Signicat Names Keith Fenner CEO as Asger Hattel Steps Down
Signicat has appointed Keith Fenner as chief executive and Pete Daffern as chair, effective November 10, in a coordinated leadership change at the European…
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EU Border Systems Agency Is Suing IBM, Atos and Leonardo Over EES Delays
eu-LISA, the EU agency that runs the Entry/Exit System, filed a claim in an Estonian court last December against the consortium hired to build the biometric…
Meta Takes Instagram’s AI Teen Age Detection Worldwide, Adds Apple’s Age Signal in Australia
Meta is extending to Instagram users worldwide the AI technology it uses to find teens who have entered an adult birthday and move them into Teen Account…
Hong Kong Police to Add AI Facial Recognition to SmartView CCTV Network This Month
Hong Kong police will add AI facial recognition to the city’s SmartView CCTV network as early as this month, allowing officers to search footage for suspects…
New Lawsuits, Hearings and Bills Show Social Media Age Limits Are Far From Settled
Four developments this week show that laws keeping children off social media are still being fought over, and that the fight often turns on how platforms are…
AI Update: U.S. Charges Three in $129 Million Fraud Using AI to Pose as CEOs
AI Update covers U.S. charges in a $129 million AI impersonation case, an escaped agent at WorkOS, Chainalysis, Binance, India’s Crafty Falcon and GPT-6 Cyber.
New Developments Show Growing Agreement on What to Verify About AI Agents, if Not How
Several new developments this week show growing agreement on what needs to be verified when an AI agent acts on someone’s behalf, and how far the industry is…
Unico Launches Human Token, a Persistent Identifier Derived From a Selfie, and Cuts 25 Percent of Staff
Unico launched Human Token last week, a technology that turns a selfie into a unique, persistent identifier with no name, document number or date of birth…
DHS Forecasts Two $50 Million-Plus Contracts for OBIM Biometric Identity Services
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security expects to seek bids next month on two contracts worth $50 million to $100 million each for biometric identity…
HID Acquires inepro ID, Adding Readers for Secure Printing and Lockers
HID has acquired inepro ID, a Dutch provider of contactless authentication products for secure print release and identity management, adding readers for…