Clearview

In brief Clearview AI says it has scraped more than 10 billion photographs from people’s public social media accounts for its controversial facial-recognition tool. The startup’s CEO Hoan Ton-That also told Wired his engineers were working on new features to make blurry images sharper and to make it possible to…

The iOS 15 launch hasn't been exactly smooth sailing as many early bugs sprang their ugly heads. Ones of the most annoying ones is by far the inability to unlock your iPhone using your Apple Watch when wearing a mask. In some cases, you can't even set up the said…

At first glance, JB, an artist based in Los Angeles, perhaps doesn’t look much like the picture on their driver’s license. For one thing, the ID photo is from a few years ago. Hair that was once long and dark is now buzzed and bleached. And there’s the fact that…

TOKYO, Sept 22, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that its iris recognition technology ranked first in the world in the most recent iris recognition technology benchmark test, IREX 10(1), conducted by the globally authoritative U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). In this…

The Genesis GV60, the luxury brand's first fully electric car, will be equipped with a face recognition system that will make it much harder to steal. Drivers can open and close the car without a key, and fingerprint recognition will also be used to keep it safe. Genesis' mid-size GV70…

TOKYO, Sep 15, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced today an initiative to create healthcare and life science business that utilizes AI and other digital technologies as part of the "creation of future growth businesses" set forth in the 2025 Mid-term Management Plan. NEC will focus…

Tokyo International Airport (HANEDA), the 4th largest airport in the world, chose the German SBD provider to equip their self-service installation with the Materna IPS One ID journey. Via 1:1 verification the passenger's scanned government issued ID picture gets matched with the image captured at the kiosk. The result can…

In brief Clearview AI’s controversial facial-recognition system has been trialed, at least, by police, government agencies, and universities around the world, according to newly leaked files. Internal documents revealed by BuzzFeed News show that Clearview offered its technology to law enforcement agencies, governments, and academic institutions in 24 countries, including…

TOKYO, Aug 24, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that its face recognition technology ranked first in the world in the most recent face recognition technology benchmarking test (FRVT Ongoing, 1) conducted by the globally authoritative U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).…

Edison, NJ -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/06/2021 -- Latest released Global Vehicle Access Control Market Research Report provides detailed assessment about Key and emerging Players highlighting profiles, product portfolio, market price, and sales revenue to better derive market size estimation. With this evaluation the aim is to throw lights on Future…