August 2019
The developer behind a 67-acre site in the King’s Cross area of central London has defended its use of facial recognition technology. Under data protection laws, firms must provide clear evidence that there is a need to record and use people’s images. A spokeswoman said the tool was used to “ensure public safety” and was […]
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Facebook has announced a breakthrough in its plan to create a device that allows people to type just by thinking. It has funded a study that developed machine-learning algorithms capable of turning brain activity into speech It worked on epilepsy patients who had already had recording electrodes placed on their brains to asses the origins […]
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August 2019
A three-month trial of a new police facial recognition app which prompted a legal challenge will get under way this month. South Wales Police has said it will give 50 officers the app. The force’s use of facial recognition technology prompted a legal challenge by a man whose picture was taken by officers while he […]
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July 2019
A security firm says deepfaked audio is being used to steal millions of pounds. Symantec said it had seen three cases of seemingly deepfaked audio of different chief executives used to trick senior financial controllers into transferring cash. Deepfakes use artificial intelligence to create convincing fake footage. The AI system could be trained using the […]
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June 2019
A window cleaner has been jailed for at least 22 years after he murdered a teenage drug dealer and hid the decomposing body in his attic for eight months. Gary Hopkins, 37, hacked 17-year-old Abdi Ali to death at his home in Enfield, north London. Abdi, a dealer linked to the violent Get Money Gang, […]
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