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New federal lawsuit cites WESH 2 reporting on wrongful arrest using <b>facial recognition</b>
New federal lawsuit cites WESH 2 reporting on wrongful arrest using facial recognition ACLU suing multiple agencies on behalf of Fort Myers man arrested for crime he did not commit ACLU suing multiple agencies on behalf of Fort Myers man arrested for crime he did not commit ACLU suing multiple agencies on behalf of Fort Myers man arrested for crime he did not commit A new federal lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union over a South Florida man’s wrongful arrest because of facial recognition technology references exclusive reporting by WESH 2 Investigates. Robert Dillon of Fort Myers said he’s still haunted by what happened to him in 2024. “I don't think I'll ever trust law enforcement again," Dillon said. The commercial crabber was wrongly accused of trying to lure a child at a fast-food restaurant in a place he’s never visited, more than 300 miles away from his home in Jacksonville Beach. A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office employee identified Dillon as the suspect, based off an incorrect AI-assisted facial recognition match for a grainy surveillance photo. “Over a year later, I’m still picking up the pieces of my life, all because the police relied on this dangerous technology instead of doing their jobs and actually investigating,” Dillon said. “Florida police must implement safeguards and ensure this never happens to anyone else, because until they do, nobody is safe.” In August 2025, it happened again. This time, in Central Florida. "I'm innocent man. I didn't do this," Burgess said. Burgess got in touch with WESH 2 Investigates after he saw the reporting by WESH 2’s sister station in southwest Florida, Gulf Coast News. "A man, Robert Dillon, wrongfully arrested for facial recognition,” Burgess said. “And I was like, ‘Click on this to see, because this looks similar to my case, and
Doc2Lang Upgrades Free "<b>Image</b> to Text" Tool to PP-OCRv6, Improving In-Browser Offline ...
Doc2Lang Upgrades Free "Image to Text" Tool to PP-OCRv6, Improving In-Browser Offline Recognition Doc2Lang Upgrades Free "Image to Text" Tool to PP-OCRv6, Improving In-Browser Offline Recognition Document translation platform Doc2Lang (doc2lang.com) has recently completed a core engine upgrade for its free online "Image to Text" tool, adopting the new PP-OCRv6 model. The new model improves text recognition accuracy and layout reconstruction over the previous version, helping users extract text from images faster and more accurately. Why the Upgrade to PP-OCRv6 Doc2Lang's Image to Text tool runs entirely in the user's browser, so recognition quality depends directly on the underlying OCR model. With the previous version, user feedback centered on two situations: images with mixed-language text were prone to dropped or misordered characters, and low-resolution or low-contrast images had higher error rates. PP-OCRv6 improves both. The model is more stable when recognizing mixed Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean text, and handles "real-world" photos — skewed, blurry, or unevenly lit — more reliably. For complex layouts such as tables and multi-column pages, the reading order and line breaks of the extracted text stay closer to the original. On clear, high-contrast images, results are generally consistent and suitable for everyday text extraction. "We made this upgrade because the images people upload usually aren't clean scans — they're menus, signs, screenshots, and receipts taken quickly on a phone," said Paige Sarah, Marketing Manager at Doc2Lang. "PP-OCRv6 makes the tool more dependable in those real situations. For many users, recognizing the image is only the first step; what they actually want is to translate that content into another language, so how accurately we read the image directly affects the quality of the translation that follows." Free, Offline, and Private Unlike most OCR tools that rely on cloud servers, this tool does all processing on the
AI Is Unlocking History's Lost Records
On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed enslaved people that they were free. The moment became known as Juneteenth. But historians still debate countless details about what happened during that period of American history. Not because the records don’t exist. But because many of them are still buried in archives, libraries, courthouses and storage rooms across the country. In fact, much of human history remains surprisingly difficult to access. Millions of handwritten documents, newspapers, letters and government records have never been fully digitized. And even when they have been scanned, the information often remains trapped inside images that computers cannot easily search or understand. For generations, uncovering those records required historians to spend years digging through boxes and filing cabinets. Artificial intelligence may be about to change that. History’s