TECH REPORT: Facial recognition technology ban, Walmart launches free shipping plan

San Francisco is now the first in the united states to prohibit its government from using facial-recognition technology.

It is one of the most tech-friendly and tech-savvy cities in the world.

Those against the technology said it is invasive.

FACEBOOK POLL

40 percent of Americans support antitrust action against Facebook.

That’s according to a new business insider/insider poll of us adults conducted by SurveyMonkey.

Facebook has pushed back against demands for anti-monopoly argument, calling for different regulation instead.

BITCOIN UP

Bitcoin is up more than 100 percent this year.

But no one is Googling it.

Some say that most people already know what bitcoin is, but others say after a big drop last year, many investors don’t know if they can trust the up move.

WALMART FREE SHIPPING

Walmart announced that it was launching free, next day on orders over $35.

Amazon fired back in a tweet suggesting that its own customers have access to even faster delivery speeds.

Amazon added that its customers in thousands of cities across 44 major metropolitan areas already have access to millions of items with free same day delivery.

-Jane King