CNX Software

Hugging Face’s Reachy Mini is an open-source AI robot for your computer or Raspberry Pi CM4

Better known for its artificial intelligence software solutions, Hugging Face unveiled the Reachy Mini open-source desktop ...
Biometric Update

French police use of real-time facial recognition comes under scrutiny

Facial matching software became available on police devices in January 2022. The devices are called NEO, and are issued to ...
Arizona Daily Star

Project Blue would face tougher rules in Marana than Tucson

With Tucson out of the picture for the Project Blue data-center complex, Marana has emerged as a possible prospect for a replacement location. Not only is the town of 62,000 people Pima County’s ...
9to5google

Google Pixel ‘Project Toscana’ reportedly upgrades face unlock hardware, compares to iPhone Face ID

Biometrics are a core part of any smartphone nowadays, and Google Pixel is one of the few brands that balances both fingerprint and face unlock properly. But it seems Google wants to take things a ...
Futurism

Meta Adding Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses That Identifies People in Real Time, Hoping the Public Is Too Distracted by Political Turmoil to Care

When Meta announced it would strip its failed VR goggles division for parts, the bet was simple: funnel that money into sleek, AI-powered smart glasses instead. Emboldened by the product’s early ...
CNN

I’ve had the viral Shark CryoGlow LED Mask for over a year. Here’s why it’s the only one I’ll ever use

LED masks seem to be the “it” skin care device of the moment. In general, they’ve been shown to stimulate skin’s collagen and elastin production using specific wavelengths of light, which correlate to ...
Geeky Gadgets

Google Project Genie : You Don’t Need Unity to Build Worlds Anymore

What if you could create entire virtual worlds in just seconds, shaping every detail to match your imagination? In this walkthrough, the AI Grid team shows how Project Genie, an AI-powered platform ...
The New York Times

Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for 2-Year Reconstruction Project

The president’s announcement came after the center has been rocked by cancellations and boycotts by performers, contributors and audience members. By Adam Nagourney and Julia Jacobs President Trump ...
The New York Times

How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are

Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said. By Sheera ...
Wired

Here’s the Company That Sold DHS ICE’s Notorious Face Recognition App

On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security published new details about Mobile Fortify, the face recognition app that federal immigration agents use to identify people in the field, undocumented ...
Aclu.org

Retailers Secretively Using Face Recognition to Spot “Persons of Interest” — Including For the Government

The grocery store chain Wegmans, among other retailers, is using face recognition on its customers — and scanning their faces for resemblance not only to accused shoplifters but also to people whose ...