Filing Cabinet For most of the digital age, preserving history has been relatively simple. You scanned or photographed a document, then you uploaded that image to a database and moved on. The problem is that a scanned document isn’t the same thing as a searchable document. Imagine taking a picture of every book in a library. Sure, you’d have preserved the information. But finding a specific sentence would still require someone to sit down and read through all of it. That’s the challenge historians have faced for decades. Libraries, museums and archives have spent years digitizing millions of records. Yet much of that information has remained effectively hidden because computers couldn’t reliably read faded ink, unusual handwriting or centuries-old scripts. That’s beginning to change. Recent advances in handwriting recognition allow AI systems to read many historical documents that traditional software struggles to decipher. Researchers are now using these tools to transcribe letters, government records, newspapers and manuscripts that previously required enormous amounts of manual labor to
Excire Foto 2027 Promises a Feature-Rich and Powerful Photo Management Experience
Excire Foto 2027 Promises a Feature-Rich and Powerful Photo Management Experience Pattern Recognition Company (PRC) has announced that Excire Foto 2027 is now available, promising improved search, organization, and workflow tools for photographers. “Excire Foto 2027 marks the next evolution of our AI-powered photo- and video-management software. The latest release introduces powerful new tools that make it faster and easier to search, organize, and curate large media collections — all without relying on the cloud or requiring a subscription,” says Erhardt Barth, CEO of PRC and a machine learning expert at the University of Lübeck. “Beyond streamlining workflows, Excire encourages photographers to engage more deeply with their images, helping them refine their craft through interactive and playful exploration of their work.” Excire Foto 2027, like its predecessors, promises to make life easier for photographers by analyzing and tagging photos based on metadata and content. The software’s AI can detect and identify subjects and objects, enabling a robust, fully automated tagging and keywording system. Photographers can then search through all of their photos, regardless of where they are saved, to find exactly what they seek. Photographers can search based on subject, time of day, the gear used, the colors in the photos, and more. This also works for video files. Excire Foto 2027 adds an array of new features, including the ability to search for visible text inside photos. This means photographers can search for things like street signs, storefront names, athlete numbers, motorsports vehicle decals, and more. “Users can simply enter the desired text and instantly retrieve matching images from their collection,” PRC says. Excire Foto 2027 also includes a new world map view, so photographers can easily explore their images geographically in an interactive map interface. This can be used to search for photos from specific areas, provided the
US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled. And, DHS to give police <b>facial recognition</b> app
US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled. And, DHS to give police facial recognition app The U.S.-Iran talks that were set to happen in Switzerland have been canceled. And, the Department of Homeland Security has plans to give some... Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories Vice President Vance is postponing his trip to Switzerland, where he was set to negotiate terms of a peace agreement with Iran. This week, President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum, which offers benefits to Iran but is only a first step toward a comprehensive deal. Yesterday, the U.S. Central Command announced that U.S. forces lifted their blockade on ships entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas. This action is one of the conditions of a ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran, as both countries enter the next phase of negotiations over the next 60 days. Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war here. - 🎧 Officials have not explained why the meeting has been delayed, but Israel's ongoing bombardment of southern Lebanon isn't helping matters, NPR's Rob Schmitz tells Up First. The first article of the agreement signed by Trump and Iran's president promises to ensure Lebanon's territorial integrity. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it clear that Israeli forces plan to remain in southern Lebanon. Members of Netanyahu's cabinet have described this deal as "bad for Israel." For now, Iran's foreign ministry said that the signing ceremony is off and the White House said that plans for the upcoming technical talks have not yet been finalized. With both the U.S. and Iran
NCRB-Abhigyan, CrPI, e-Prosecution 2.0 and e-Forensics 2.0 applications launched today ...
