When I took apart the RFID tag from the cashierless store I ran across in Yiwu, China, my friend Stuart challenged me to try and make my own RFID tag. And it sent me on adventure that took me around the world, to meet some really amazing people!

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From humble beginnings in 1889, the Michelin brothers built an empire that revolutionised travel and transformed Clermont-Ferrand into an engine of French productivity.