A Wisconsin company is to become the first in the US to microchip employees.
A total of 50 out of 85 employees at Three Square Market have volunteered to have a tiny radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip implanted into their hands.
The rice grain-sized $300 (£230) chip, implanted between the thumb and forefinger, will allow them to open doors, log in to computers and even purchase food.
Three Square Market is working with Swedish company, BioHax, to deliver the new technology, which they see as one day being simply another payment and identification method.
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