Two new AI tools are being developed to help in the search for the more than 134,000 people being sought.
Rosas' son, Diego, went missing at the age of 16 in the central town of Ecatepec in September 2015 after leaving his home to meet some friends.
Countries like the United States, India and China already use facial recognition and age progression software to search for kidnapped children.
The use of AI could be a game-changer, Rosas said, on learning about Regresa from AFP.
They also post photos of their missing loved ones in public spaces and urge criminal groups to provide anonymous tipoffs.
Oct 17, 2026 · via kuwaittimes.com
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has ordered an artificial intelligence-based system to analyze satellite imagery, which is intended to speed up the detection of ships, aircraft and missile launchers of the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA).
According to the defense ministry, the AI will be able to analyze imagery of an area covering 100 square kilometers within minutes, reducing the time and human resources needed to track changes in PLA force deployments.
Earlier, Taiwan’s Defense Minister Wellington Koo Li-hsiung confirmed the military’s intention to create a prototype satellite-image recognition system using AI.
Analysis of data from existing satellites The new system does not provide for the purchase of reconnaissance satellites.
This, he said, would help identify vessels, including when military ships operate among civilian shipping or switch off automatic identification system transponders.
Oct 17, 2026 · via ua.news
The U.S. State Department has awarded facial recognition developer Paravision a contract worth up to $6.5 million for what federal procurement records describe as “digital detection/identity assurance.”
The State Department competed it under simplified acquisition procedures as a total small-business set-aside, with a single offer received.
Publicly available award records do not identify the specific Paravision products the State Department purchased, but the acquisition description overlaps with technology Paravision markets to protect digital identity systems against manipulated and AI-generated faces.
Paravision markets the technology for digital identity verification and says it can help organizations identify enrollment images or identity documents manipulated using deepfake or synthetic-image technology.
The similarity between those capabilities and the contract’s description as “digital detection/identity assurance” suggests the State Department acquisition may include technology intended to counter synthetic or manipulated facial imagery.
Oct 17, 2026 · via biometricupdate.com
The draft national threat abatement plan says AI-powered bait stations, image-recognition traps, thermal cameras and remotely monitored devices could make fox control more targeted and effective.
One system, known as a sentinel bait station, uses AI to distinguish between target and non-target animals and restrict access to bait.
Advertisement Invasive Species Council rewilding manager Rob Brewster said the new strategy was an opportunity to bring Australia’s approach to fox control into line with advances in conservation science.
“Foxes have helped drive native animals to extinction and continue to prey on threatened mammals, birds and reptiles across huge areas of the country,” he said.
Governments need to invest in co-ordinated, sustained fox control across the landscapes where our most vulnerable native animals still survive.”
Oct 17, 2026 · via smh.com.au
A systematic image analysis of seven widely adopted dermatologic surgery textbooks has found that fewer than one in ten clinical images depict skin of colour, a gap that researchers say may reinforce diagnostic blind spots and perpetuate disparities in surgical outcomes for patients with richly pigmented skin.
The study, published in Archives of Dermatological Research, examined 3,334 figures and found that only 8.7 percent showed skin classified as Fitzpatrick skin types IV through VI, the range encompassing moderately brown to deeply pigmented skin.
Images depicting skin of colour were scarcest in Mohs micrographic surgery, the tissue-sparing technique for skin cancer removal, where they accounted for just 1.5 percent of figures.
Subject of Research: Representation of skin of colour in dermatologic surgery textbook imagery Article Title: Skin of colour representation in dermatologic surgery textbooks: an image analysis Article References: Wang, O. J. E., Stewart, Q., & Shi, J.
Skin of colour representation in dermatologic surgery textbooks: an image analysis.
Oct 17, 2026 · via bioengineer.org
His remarks gave Lionel Beffre, Minister of Interior, an opportunity to present the figures for the year so far.
Street crime, including highly visible offenses such as theft and assault, is down 9% since the start of the year.
"Putting it on the agenda has become a necessity," Minister of State Christophe Mirmand said during the October 7 budget session.
