Machine gaydar—AI is reinforcing stereotypes that liberal societies are...
Following the old saying that "knowledge is power", companies are seeking to infer increasingly intimate properties about their customers as a way to gain an edge over their competitors. The growth of...
View ArticleAre you OK with using your face to unlock your iPhone?
Your passcode can be hacked, but your face is yours and yours alone. That's the thinking behind Apple's latest security measure, which is more high-tech and a bit more intimate than anything else on...
View ArticleBlack, white or multicultural: Constructing race in two countries
A new study demonstrates the strong influence ancestry plays in Americans' interpretation of whether someone is black, white or multiracial, highlighting differences in the way race is socially...
View ArticleResearch sparks new way to predict movie-goers' facial expressions
Researchers in SFU's School of Computing Science have been working with Disney Research to develop a new way to assess and predict the facial expressions of movie goers. This method could help to make...
View ArticleNest Labs adds doorbell that can recognize familiar faces
Home device maker Nest Labs is adding Google's facial recognition technology to a camera-equipped doorbell and rolling out a security system in an attempt to end its history of losses.
View ArticleQ&A: How Apple's Face ID facial recognition works
In mid-September, Apple unveiled its new Face ID facial recognition system , which is due to debut with the iPhone X on Nov. 3. The system lets users unlock their phones just by glancing at them, but...
View ArticleToyota to highlight reading of driver emotions at Tokyo show
Driving sleepy? Hungry? Toyota will be highlighting an array of experimental technologies aimed at improving safety and anticipating drivers' desires at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month.
View ArticleIs facial recognition the stuff of sci-fi? Not in China
From toilet-paper dispensers to fast-food restaurants, travel and crime-fighting, China is taking the lead in rolling out facial-recognition technology.
View ArticleNew developments enabling blind people to see again
Enabling blind people to see again is the dream of many neuroscientists. We still have a long way to go to make this happen, but we have also made a lot of progress over the last twenty years, says...
View ArticleDogs are more expressive when someone is looking
Dogs produce more facial expressions when humans are looking at them, according to new research from the University of Portsmouth.
View ArticleNew iPhone brings face recognition (and fears) to the masses
Apple will let you unlock the iPhone X with your face—a move likely to bring facial recognition to the masses, along with concerns over how the technology may be used for nefarious purposes.
View ArticleSingapore opens new, high-tech airport terminal
Singapore's Changi Airport opened a cutting-edge terminal Tuesday with a fully automated check-in system including facial scanning and computerised baggage drop points, but some passengers struggled...
View ArticleSMART: Facial recognition for molecular structures
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a method to identify the molecular structures of natural products that is significantly faster and more...
View ArticleApple aims to work its magic with iPhone X
With its new iPhone X, Apple is setting the ambitious goal for itself of reinventing the smartphone, again.
View ArticleApple's iPhone X hits Asia stores as profits soar
Apple's flagship iPhone X hit stores in Asia Friday, as the world's most valuable company predicted bumper sales despite the handset's eye-watering price tag and celebrated a surge in profits.
View ArticleLong queues, protests as Apple's iPhone X hits stores
Apple's iPhone X hit stores around the world Friday, drawing crowds in many locations and protests in others as the new flagship device hit stores in some 50 markets worldwide.
View ArticleYou may be sick of worrying about online privacy, but 'surveillance apathy'...
We all seem worried about privacy. Though it's not only privacy itself we should be concerned about: it's also our attitudes towards privacy that are important.
View ArticleThe challenge of authenticating real humans in a digital world
Proving identity is a routine part of modern daily life. Many people must show a driver's license to buy alcohol at a store, flash an ID card to security guards at work, enter passwords and passcodes...
View ArticleApple iPhone X strikes viral gold with 'Animoji Karaoke'
Earlier this year, Apple spun off the viral late-night show skit "Carpool Karaoke" to a full-blown TV show exclusive on Apple Music. The show received mixed reviews critically and never took off...
View ArticleShould we fear the rise of drone assassins? Two experts debate
A new short film from the Campaign Against Killer Robots warns of a future where weaponised flying drones target and assassinate certain members of the public, using facial recognition technology to...
View ArticleDogs mouth-lick to communicate with angry humans
Animal behaviour researchers in the UK and Brazil have found that dogs lick their mouths as a response to angry human faces, according to new study.
View ArticleGoogle opens AI centre in China as competition heats up (Update)
Google announced Wednesday that it will open a new artificial intelligence research centre in Beijing, tapping China's talent pool in the promising technology despite the US search giant's exclusion...
View ArticleApple has its investment shoes on this week
Apple has made its second notable investment this week, the latest into the facial recognition technology company, Finisar.
View ArticleFacebook improves how blind can "see" images using AI
When Matt King first got on Facebook eight years ago, the blind engineer had to weigh whether it was worth spending an entire Saturday morning checking whether a friend of his was actually in his...
View ArticleEven if you don't know you're sick yet, your face will give you away
People can judge whether someone is sick by looking at a photo for just a few seconds.
View ArticleApple will give users control over slowdown of older iPhones
Apple's next major update of its mobile software will include an option that will enable owners of older iPhones to turn off a feature that slows the device to prevent aging batteries from shutting down.
View ArticleApple's stock sinks as high hope for iPhone X sales fade
Apple's stock is backtracking from its recent highs amid mounting concerns that iPhone X sales will fall short of the high hopes for a device that brought facial recognition technology and a $1,000...
View ArticleChinese police don high-tech glasses to nab suspects
Chinese police are sporting high-tech sunglasses that can spot suspects in a crowded train station, the newest use of facial recognition technology that has drawn concerns among human rights groups.
View ArticleSecrets of a little-known cancer ally revealed
Human cancers often have a little recognized ally— the increased size and number of a cell's organelles called the nucleolus. The nucleolus is where ribosomes, the cellular protein factories, are made....
View ArticleTissue mechanics essential for cell movement
Cells that form facial features need surrounding embryonic tissues to stiffen so they can move and develop, according to new UCL-led research.
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