Facebook parent Meta to pay $1.4B to settle Texas facial recognition lawsuit
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle a lawsuit that alleged that Facebook’s parent company illegally used facial recognition technology to collect biometric data on millions of Texans without their consent. The settlement terms announced Tuesday are the largest single-state agreement ever, according to a team of […]
JD Vance would become first VP with facial hair in nearly century
If Donald Trump wins the presidential election in November, his vice president pick could become the first to wear a beard in nearly a century. J.D. Vance, the bearded Republican Ohio senator announced Monday as the former president’s running mate, is one of the few modern politicians who doesn’t favor a baby face. Republican vice […]
WATCH Jake Tapper’s facial expression he reads Biden quotes
CNN’s Jake Tapper, as one of the two modestors, sat in the front row at the first presidential debate, where Joe Biden delivered arguably the worst debate performance of any president in American history. Since then, Tapper appears to have become hostile towards Joe Biden as he has woken up to the reality of the […]
Detroit Police Department updates its policies around facial recognition technologies
Detroit police are scaling back their use of facial recognition technology to track criminal suspects as part of a legal settlement. TechCrunchThe development comes after a man was wrongly convicted in 2020 for using the technology. of Updated Policy The law would prohibit police from arresting people based solely on the results of a facial […]
Man gets $300K from settlement after being wrongly accused of theft, cops change facial recognition technology
of City of Detroit The city will pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongfully accused of shoplifting, and as part of the settlement, the city will also change how police use facial recognition technology to identify suspects. Robert Williams’ driver’s license photo was incorrectly determined to be a likely match for a man seen […]
Chinese company develops human-like robots that can display complex facial expressions, emotions
At Ex-Robot’s factory in the northeastern coastal city of Dalian, engineers are developing humanoid robots with a focus on enhancing facial expressions and emotions. Neck-length silicone masks are spread out on a table next to silicone arms and legs, while disembodied heads are on display and humanoid robots in various stages of construction stand nearby. […]
Autistic 17-year-old has facial scars and could go blind after his friend tossed chemical in his face, Texas police say
Police in Texas say an autistic teen was seriously injured when one of his friends stole a package and threw the chemicals inside in the boy’s face. The Friendswood Police Department responded to an incident in a neighborhood within the city of Friendswood on Monday. The victim’s mother, Amy Morgan, said: He told KTRK-TV Regarding […]
Microsoft Reinforces Ban on Police Use of Generative AI for Facial Recognition
Microsoft has strengthened its stance on the use of generative AI for facial recognition by U.S. law enforcement through its Azure OpenAI service, a managed enterprise solution built on OpenAI technology. tech crunch report Microsoft clarified in a recent update to its Terms of Service that it prohibits the use of its integration with Azure […]
Bipartisan Senators Call on Leaders to Restrict TSA’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology
A bipartisan group of 14 senators is calling on leaders to restrict the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) use of facial recognition technology to protect privacy and civil liberties. The group, led by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Sen. John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), urged Senate leadership in a letter Thursday. requested the Department […]
Smart gun will put fingerprint, facial recognition tech to work
Biofire CEO Kai Kloepfer shares the details behind the company’s first biometric smart gun on “Wall Street with Maria Bartiromo.” The smart gun developed by Biofire will soon start shipping to customers who have pre-ordered the gun. The company says the Biofire smart gun incorporates fingerprint authentication and infrared facial recognition technology, allowing only “authorized” […]