That commitment was reiterated during the public session after Nicolas Croesi relayed concerns from residents about the lack of visible police presence on the streets.
Seven new positions were included in the 2026 supplementary budget, in addition to nine included in the initial 2026 budget.
Oct 16, 2026 · via nicematin.com
ROC has become a member of the Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA) as it expands its commercial facial age estimation business.
AVPA is a trade body representing more than 35 organizations providing age verification, age estimation, age inference, and supporting services.
ROC’s Age Estimation API allows developers to submit a biometric facial image and receive an estimated age for use in their own access rules and safeguards.
Businesses can use the estimated age to grant access, apply age-appropriate restrictions or direct users to a stronger verification method.
“We first noticed ROC through strong performance in NIST evaluations of their facial age estimation technology, which is an important, inclusive, and convenient option in the rapidly expanding and innovative sector we represent,” says Iain Corby, executive director of AVPA.
Oct 16, 2026 · via biometricupdate.com
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Oct 16, 2026 · via conveniencestore.co.uk
This week, I tried to opt out of the facial recognition system at my local Sainsbury’s supermarket.
Sainsbury’s is far from alone in using live facial recognition technology.
Sainsbury’s first began trialing facial recognition in September 2025 across just two stores.
With market leaders like Sainsbury’s publicly endorsing facial recognition, other high-street chains will watch the rollout closely.
Big Brother Watch has launched a campaign encouraging shoppers to object, while a petition calling on the Government to halt the use of facial recognition has surpassed 41,000 signatures.
Oct 16, 2026 · via techradar.com
New investigators to support city crime crackdown Three new investigators are being funded to support police in tackling retail crime in Nottingham.
Nottinghamshire Police said the initiative would be a "huge benefit for our retail community who are being targeted by shoplifters".
A number of high-profile initiatives have been brought in to improve safety in the city centre.
"We simply won't tolerate offenders coming into Nottingham to commit crime and causing problems for our hard-working business community."
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Oct 16, 2026 · via bbc.com
All are built on top of K2 Horizon, IFM’s latest fleet of fully open-source foundation models launched last month.
Paired with the language models, Jais Speech lets Jais 3 take spoken instructions in Arabic or English and act on them.
Jais 3 was created by the Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) at MBZUAI and Inception42, in collaboration with Cerebras Systems.
Jais 3 and Jais Speech are available today on Hugging Face, with deployment support for vLLM and SGLang.
About the Institute of Foundation Models The Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) is a global AI research lab dedicated to open and independent development of frontier-class foundation models.
Oct 16, 2026 · via hpcwire.com
@yersocialistdad A remote worker was fired after her employer demanded webcam photos every 3 minutes while she worked from home.
Her lawsuit says an AI tool called Sentinel AI would photograph her face about 160 times a day, inside her own house, and run facial recognition on every shot.
More background Rather than licensing Sentinel AI, Sutherland built the software itself, later patented it, and now sells it to other businesses, according to The Unraveling.
The same press release said Sentinel AI reduces the time supervisors spend monitoring employees by as much as 90%, with "millions of dollars saved."
Because Sutherland markets Sentinel AI beyond its own workforce, the case could help test the limits of employer use of facial-recognition monitoring inside home workspaces.
Oct 15, 2026 · via thecooldown.com
The Minnesota Twins have a Gold Glove finalist at third base.
Brooks Lee was named one of three American League finalists for the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award, alongside Caleb Durbin of the Boston Red Sox and Nick Loftin of the Kansas City Royals.
The nomination is impressive because Lee did not begin the season at third base.
Lee went from a defensive weakness to the Twins' best defender from mid-May onward.
Gold Glove winners will be announced November 1st on an exclusive ESPN broadcast.
Oct 15, 2026 · via sports.yahoo.com
Starting November 30, 2026, developers seeking to enter the 1:N evaluation must submit at least one algorithm to the 1:1 track.
The 1:N evaluation measures identification, in which a face is searched against a gallery of identities.
