onsemi to Acquire Synaptics in About 7 Billion Dollar Edge AI Deal
onsemi has agreed to acquire Synaptics, the chipmaker whose fingerprint, touch, and human-machine interface technology has long appeared in laptops and phones,…
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PersonaShield Launches Platform for AI Likeness Rights and Creator Identity Control
A new platform from former Apple App Store executive Phillip Shoemaker is offering creators and public figures a way to control how their face and likeness are…
Burundi and India Explore Cooperation on Digital Identity and E-Payments
Burundi and India have opened early talks on cooperation in digital identity and electronic payments, with India offering to share the expertise it has built…
Air Bank Uses Innovatrics Face Biometrics for PSD2 App Pairing
Air Bank is using Innovatrics face biometrics to support secure mobile app pairing for existing customers in Czechia, bringing biometric verification into a…
New Jersey Supreme Court Requires Disclosure of Police Facial Recognition Use
New Jersey’s Supreme Court has ruled that criminal defendants are entitled to information about the facial recognition technology police used to investigate…
Kansas City Transit Agency Revives Plan for Facial Recognition on Buses
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority is moving ahead with a plan to put AI-powered facial recognition cameras on some of its buses this fall, a…
Rome Airports Warn They May Suspend EU Biometric Entry/Exit System for Summer
The company that runs Rome’s airports says it may have to suspend the European Union’s biometric Entry/Exit System for non-EU travelers during the peak summer…
EMVCo Opens Consultation on Verifiable Digital Credentials for Card Payments
EMVCo, the technical body that manages the EMV payment specifications, has put out a draft framework for using verifiable digital credentials in card-based…
ROC to Acquire Digital Forensics Firm Zuccaro Technical Consulting
ROC, the Denver-based biometrics and video analytics developer, has agreed to acquire Zuccaro Technical Consulting, a digital forensics developer that provides…
Maldives Immigration Receives Japan-Donated Facial Recognition System
Maldives Immigration has taken delivery of a facial recognition system donated by the Government of Japan, in a handover the agency says is meant to strengthen…