Megvii to refile for lapsed blockbuster biometrics IPO in Hong Kong by end of March
Although currently still on a U.S. blacklist, biometrics unicorn Megvii is refiling for the Hong Kong IPO, writes Reuters, after…
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Megvii gets green light for $500 million Hong Kong IPO
Chinese artificial intelligence unicorn Megvii received a green light from the stock exchange for $500 million Hong Kong IPO, Reuters…
Megvii advances approval request for blockbuster biometric IPO in Hong Kong
Despite being placed on the U.S. government blacklist for its biometric facial recognition platform Face++, alongside other Chinese technology developers…
Hong Kong police facial recognition contract with iOmniscient reported by Bloomberg
As protests continue to be held in Hong Kong against recent government actions, Bloomberg reports that Sydney-based iOmniscient is supplying…
AnyVision reevaluates biometrics business in Hong Kong, defends Israeli army work
Microsoft-funded Israeli startup AnyVision is reevaluating its business plans in Hong Kong following controversy around the ethical use of its…
Megvii to file for Hong Kong IPO despite protests and facial recognition controversy
Biometrics unicorn and Face++ maker Megvii is about to file for its initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock…
Antitrust action could doom U.S. in AI race, Hong Kong academic argues
Any antitrust investigations by the U.S. government of Google, Facebook, and Amazon could have unintended consequences, including stifling the ability…
Megvii raises $750M to expand facial biometrics business ahead of reported Hong Kong IPO
Megvii has raised $750 million, giving the Face++ biometric facial recognition-maker a valuation of just over $4 billion ahead of…
Biometric payments introduced at Hong Kong airport duty free stores
Dragonfly POS devices featuring facial recognition capabilities have been launched to Duty Zero stores in Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)…
Biometrics and AI vision technologies deployed in Hong Kong and UK prisons to prevent drug use
Hong Kong is testing AI vision and prisoner-tracking technologies and the UK has completed a trial of iris and facial…
