Facial recognition technology banned by Amazon for a year, second tech giant to do so Associated Press Jun 11, 2020 Amazon banned police use of its face-recognition technology for a year, making it the latest tech giant to step back from…
Microsoft sells stake in Israeli face recognition firm IANS Mar 30, 2020 Microsoft has announced to divest its stake in third-party Israeli facial recognition company AnyVision despite an investigation…
Facial attendance system with temperature screening now in India IANS Mar 19, 2020 Enterprise software company Ramco Systems has unveiled an advanced facial attendance system embedded with temperature recording…
Ban on facial-recognition technology, supported by Alphabet’s CEO Sundar Pichai Gairika Mitra Jan 24, 2020 With the European Union (EU) proposing a temporary ban on facial-recognition technology, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai too backed the…
Sundar Pichai calls for regulation of artificial intelligence Associated Press Jan 21, 2020 Google’s chief executive Sundar Pichai has called for a balanced approach to regulating artificial intelligence, telling a…
Tech Failures: What Can Brands Learn from Chaos at Chaayos Radhika Udas Nov 27, 2019 A year-old beverage franchise, ‘Chaayos’ has found itself caught in a controversy after it rolled out its facial recognition…
Seattle airport to adopt facial-recognition technology IANS Nov 27, 2019 The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) in the US state of Washington will introduce facial-recognition technology for…
Jeff Bezos says Amazon working on facial recognition regulations Reuters Sep 28, 2019 Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said the company’s public policy team is working on proposed regulations around facial…
Govt planning to set up facial recognition system for citizens as next step to biometric… Bloomberg Sep 24, 2019 Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government will open bids next month to build a system to centralise facial recognition data…
Computer can now reveal your fake facial expressions IANS Aug 2, 2019 By analysing the movement of the smile across a person’s face, the software can determine whether or not the expression is…