CloudWalk raises $250M and plans IPO as biometrics firms flourish in China during pandemic response
CloudWalk has raised RMB 1.8 billion (US$254 million) in funding from a group of provincial and municipal funds in China to…
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New computer vision and biometrics applications from AnyVision deployed in COVID-19 response effort
The comprehensive explorations of ways to combat the COVID-19 outbreak by Israel’s Defense Ministry has drawn in the computer vision…
Amazon places $10M order for thermal cameras with biometric capabilities from Dahua
Dahua has continued to find customers for its biometric facial recognition cameras despite being restricted from U.S. government contracts by…
Biometrics providers and tech companies jostle for position in payments and other burgeoning markets
New opportunities for biometric payments, particularly in smart cards, continue to generate headlines and attract new players, now including Google….
VinAI biometric recognition technology for phones works with protective face masks
VinAI Research has developed a method of facial recognition technology that can accurately identify individuals who wear surgical face masks,…
Chinese companies push AI, biometric thermal imaging tech for U.S. deployment amid COVID-19
Chinese AI tech developer Rokid is negotiating with U.S. companies to sell its thermal imaging glasses with biometrics to U.S….
Eyesight Technologies in-car monitoring upgraded for accuracy with facemasks
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently advised that people should be wearing masks when in public to…
UIDAI proposes public Aadhaar facial biometrics and temperature checks to boost containment efforts
Officials with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have suggested that camera networks performing facial recognition and temperature checks…
Israeli military-grade biometric facial recognition works with face masks
Advanced biometric facial recognition technology developed for Israeli law enforcement and intelligence agencies to capture escaping criminals is now used…
Biometrics investments and a security fail top stories this week in digital ID
The discovery of a major biometric data security vulnerability at a Brazilian biometrics company and a handful of multi million-dollar…
