World’s latest phone-sized updates throw doubt on future of big shiny Orb
World has made much of its Orb hardware device, a spherical iris scanner that seems to consciously nod at dystopian…
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World positions World App as a ZKP-based age verification solution
World has entered the age assurance arena. A post on the World blog says the company’s solution for age verification…
Reddit considers World for proof of personhood, age verification: Report
Reddit is reportedly in talks with Tools of Humanity to use the World ID biometric-based digital identity for proof of…
World announces expansion in Thailand as Indonesia blocks its services
World has announced it will expand its services in Thailand thanks to strategic partnerships with a total of 11 local…
World proof of personhood scheme launches in Taiwan, expands in Thailand
World, the Sam Altman-led digital identity scheme, has entered Taiwan with what a release calls “a responsible approach to AI.”…
World moves further into Asia with new Thailand manager on heels of US launch
“Like a Rolling Orb” may not have the same ring to it as Bob Dylan’s anthem, but that’s not stopping…
Regulator presses TFH for details on World biometric data collection in Indonesia
Indonesia government officials are exploring the potential misuse of biometric data and may require the deletion of 500,000 iris data…
Indonesia suspends World, Kenya says delete biometric data
Indonesia has suspended World (formerly “Worldcoin”) and World ID following public complaints. The country’s Ministry of Communication and Digital has…
World storms into US market, riding wave of relaxed regulations
It was only a matter of time – both before Sam Altman and Alex Blania’s biometric World Network announced its…
World puzzled by lack of public trust in massive technology corporations
Sam Altman and Alex Blania, figureheads and evangelists for cryptically related firms World and Tools for Humanity, recently spoke at…
