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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.

 

Facebook releases pilot version of biometrics-backed digital wallet app Novi

Facebook has officially released the first pilot of the Novi digital wallet app with biometric onboarding in Guatemala and the…

 

Suprema ID and Ekemp partner up on biometric registration kit

Suprema ID and Ekemp have entered a new partnership, with Suprema ID’s RealScan-G10 FAP60 fingerprint scanner integrated into the VigoBox…

 

Deci raises $21M to leverage artificial intelligence to optimize algorithm development

Artificial intelligence (AI) company Deci has announced a $21 million Series A round led by New York-based global private equity…

 

Facial recognition market to surpass $10B by 2028 – report

The global facial recognition market size is projected to reach $10.2 billion by 2028, according to new data from Verified…

 

New airport biometrics adoption trends: Idemia, AirAsia, viisights, BioSec

The adoption of biometric technology in airports is rapidly increasing, with new data by Valour Consultancy suggesting an increase of…

 

Different responses worldwide to facial recognition in criminal justice, report suggests

A new international survey published by Plos One has unveiled different attitudes in relation to the use of automatic facial…

 

Smart homes: privacy row in the UK, Xiaomi unveils biometric lock

A judge in the UK has recently ruled that an Amazon Ring doorbell and security cameras installed at a house…

 

Smart Engines’ digital ID scanning to speed up Russian Railways ticket purchases

Smart Engines has entered a new partnership with Russian Railways to speed up ticket purchases using artificial intelligence and digital…

 

Digital identity verification market set to surpass $17B by 2026, providers partner up

The number of digital identity verification checks conducted globally on an annual basis will more than triple from 1.1 billion…

 

UK experts condemn government facial recognition use, invoke threatened oversight role

A group of technology experts gave evidence to the House of Lords suggesting the use of live facial recognition technology…

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