States push ahead on AI regulation as Congress falters
This month, the U.S. Senate voted to strike down a controversial provision in President Trump’s sweeping tax and spending package…
Biometric R&D
Biometric R&D refers to significant research and development in the biometrics sphere, from academia to applications. This includes market research, product development, awards recognition as well as new inventions and innovations.
Congress charts diverging paths on AI in FY 2026 defense bills
As the Pentagon races to integrate AI across all operations of each of the services, Congress is laying down distinct,…
Meta acquires voice generator startup PlayAI
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has acquired the voice generator platform PlayAI. A report from Bloomberg says it reviewed an internal memo…
MTN launches accelerator program for startups driving Africa’s digital transformation
MTN Nigeria has launched its 2025 Cloud Accelerator Program intended to support technology startups operating in several domains in the…
UN initiative unites standards bodies to tackle global deepfake threat
You may have heard a friend or relative proclaim recently, “I can’t even tell what’s real anymore.” Generative AI is…
UK guidance anticipates shift to private labs for DIATF compliance testing
The UK continues to move incrementally toward the full launch of the digital identity and attributes trust framework (DIATF) and…
STMicroelectronics-Metalenz partnership expands to boost metasurface optics adoption
A new license agreement between STMicroelectronics and Metalenz aims to ease the adoption of metasurface optics for a range of…
OOTS can provide EU Digital Identity Wallets’ shortcut to secure data exchange
The European Union’s Digital Identity Wallet project that promises to make transactions between people and businesses in different member states…
New Oloid privacy architecture to protect enterprise biometrics unveiled
Many enterprises scrambling to adopt biometrics to defend against fraud are struggling to ensure regulatory compliance and the trust of…
Researchers inspired by palm vein tech develop invisible product ‘digital identity’
The sensing and pattern recognition technologies behind biometrics can also be applied to identifying and learning things about inanimate objects….
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection