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  • Apple patents biometric palm recognition technology for smartphones and wearables


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    In one embodiment the patent explains how the technology would detect the presence of the user’s palm and project dot images onto its surface in order to capture image data that could then be used to perform biometric authentication “based upon...

  • How A.I. Can Help


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    Eli Snyder, a special-education teacher in Colorado, wanted to play basketball with his students. He had questions: How could he adapt the game for a child with cerebral palsy? And how could he help his students with autism play a highly stimul...

  • Technology Tool Aims to Let Young People Remove Explicit Images from Internet


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    A new tool called Take It Down promises to remove explicit pictures that young people have put on the internet before they were 18 years old. Without uploading any actual images and staying private, users of the site can create a digital “finge...

  • California reconsiders its policy on autonomous vehicles


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    A new bill introduced by the California Department of Motor Vehicles in late January requires a trained human safety operator to be present whenever a heavy-duty autonomous vehicle operates on public roads. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are a poten...

  • University of Stirling experts are behind call for improvements to policing technologies


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    A group of University of Stirling experts in criminology, sociology, law and management is behind a call for improvements to policing technologies in Scotland. The findings of a six-month research project are expected to help shape future polic...

  • Contactless Biometrics Technology Market to Grow at CAGR of 19.35% through 2032 - Rising Adoption...


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    Newark, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Brainy Insights estimates that the contactless biometrics technology market will grow to USD 13.45 billion in 2022 and reach USD 78.86 billion by 2032. North America is expected to have the largest...

  • Volvo I-Torque powertrain wins tech achievement award


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    The I-Torque powertrain produced by Volvo Trucks has been singled out for its technical achievement by a group of trucking industry journalists. The North American Truck Writers, a committee of transportation and logistics reporters and editors...

  • An autonomous mining roadmap for De Beers’ Venetia Underground


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    De Beers has devised an autonomous mining roadmap for its Venetia Underground Mine (VUG) that will – once fully implemented – result in the new $2 billion mine becoming one of the most mechanised and automated mining operations in the world. Ac...