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Articles By Alessandro Mascellino

Alessandro Mascellino is a freelance multimedia journalist focusing on emerging technologies. His work has been featured on The Independent, The Mirror Online, and The Sun, among others. Alessandro is also the author of TÉKUNI, a newsletter about technology in Japan.

 

Digital ID in UAE: Milestone hit; ministry service launched

Leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have announced a milestone regarding the use of the UAE Pass digital ID…

 

Recreation robots use face biometrics to serve humanity in US, Costa Rica

The AC Marriott hotel in Escazú, Costa Rica, reportedly is using robotics that can scan faces to interface with guests,…

 

Thin-film sensor partners developing finger vein biometrics

Biometrics firm Mofiria and Isorg, a French company specializing in organic photodiodes and printed electronics, have partnered to develop a…

 

Mixed progress for digital IDs linked to payments in Japan, Australia and India

In a wave of digital transformations across multiple nations, Japan has faced challenges with its My Number digital ID system,…

 

Microsoft to pay $20M fine for collecting kids’ biometrics on Xbox

Microsoft has been fined $20 million over allegations by U.S. regulators that they collected biometrics and other personal data from…

 

Au10tix restructures fraud protection, digital ID portfolio to simplify customer choices

Identity intelligence company Au10tix has completed its portfolio restructuring, which culminated in the relaunch of its Instinct offering as Serial…

 

Nok Nok’s customer expansion continues, spurred by Fido Alliance’s new passkey guidelines

Passwordless authentication firm and co-founder of the Fido Alliance Nok Nok Labs has announced a Year-on-Year (YoY) increase of over…

 

Verosint streamlines identity proofing with Adaptive Proofing Workflows

Fraud prevention solution provider Verosint has joined forces with digital trust firm ID Dataweb to release what it calls the…

 

Sensory fast-tracks accurate custom voice UIs using ChatGPT generative AI

U.S.-based software company Sensory has updated its VoiceHub online portal to include new generative AI (artificial intelligence) features. According to…

 

Idex Biometrics and AuthenTrend partner on biometric access cards

Norwegian fingerprint biometric solutions provider Idex has entered a new collaboration with Taiwan-based, FIDO2-certified firm AuthenTrend. In particular, the companies…

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