Sony unveils PS5, Amazon and Microsoft restrict facial recognition tech

This is c|net and here are the stories that matter right now. Sony held a PlayStation five event and surprised everyone by showing off its next generation console. There will be two different versions. The regular PlayStation five will contain a disk drive. The other is the digital edition without such a drive. As for games, Sony showed that it will have some heavy hitters. The two standouts were Spider Man, Miles Morales, and horizon two, the forbidden West. trailers for those games looked amazing. Amazon announced that its facial recognition tech will not be used by police for one year. Commercial uses and usage by organisations like the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children are still permitted. Microsoft also says that it will not sell its facial recognition software to police and law enforcement until there are federal regulations for facial recognition tech in place. Grubhub will be acquired by a Netherlands based company called just eat takeaway. The all stock deal is valued at 7.3 billion US dollars. Prior to this, it was reported that Uber was in talks to merge with Grubhub. However, several US senators expressed antitrust concerns should the deal between Uber and grubhub take place. [MUSIC] Stay up to date with the latest by visiting cnet.com