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BigTech Companies

Meta’s Smart Glasses Risk Being Ruined by Its Own Flaws

Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses are discreet and convenient, but their near-invisibility fuels public unease about covert recording and privacy, a…

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AI & Tech

Ring’s AI Search Party Expands Beyond Finding Lost Pets

A leaked email reveals Ring's founder envisions its AI Search Party feature evolving beyond finding pets to "zero out crime,"…

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AI & Tech

Meta’s Smart Glasses to Get Facial Recognition, Report Says

Meta is advancing plans to integrate facial recognition, internally called "Name Tag," into its Ray-Ban smart glasses, potentially launching it…

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Artificial Intelligence

CBP Partners with Clearview AI to Expand Facial Recognition Use

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has allocated $225,000 for a year of access to Clearview AI's facial recognition tools, allowing…

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Ring Super Bowl ad backlash over surveillance fears

A Super Bowl ad for Ring's "Search Party" pet-finder feature sparked a major debate, with critics viewing it as a…

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Artificial Intelligence

ICE and CBP Face-Recognition App Fails at Identity Verification

The Mobile Fortify facial recognition app, used by ICE and CBP, suffers from significant reliability issues and was deployed without…

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AI & Tech

Apple Acquires Q.ai to Advance Facial Recognition Tech

Apple has acquired AI startup Q.ai for nearly $2 billion, signaling a major strategic shift toward technology that interprets non-verbal…

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Artificial Intelligence

NBC Sports Tracks Your Favorite Athletes in Real-Time

NBC Sports is launching a mobile app feature using AI and facial recognition to let fans watch a personalized, vertical…

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Artificial Intelligence

Lawmakers: ICE’s Forced Face Scans Violate Constitution

Recent social media footage reveals ICE and CBP officers using facial recognition technology on American streets to verify citizenship, including…

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Artificial Intelligence

New Litter-Robot Uses AI to Recognize Your Cat’s Unique Features

Whisker has launched three new automated litter boxes: the Litter-Robot 5 Pro with facial recognition for $899, the Litter-Robot 5…

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AI & Tech

AI’s New Role in Measuring Pain

Artificial intelligence is being used for objective pain assessment through facial analysis, with the PainChek app already deployed in aged…

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AI & Tech

AI Video Surveillance: The End of Privacy?

AI video surveillance enhances public safety but raises significant privacy concerns due to its ability to track individuals and create…

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Cybersecurity

ICE Deploys Facial Recognition on Officers’ Phones

ICE's use of facial recognition via the Mobile Fortify app on smartphones raises privacy and civil liberties concerns, with critics…

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