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Fact Check - Photos Do Not Show Tracking Chips Inside Gazans’ Shirts

Fact Check - Photos Do Not Show Tracking Chips Inside Gazans’ Shirts

A viral claim has circulated on social media claiming that a “tracking chip” was discovered inside the shirt of a person in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis in the…

NFC Forum launches certification to support extended range of contactless connections

NFC Forum launches certification to support extended range of contactless connections

The NFC Forum, the global standards body for near-field communication (NFC) technology, has announced the launch of its latest certification programme, Certification Release 15 (CR15), alongside its earlier technical specification…

Touch ’n Go launches Pokémon-themed RFID tags and charms in Malaysia

Touch ’n Go launches Pokémon-themed RFID tags and charms in Malaysia

Malaysia’s leading cashless toll-and-transport payment provider Touch ’n Go (TnG) has teamed up with the globally popular franchise Pokémon to launch a limited-edition range of RFID tags and charms featuring…

Walmart and Avery Dennison collaborate to enhance freshness with RFID technology

Walmart and Avery Dennison collaborate to enhance freshness with RFID technology

Retail giant Walmart and materials-science and identification specialist Avery Dennison have announced a landmark collaboration aimed at deploying advanced radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions in fresh-food categories including meat, bakery and deli.…

RFID tagging to cover 90 % of Kazakhstan’s livestock by 2028

RFID tagging to cover 90 % of Kazakhstan’s livestock by 2028

In a major step towards modernising its agricultural sector, Kazakhstan plans to tag up to 90 % of its livestock with RFID technology by the year 2028. The announcement was…

Salesforce, Zebra Technologies & Google (Android) collaborate on PoS

Salesforce, Zebra Technologies & Google (Android) collaborate on PoS

In October 2025, Salesforce announced a strategic collaboration with Zebra Technologies and Google’s Android team to offer a new mobile point-of-sale (PoS) solution for physical retail environments. Key features of…

HID Global to Acquire IDmelon: Pushing Deeper Into Passwordless Authentication

HID Global to Acquire IDmelon: Pushing Deeper Into Passwordless Authentication

In a strategic move to accelerate its passwordless and converged identity-offerings, HID Global has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Vancouver-based IDmelon. The transaction is expected to…

Skidata Partners with Holiday Valley to Deliver Seamless RFID Access Experience

Skidata Partners with Holiday Valley to Deliver Seamless RFID Access Experience

Skidata Partners with Holiday Valley to Deliver Seamless RFID Access Experience Holiday Valley Resort in New York has joined forces with Skidata, a global leader in access management and digital…

Ranchi RFID Waste Collection: Tagging Nearly 200,000 Households for Smart Service

Ranchi RFID Waste Collection: Tagging Nearly 200,000 Households for Smart Service

Ranchi RFID Waste Collection: Tagging Nearly 200,000 Households for Smart Service In early September 2025, Times of India reported that the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has rolled out a large-scale…

NFC Release 15: Extending the Range, Redefining the Standard

NFC Release 15: Extending the Range, Redefining the Standard

NFC Release 15: Extending the Range, Redefining the Standard On 17 June 2025, the NFC Forum officially announced NFC Release 15, a major update to the NFC (HF RFID) standard…