 50 — which passed overwhelmingly in November and shuffled California’s congressional maps to favor Democrats in…

Luka Doncic leads Lakers to blow out win over Nets

The first game after a lengthy road trip can be tricky.  Coach JJ Redick warned ahead of the Lakers’ home matchup against the Nets that games like Friday night can often feel like road games. And it showed for the Lakers, who struggled early on against the tanking Nets. But…

Lakers’ Luka Doncic picks up 16th technical foul against Nets

Less than a week after avoiding a suspension because of an accumulation of technical fouls, Lakers star guard Luka Doncic picked up his 16th technical foul of the season on Friday night, meaning he’ll have to serve a one-game suspension in the team’s next game.  Doncic picked up the technical…

Dodgers get 2025 World Series rings. Here’s how they look

The Dodgers had an idea about the grandiose nature of their 2025 World Series rings. “It is substantial,” manager Dave Roberts joked Friday afternoon. “I heard the ring is pretty over the top,” added now-retired pitcher Clayton Kershaw a little while later. Indeed, when the club unveiled the jewelry for…

Orioles, Shane Baz agree to five-year,  million contract extension

Shane Baz is staying in Baltimore. The talented right-hander, who was acquired by the Orioles this offseason after a lengthy stint with the Rays, has agreed to a five-year extension that will keep him in Baltimore through at least the 2030 season. The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed the deal is…

Silicon Valley tech candidate was sued for downloading lots of porn

Ethan Agarwal, a Silicon Valley tech founder and congressional candidate challenging Rep. Ro Khanna, got sued in 2019 for illegally downloading a boatload of porn — including flicks fixated on threesomes. Malibu Media’s lawsuit alleged that Agarwal used the BitTorrent file-sharing network to obtain and distribute explicit films including “Cum…

Dodgers’ Andy Pages, with improved work ethic, on cusp of stardom

Get used to this. The cries of joy in the stands. The stadium shaking. Andy Pages rounding the bases at Uniqlo Field. The first Dodgers player to homer this season wasn’t Shohei Ohtani or Freddie Freeman. The distinction belonged to Pages, the third-year center fielder from Cuba. And it was…

Where Do ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Contestants Stand With Host Tyra Banks After Offscreen Backlash?

Netflix’s America’s Next Top Model docuseries revealed where Tyra Banks stands with many former contestants after they offered their unfiltered opinions of the show. Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, streaming now, features interviews from alums Whitney Thompson, Giselle Samson, Shannon Stewart, Shandi Sullivan, Danielle Evans and Keenyah Hill.…

Czech deputy PM laughs off Hillary Clinton’s ‘unhinged’ reaction to his Trump defense in viral, fiery exchange

Hillary Clinton bristled at the Munich Security Conference over the weekend when Czech Deputy Prime Minister Petr Macinka attempted to defend President Trump’s policies.  Clinton raged that Trump has “betrayed the West” and is seeking “unaccountable power” by “modeling himself” after Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a panel discussion at…

SpaceX to compete in Pentagon contest for autonomous drone tech: report

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its xAI subsidiary are competing in a secret new Pentagon contest to produce voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. SpaceX, xAI and the Pentagon’s defense innovation unit did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Reuters could not…

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