The European Commission has revealed it is considering a ban on the use of facial recognition in public areas for up to five years.
Regulators want time to work out how to prevent the technology being abused.
The technology allows faces captured on CCTV to be checked in real time against watch lists, often compiled by police.
Exceptions t...
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Twitter has apologised for allowing adverts to be micro-targeted at certain users such as neo-Nazis, homophobes and other hate groups.
The BBC discovered the issue and that prompted the tech firm to act.
Our investigation found it possible to target users who had shown an interest in keywords including "transphobic", "white supremacists" and "anti-gay".
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Bangladeshi handset maker Walton has launched a fresh version of ‘Primo S7’ with upgraded 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM. Priced at 15,566 BDT, customers who buy the smartphone from Walton pavi...
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Small but mighty, the Jabra Panacast was created to be the world’s first smart 180-degree panoramic plug-and-play camera. This 4K video conferencing solution is brimming with intelligent technology to make your meetings more versatile, inclusive, and smart.
For businesses that want the freedom of a smaller huddle room space, Tech republic limited has brought this digital device in the local market combined with all the...
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Cyber-security experts are urging Windows 7 users to upgrade their operating system.
Microsoft is going to stop supporting Windows 7 from Tuesday so that it can focus on "newer technologies".
As a result, Windows 7 users will no longer rec...
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Design-led companies such as Apple, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble and SAP have outperformed the S&P 500 by an extraordinary 211%. This article highlights the distinctions between design and design thinking and how the latter, if executed properly and strategically, can impact bu...
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The last decade was a big one for artificial intelligence but researchers in the field believe that the industry is about to enter a new phase.
Hype surrounding AI has peaked and troughed over the years as the abilities of the technology get overestimated and then re-evaluated.
The peaks are known as AI summers, and the troughs AI winters.
The 10s were arguably the hottest AI summer on recor...
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Segway's prototype wheelchair crashed during a demonstration at the CES tech show.
The S-Pod - a self-balancing electric wheelchair - was being tested by a journalist at the time. The rider had accelerated the vehicle before accidently crashing into a wall.
Its maximum speed is 24mph (38km/h). The company said no one was injured.
The crash made the S-Pod unavailable for further demos, but analysts say the co...
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A Facebook executive has claimed the company was "responsible" for Donald Trump being elected as US president.
Andrew Bosworth, a close friend of the firm's chief Mark Zuckerberg, made the remark in an internal memo last week.
Mr Bosworth said Mr Trump was not elected because of...
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LAS VEGAS—When Mercedes-Benz first attended CES a decade ago, the company felt as if it was an imposter in a tech fantasy land, Daimler AG Chairman Ola Kallenius said during a keynote address here at CES.
But now, with hal...
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Facebook has announced it will remove videos modified by artificial intelligence, known as deepfakes, from its platform.
Deepfakes are computer-generated clips that are designed to look real.
The social media company said in a blog that these videos distort reality and present a "significant challenge" for the technology industry.
While deepfakes are still relatively uncommon on the...
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Electronics giant Sony has surprised attendees of the CES tech show by unveiling an electric car dubbed the Vision S.
The vehicle is a prototype designed to show off the firm's sensors and in-car entertainment technologies.
The dashboard is flanked by an ultra-wide panoramic screen "for driving information and...
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