TSA is adding face recognition at big airports. Here’s how to opt out.
Comment on this story Comment Upcoming time you’re at airport security, get ready to search straight into a camera. The TSA wants to assess your face. The Transportation Safety Administration has been quietly screening controversial facial recognition…
7@7 earns RJ national recognition from publishing magazine
The Review-Journal has received national recognition for “7@7,” its quick-hit weekday newscast. Editor & Publisher magazine earlier this month named the newspaper as one of its “10 News Publishers That Do It Right” for the twice-daily, seven-minute…
Activists pushed the IRS to drop facial recognition. They won, but they’re not done yet
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In mid-February, privacy and digital rights activists were buzzing about a recent victory: Earlier in the month, the Internal Revenue Service said it would back away from a controversial plan to force taxpayers to use…
Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI Gets Military Contract for AR Glasses
Image: Lee Corkran/Contributor Clearview AI, the highly controversial facial recognition firm that scrapes social media to maintain its bank of images, recently signed a contract with the U.S. Air Force to research “augmented reality facial recognition…
The IRS website will soon require facial recognition to log in to your account
The verification process includes taking a picture of a photo ID, like a driver’s license or passport, and then taking a video selfie with a smartphone or computer so software can compare the two. It’s part of a partnership the IRS has with…
Smile! The IRS Wants You To Send Selfies to a Facial Recognition Company
“No Identity Left Behind.” Americans who want to access tax return transcripts, check on child tax credits, or do other tasks through the IRS website will have to turn over their image to a facial recognition company called ID.me. To get…
Accurate Mac speech recognition is all about the mic
If there’s anyone who should know about how to get the most accurate Mac speech recognition, it’s someone who’s an ex-BBC producer and also quadriplegic – so he’s heavily reliant on dictation. Colin Hughes, who has previously shared his thoughts on…
Cognitive Explainable-AI (Artificial Intelligence) 3D Image Recognition startup won a 2nd contract from US Air Force, following breakthrough demo, using only few training samples on low power CPU
Published: Nov. 30, 2021 at 5:45 AM HST|Updated: 6 hours ago POTOMAC, Md., Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Z Advanced Computing, Inc. (ZAC), the pioneer Cognitive Explainable-AI (Artificial Intelligence) (Cognitive XAI) software startup, has won a 2nd…
Smartphone facial recognition: Should you use it?
Facial recognition on personal use devices like smartphones and laptops has become increasingly common. The concept seems downright futuristic on the surface — most of us used a PIN, password, or pattern to unlock our devices only a few years ago.…
Popular ‘CuddlyTails’ Pet-Services App Recognized on FORBES and Awarded with Recognition on ‘101 Amazing Pet Startups Worth a Follow in 2021’ List | State
NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cuddly Tails (https://cuddlytails.com/) proudly announced that it had been named a startup worth following by ranking publication, “Startup Pill,” which routinely highlights new companies and…