Japan's NEC Corp has unveiled a facial recognition system which may confirm an individual’s id even when they're masked, in a transfer which it claims will enhance “the revival of financial actions underneath the ‘New Regular.’" ...

Portland lawmakers unanimously handed a sweeping ban on facial recognition know-how, turning into the primary metropolis to bar each private and non-private entities from the controversial software program and defeating Amazon’s bid to kill the measure. ...

US regulation enforcement will likely be barred from utilizing Amazon’s facial recognition software program for one yr, the corporate has introduced, calling for stronger authorities rules on the know-how amid a broader push to reform policing. ...

The main focus of US policing is shifting from enforcement to prevention as mass incarceration falls out of favor. ‘Pre-crime’ detection is the recent new factor, completed via evaluation of conduct and…facial options? ...

Whitney Houston, Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, and The Infamous B.I.G. are amongst this yr's Rock 'n' Roll Corridor of Fame inductees. A worthy record, however listed here are the deserving names which might be nonetheless lacking. ...

BBC's Samira Ahmed earned her chops in journalism after an excellent training and a string of difficult jobs. However now she's received a intercourse equality declare for being paid lower than a male counterpart – and one thing is off concerning the case. ...

T cells signify a key part of our immune system, and play a important function in defending us towards dangerous pathogens like viruses and micro organism, and cancers. A crew of scientists has redefined what we thought we knew about T cell recognition for the previous 20 years.

The US Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) is pushing to impose obligatory facial recognition scans on all Individuals coming into or leaving the US, shifting to shut a loophole that enables residents to choose out. ...

US intelligence companies want to improve their facial recognition capabilities with know-how that may establish individuals from lots of of meters away, probably remodeling drones into biometrically correct spy cameras. ...

Marketed as the newest device to offer buyers extra comfort, facial recognition comes with deep prices to privateness and safety. By the way in which, can anybody keep in mind Silicon Valley asking for permission to make use of your face? ...