Ministry of Home Affairs Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah addresses the inaugural session of the 26th All India Fingerprint Conference 2026 in New Delhi as Chief Guest NCRB-Abhigyan, CrPI, e-Prosecution 2.0 and e-Forensics 2.0 applications launched today will facilitate the speedy disposal of pending cases and help ensure timely delivery of justice Ensuring justice within three years from registration of an FIR to conviction is a key objective of Modi Government’s criminal justice reforms Ministry of Home Affairs is working in collaboration with Supreme Court and High Courts to prepare a blueprint for reducing pendency of cases No matter how cunning a criminal may be, he cannot escape combined power of law and science NAFIS, CrPI, e-Prosecution and the e-Forensics Centre have integrated technology into criminal justice chain, and data is now being transformed into actionable intelligence Moving beyond traditional force-based policing model, scientific evidence-based investigation is emerging as most effective means of crime control A new framework is being developed using AI, machine learning and pattern analysis to identify and prevent repeat offenders and inter-state criminal networks from committing crimes before they occur NCRB and BPR&D are evolving beyond being mere record-keeping institutions into intelligence-driven crime prevention organizations Preparations are underway to move beyond a system that acts only after a crime has occurred and towards a predictive policing framework aimed at preventing crime before it happens Database of 1 crore 29 lakh fingerprint records, 9 lakh narcotics offenders' records, and 3.65 lakh human trafficking records will be transformed into actionable intelligence through AI and machine learning CCTNS has reached 17,840 police stations across country, AI-based analysis of 37 crore 68 lakh digital records will become a crucial tool for identifying and apprehending criminals प्रविष्टि तिथि: 19 JUN 2026 5:46PM by PIB Delhi Union
The UK's social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech | Taylor Lorenz
This week, the UK announced a wide-ranging ban on social media that will soon block users from communicating or accessing information on apps such as X, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat unless they prove that they’re over the age of 16. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, called the policy “a line in the sand”. “Tech giants had their chance and failed,” he said, “but we’re stepping in to protect children, back parents and set a new normal for future generations.” All internet users, especially children, should be protected from exploitative systems online, but this new law will only foster more harm and help the largest and most powerful tech companies consolidate power and influence over everyone’s lives. Details are yet to be confirmed, but in order to verify the age of a user, tech companies may require them to upload government ID along with an image for AI to verify. Soon, in addition to basic login information, tech companies could gather facial scans, detailed biometric data and highly sensitive info from millions of users. This is data that big tech companies previously may not have had access to. The data is then used to build consumer profiles which are sold to advertisers for a profit or, more recently, used to train AI systems. To maximise profits, tech companies also use this data to deliver hypertargeted content to keep us engaged. Mark Zuckerberg explained this business model succinctly in April 2018 while being interrogated by members of Congress amid the Cambridge Analytica scandal. In response to a question from Senator Orrin Hatch, who asked how Facebook could possibly sustain a business model where users don’t pay for the service, Zuckerberg responded: “Senator, we run ads.” All data is subject to protection laws when harvested and sold between companies, but it
Are Snap's $2,195 smart glasses the next big thing in tech? | NCPR News
Are Snap's $2,195 smart glasses the next big thing in tech? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with tech journalist Joanna Stern about the release of new augmented reality glasses from Snap and the future of... Snap, the company behind Snapchat, is betting that augmented reality glasses could become the next major computing device. The company this week officially launched new augmented reality glasses called Specs, which project digital information directly into a user's field of vision. The glasses can display maps, notifications, games and AI-powered assistance. They will cost $2,195. Joanna Stern, a tech journalist and editor-in-chief of the New Things newsletter, told Morning Edition that computing device concepts, such as augmented reality glasses, have long been a goal for the tech industry. Companies including Meta, Apple and Google are also investing heavily in similar technology as they look beyond smartphones. "Every