Financial technology platform Revolut has launched a trial program in the United Kingdom for “Pay with Smile,” an in-store biometric payment system that enables consumers to complete transactions using facial recognition. Positioned as the UK’s first merchant-facing facial payment platform, the service waives processing fees for participating retailers and is initially undergoing live testing across…
Image for illustration purposes only The body-worn cameras the South African Police Service (SAPS) wants to strap to its officers must be able to conduct facial recognition, according to tender documents the State IT Agency (Sita) published this week. The requirement appears in the bid specification for RFB 3286-2026, a three-year contract for the “supply,…
Just twenty-four hours after Wired exposed dormant facial recognition code inside Meta’s smart glasses companion app, the tech giant quietly pushed a software update to purge the software. Discovered on June 4, the internal code, dubbed “Name Tag”, was embedded within the core Meta AI application required to pair the wearable hardware to smartphones over…
The Colorado Avalanche’s head coach will not travel with the team this week due to sustaining injuries after being hit with a puck during a game over the weekend. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Coach Jared Bednar will stay at home as the team travels…