Its announcement does not say existing 1:N participants must qualify retroactively.
New datasets for 1:N NIST is also adding multiple datasets to the 1:N evaluation.
Unlike the accuracy prerequisite, which applies to new 1:N participants, the updated speed requirement applies to submissions in both evaluation tracks.
Oct 15, 2026 · via biometricupdate.com
It also serves as a 5MP Color Camera Module and an AR0521 Camera Module for designs that need the sensor with finished output.
As an RK3588 Camera Module, a Rockchip MIPI Camera, and a Rockchip Camera Module, it avoids the weeks of host ISP tuning that raw sensor modules usually require.
A Color MIPI Camera Module that supports both lets a team use each where it fits.
About Vadzo Imaging Vadzo Imaging is a global provider of embedded vision solutions and delivers high-performance camera technologies and imaging platforms for applications in robotics, industrial automation, UAVs, edge AI, and medical systems.
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Oct 15, 2026 · via newswire.com
On days when TSA screens over 3 million people, seconds saved per traveler become an operational calculation.
At Charlotte Douglas International Airport, eight self-service e-gates saved about three seconds per identity check during a 2026 trial.
“A strong focus on passenger flow remains essential to ensure travelers understand and are comfortable with the new process,” he said.
The maintenance gap illustrates the wider problem identified by Scott Moser, Sabre’s chief information security officer: “Autonomy without trust is unusable.”
Because identity data moves among airlines, airports, hotels, governments and payment providers, he said, “privacy and security have to be built into every layer.”
Oct 15, 2026 · via businesstraveller.com
The UK’s data protection regulator has issued a reprimand and enforcement notice to the capital’s police force after a string of governance failings related to its use of a third-party platform.
The investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) was focused on Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) use of the Auror retail crime intelligence-sharing platform, which it used in a crackdown on shoplifting.
The watchdog found that, between March 2023 and September 2024, MPS officers and staff used the platform despite it not being formally approved.
Read more on MPS privacy woes: ICO Reprimands Metropolitan Police for Data Snafu Two “security incident reports” were raised internally at the time.
“Organizations cannot allow innovation to outpace their data protection responsibilities.
Oct 15, 2026 · via infosecurity-magazine.com
Langley backs surveillance Flock founder and CEO Garrett Langley defended surveillance technology at a panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco on Wednesday, arguing that society should not pause progress.
Langley also said, "Technology, at its core, in its definition, is just doing things better.
Reporting for this sectionTechCrunch Backlash and contract fallout Langley’s remarks came as criticism of Flock had led to cancelled contracts and even layoffs.
Cadena 3 described Langley’s defense at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 as he faced rising privacy criticisms that had driven contract cancellations and layoffs.
Langley addressed the idea that misinformation about Flock had led to some customers’ cancellations, including the same facial recognition claim.
Oct 15, 2026 · via newscord.org
Fairness assessment adds another layer of complexity because demographic disparity can appear at several points in a biometric system.
Then comes the next problem: with so many fairness metrics, which one should be used?
This suggests that future guidance should not only define how fairness metrics are calculated.
By contributing to research on the behavior of fairness metrics, Fime is helping build the evidence needed for more robust testing methods and clearer future guidance.
Download the scientific paper to explore how to select the right fairness metrics for robust and reliable biometric evaluations.
Oct 14, 2026 · via biometricupdate.com
Most facial recognition deployments run on the same 1080p-to-4K, 15-to-30-frames-per-second camera feeds already installed for ordinary video security, so the marginal hardware cost is often close to zero.
How AI Facial Recognition Actually Works Every facial recognition system follows the same three-step pipeline: detect a face in a video frame, convert its geometry into a mathematical template, and compare that template against a stored gallery.
What is the difference between facial verification and facial identification?
Can a facial recognition match alone justify an arrest?
Most current law-enforcement guidance and several court rulings now treat a facial recognition match as an investigative lead requiring independent corroboration, not as standalone proof of identity.
Oct 14, 2026 · via siliconindia.com