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AI Update: Superalignment Goes Wayward

Welcome to the newest edition of FindBiometrics’ AI update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology: xAI is in talks…

May 17, 2024

Illustration of deepfake face animation on smartphone screen representing TikTok deepfakes

AI Update: Tom Hanks Does Not Shill Dental Plans

Welcome to the latest edition of FindBiometrics’ AI update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology: Celebrities are…

October 6, 2023

AI-generated illustration of electronic bull made from circuit boards and computer components

AI Update: Wall Street Gets Frothy as Lawmakers Mull Safeguards

Welcome to the latest edition of FindBiometrics’ AI update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology: Arm’s IPO was a…

September 15, 2023

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AI Update: Mixed Expectations in the Chipmaking Business

Welcome to the latest edition of FindBiometrics’ AI update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology: CoreWeave,…

August 18, 2023

ETUNNEL Anticipates $75M in Sales Through UN Biometric Card Partnership

Entrust, IDEX, and Precise Biometrics Make Moves: Identity News Digest

Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Bank of…

April 17, 2023

Visa and Mastercard Are Using Biometric Tech Sourced From a Sanctioned Chinese Firm

Mastercard and Visa are using facial recognition technology whose algorithm is sourced from SenseTime, one of the Chinese AI firms that have been blacklisted…

July 8, 2022

iProov Provides Liveness Detection for Caribbean Identity Start-up

SoftBank Advisor Wants to ‘Expand and Accelerate’ Oosto Collaboration

Facial recognition and computer vision “will occupy a central and primary place as a biometric security solution” going forward, according to SoftBank advisory…

December 21, 2021

AnyVision Raises $235M in SoftBank-led Funding Round

“AnyVision says the funding will go toward further refinement of its AI-driven technologies…” AnyVision announced today the close of a major new funding round…

July 7, 2021

Biometric Face Recognition Helps Pepper the Robot Teach English in China

Artificial Intelligence company AKA has announced a partnership with SoftBank Robotics China that will help to bring Pepper the robot to English classrooms in…

January 22, 2020

Biometrics News - The Next Apple Watch, Face-Scanning TVs, and a '3D Map of the World'

SoftBank Telecom Gives Mobile Users Nok Nok Labs Security

“We can no longer rely on passwords for our financial or other sensitive transactions as they are weak, forgotten and easily hacked. We are very pleased with…

January 8, 2019

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