Deepfake voice technology claims first fraud victims
Criminal deepfake attacks have claimed their first victims, with a British energy defrauded of nearly a quarter-million dollars through a…
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Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.
Facial recognition giants unveil new technologies at World AI Conference
Facial biometrics unicorn SenseTime is opening a new Chinese headquarters in Shanghai, the company announced at the World Artificial Intelligence…
No passwords or keys for ZenGo crypto wallet with FaceTec biometrics
Cryptocurrency wallet ZenGo has been generating buzz in the fintech field recently with a security challenge and involvement in the…
Nigeria to receive $433M from World Bank for biometric national ID registration
The World Bank is pouring $433 million (N1.5 trillion) in support into the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) of Nigeria’s…
School district to trial face biometrics with no students in database
The Lockport School Board will trial a facial recognition system in an implementation that may not identify anyone, after announcing…
Iris ID biometrics integrated with LEAF smart cards for access control
The IrisAccess biometric access control platform from Iris ID has been integrated with LEAF smart access cards containing MiFare DESFire…
SuperCom CEO announces purchase plan to capitalize on undervalued shares
The CEO of SuperCom, Arie Trabelsi, has initiated a new purchase program to acquire up to 3 million ordinary shares…
Continental invests in Cartica AI to accelerate object detection for autonomous driving systems
Transport technology company Continental AG has acquired a minority stake in Cartica AI, which develops algorithms for accelerating machine learning…
DHS S&T Biometric Technology Rally results suggest face best for fast processing
Four matching systems produced 100 percent true identification rates on the same acquisition system during the Biometric Technology Rally held…
Panasonic to supply biometric ABC gates for Japan airports as FTE Global 2019 kicks off
Panasonic Corporation is providing more of its biometric facial recognition gates to new airports in Japan for use in new…
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