Smart city initiatives select biometrics providers and startups
Scrum Ventures has announced that it has chosen 18 startups from 9 countries around the world as early participants in…
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Facial recognition systems for police advance in Dubai, Macau, but not Birmingham, AL
Dubai is planning to implement facial recognition on its public transport system to improve security, the Deccan Herald reports. The emirate…
Hailo takes next steps with new AI chip modules for better biometrics in edge devices
Israel-based Hailo, a developer of AI chips, is now offering its Hailo-8 processor in new form factors that will make…
Papago readies Face8 biometrics for Southeast Asia smart city projects
Papago, a Taiwan-based developer of the biometric face recognition technology known as Face8, is looking to expand its market presence…
NtechLab face biometrics piloted in ten more Russian cities’ public security systems
NtechLab, which provides the face biometric technology used in Moscow’s massive public security system, has launched pilot projects in ten…
Beijing unveils crosswalk with biometric facial recognition to catch jaywalkers
The City of Beijing has installed a biometric smart crosswalk at an intersection in Zhongguancun, Haidian district, that can send…
Next Biometrics partners with software maker, Alcatraz and LumenVox each join partner programs
Next Biometrics has partnered with GlobalLogic to move some of its software development activities related to biometric solutions out of the…
Alibaba and China Mobile rumored to be investing $443M in Dahua’s biometric surveillance business
Dahua may be in line for a major investment in its biometric surveillance business from Alibaba and China Mobile, with Reuters reporting…
FiberSense launches tech that tells the ‘vibe’ of a Smart City
FiberSense, a startup based in Australia, has turned a unique technology into a service that turns fiber optic networks into…
Academic researchers say YOLO, speed up image recognition tech
Academic researchers say they have managed to juggle two competing requirements for image recognition: improving both the accuracy and the…
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