Goodix sues EgisTec for alleged in-display fingerprint sensor patent infringement
Goodix has filed a patent infringement complaint against Egis Technology with the Beijing Intellectual Property Court, alleging EgisTec has used…
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Money20/20 China
Money20/20 China Hangzhou, China December 4 – 6, 2019 Money20/20 is where the industry’s smarter visionaries and innovators come together…
Apple testing biometric iCloud access and possibly launching iPhone with in-display fingerprint tech
Apple is planning to launch an iPhone with an in-display fingerprint sensor in China, The Global Times reports, citing Chinese-language…
Tencent and SenseTime executives join Malaysian sovereign wealth fund board
Executives from Tencent Holdings and biometric facial recognition unicorn SenseTime have been appointed to the Board of Directors of Malaysian…
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…
Zwipe adds new manufacturing partner to commercialize biometric payment cards in China
Zwipe has partnered with global smart card manufacturer XH Smart to commercialize end-to-end biometric payment offerings in China and other…
U.S. may expand biometric and AI benchmarking as national strategy updated
The U.S. has revised its strategy for research and development of artificial intelligence, with an update from the White House…
Biometrics companies from China and Russia could be banned from NIST FRVT
Chinese media is reporting that biometrics companies from China could soon be excluded from NIST’s Facial Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT),…
Remark Holdings facial biometrics to secure taxi fleet in Xi’an
A fleet of more than 2,000 taxis in the Chinese city of Xi’an is being upgraded with KanKan AI technology…
Investment in Chinese biometrics firms Megvii and SenseTime by U.S. institutions draws scrutiny
Several U.S. lawmakers from both parties have expressed concerns about investment in Chinese facial recognition unicorns Megvii and SenseTime by…