tech company right now is trying to work on this future," Stern told NPR's Steve Inskeep . "They all believe there's another type of device, another type of gadget that's going to be the future of computing, and many of them believe glasses is it." Stern also noted the irony of the companies that helped make smartphones indispensable now promoting devices designed to pull users away from them. The digital version of this interview was written by Majd Al-Waheidi and edited by Treye Green. Audio transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The maker of Snapchat is releasing augmented reality glasses. You, too, can augment reality for a little over $2,000. Reality remains free. What's the sales pitch, the value proposition? Joanna Stern is a tech journalist and editor in chief of the New Things newsletter and video series. Good morning. JOANNA STERN: Good morning. INSKEEP: I love the CEO's description of these augmented reality glasses - you can at last stop
Perth police trial live <b>facial recognition</b> cameras | 7NEWS
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Civil society: Police <b>facial recognition</b> must be strictly limited | Computer Weekly
Getty Images Civil society: Police facial recognition must be strictly limited Digital rights groups map out ‘minimum, necessary’ human rights protections to be included in UK government’s upcoming legal framework for police facial recognition Police facial recognition use in the UK must be limited to “strictly necessary and proportionate” cases to protect people’s collective and individual rights, says civil society coalition. Initially announced by then-home secretary Yvette Cooper in July 2025, the UK government is set to establish a specific legal framework for police facial recognition, which the King’s Speech in May 2026 confirmed would be contained within the upcoming Police Reform Bill. According to the King’s Speech, the framework will make clear “when use of these technologies can be justified” and includes the “creation of a single, expert regulatory body to provide independent advice and oversight”. Responding to the announcements, 12 digital rights groups – including Big Brother Watch, Liberty, Justice, the End Violence Against Women Coalition and the Open Rights Group – have signed a joint statement mapping out the “minimum, necessary protections” needed to ensure police facial recognition does not trample over key human rights. This includes protections against both live facial recognition (LFR), which acts like a biometric checkpoint by scanning the faces of passers-by in real time, and retrospective facial recognition (RFR), which is used by police to analyse recorded footage. Both are matched against a watchlist to identify individuals of interest to the police. The joint statement outlined the “minimum, necessary protections” needed to protect human rights, and urged the Home Office to prohibit the use of LFR except for “strictly defined policing purposes”. This includes where there is a threat to life, reasonable grounds to believe the person has committed a serious criminal offence, and in the targeted search for missing persons and
US universities issue correction for paper alleging Yoti shares biometrics
US universities issue correction for paper alleging Yoti shares biometrics UK digital identity and age verification provider Yoti has been vindicated in rejecting as rubbish claims made in a recent academic paper that it shares user data with third parties. Posting on LinkedIn, CEO Robin Tombs says “Yoti welcomes the news that after investigation, Georgia Institute of Technology & UC Irvine have removed from their 19 May 2026 article the allegation made by researchers that Yoti shares facial images with third parties when completing facial age estimation (FAE) checks.” Yoti had requested a retraction of the article, which was published then presented at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy. A correction placed on the piece now says that “a previous version of this article, posted in error, included statements that were not part of the researchers’ findings or intent. This version has been updated for clarity.” A statement from Georgia Tech says it has also “taken steps to ensure the revisions are accurately reflected on our websites,” and written to media outlets that reported the allegation, requesting corrections. Tombs says that “hundreds of millions of individuals globally and thousands of businesses trust Yoti when we tell them that Yoti does not share their face with any third parties and the facial image is deleted immediately after the age is estimated.” “This has always been the Yoti privacy promise since we first started offering FAE age checks in 2018.” Correction fixes false claims, but doesn’t erase them While Yoti welcomes the decision, it will be aware that a correction on the article does not entirely undo the damage. The blog linking to the article still greets users with the headline, “Online Age Checks Create a Pointless Privacy Risk.” Data posted online is now data ingested by AI that spits out
