Innovation How facial recognition technology aids police Nov 30, 2018 Technology can only do so much – it still needs human input. Credit: Arten Oleshko/Shutterstock Police officers’ ability to recognise and locate…
Robotics Lenovo announces unmanned convenience store to test AI, facial recognition Nov 27, 2018 Lenovo has opened an unmanned convenience store in China, using it as a testbed for trialling facial-recognition, e-payment, Internet of Things…
Tech and Gadget Tapway brings facial recognition solution to brick-and-mortar businesses Nov 27, 2018 IN THE brick-and-mortar world, retail chains and shopping malls have long relied on counting the number of occupied parking lots to estimate the…
Cyber Security Facial recognition system mistakes bus ad for jaywalker Nov 24, 2018 China is increasingly dependent on facial recognition systems to name and shame citizens who jaywalk, but it reportedly hit a snag this week. A…
Robotics How Sophia Copies Human Facial Expressions by CNNStyle | Robotics Nov 19, 2018 Originally published by Stephy Chung at CNN Style on November 2, 2018 CNNStyle — The field of robotics is fast-growing. Robots can now perform…
Tech and Gadget Microsoft made an app to rate your facial expressions against emojis | Apps Nov 17, 2018 Microsoft has launched a free Windows app that uses machine learning to guess the facial expression you’re making when imitating an emoji. Called…
Innovation Amazon will sell facial recognition tech to police despite employee protests | Innovation Nov 10, 2018 The activities of tech companies like Amazon, Google and Microsoft are being increasingly scrutinised and criticised by their own employees. As the…
Tech and Gadget Facial recognition startup Kairos founder continues to fight attempted takeover | Tech Industry Oct 28, 2018 There’s some turmoil brewing over at Miami-based facial recognition startup Kairos. Late last month, New World Angels President and Kairos board…
Tech and Gadget Tencent to pilot facial recognition checks in Honour of Kings | Digital Asia Sep 29, 2018 Tencent’s popular mobile multiplayer hit “Honour of Kings” (known as “Arena of Valor” outside of China) is about to get another update to its…
Innovation Facial recognition tech helps police arrest wanted man at music festival | Innovation Sep 1, 2018 South Wales police claim facial recognition technology has been improved by a new algorithm after its false-positive reading dropped from 92% to…