Up First briefing: Iran negotiations; Obama Center; <b>Facial recognition</b>
US-Iran Talks Delayed, Vance Peace Architect, Obama Presidential Center Opens STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: So we're getting started... LEILA FADEL, HOST: Steve, so late. INSKEEP: ...Late with the preproduction, and it is entirely my fault because I was talking to Leila... FADEL: No. INSKEEP: ...In the studio. FADEL: No, no, no. INSKEEP: No? FADEL: This is not my fault. I was not involved in this fault. INSKEEP: I didn't - no, I didn't say it was your fault. FADEL: (Laughter). INSKEEP: I said it was my fault. I was talking to you. You talking to me? FADEL: We were chatting... INSKEEP: Yes. FADEL: ...About the world. INSKEEP: Yes. FADEL: And world affairs. INSKEEP: Very important things to talk about. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) FADEL: Hundreds of journalists are in Switzerland, waiting for the U.S. and Iran to start the next phase of talks. INSKEEP: The plan was to make the peace deal permanent, but now the U.S. and Iran aren't coming. What happened to the negotiation? FADEL: I'm Leila Fadel. That's Steve Inskeep, and this is UP FIRST from NPR News. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) FADEL: Vice President Vance lashed out at Israel for criticizing the deal with Iran. He says Iran will be paid only if it performs. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JD VANCE: If they change their behavior, big things are going to happen for Iran and for the world. If they don't, no skin off our backs. Either way, we win. FADEL: How did Vance become the face of this deal? INSKEEP: Also former President Obama opened his presidential center in Chicago. The museum begins the story, not with Obama's election in 2008, but with the Declaration of Independence. Tamara Keith had a look. Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)
Get with the times — here's what a 'Luddite' means today | NCPR News
Get with the times — here's what a 'Luddite' means today It's often a derogatory term used to describe digital dinosaurs and technophobes. That wasn't always the case. NPR's Word of the Week looks back... As artificial intelligence races ahead in the United States, so has the backlash. This month, New York moved closer to passing into law a pause on the development of new data centers that power the technology. This graduation season, tech leaders who invoke AI optimism in their commencement speeches are getting booed by classes entering the workforce with anxieties about what AI could mean for their job prospects. When someone dares to question the wonders of technology, there's a handy word used to mock them: Luddites. David Friedberg, a tech investor and adviser to the White House, recently dropped the term on the popular business podcast All-In: "The idea that AI is going to destroy jobs is a Luddite idea that is being disproven every single day." Luddites are often accused of being anti-tech and anti-innovation. But Brian Merchant, a tech journalist and self-proclaimed Luddite, says true adherents aren't anti-tech. "The real Luddites are anti-technology being used to exploit people," he said. "A Luddite asks: 'What are the implications of this technology? How is it going to impact society? Should we engage with this technology on the grounds that it might make somebody a lot of money or should we engage with it on the grounds that this could have real impacts for the way that people work and live?' " The original Luddites were 19th-century English textile makers who protested the ways mechanization was disrupting their livelihoods by smashing automated power looms. They took their name from a Robin Hood-like folk hero — a disgruntled apprentice worker who historians say likely never existed. "It
In photos: The Knicks celebrate their first NBA championship in more than 50 years
Maybe the real monster in the Alien franchise isn’t actually the killer alien. Because behind the acid blood and jump scares is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power. That employer is named Weyland-Yutani, a mega-corporation that dominates workers across the galaxy. Weyland-Yutani is a sort of extreme example of what economists call a monopsony — when one employer dominates a labor market and gains power to underpay and mistreat workers. Sure, it’s science fiction. But a growing number of economists argue that monopsony power is a much bigger deal in the real world than previously thought. We watch scenes from the movie Alien with labor economist Arin Dube, whose new book, The Wage Standard, shines a spotlight on the problem of monopsony power in the modern economy. We ask Arin what policy ideas he has that would have maybe prevented the worker tragedy seen in Alien. And we use his answer to try and rewrite the movie (spoiler: the movie becomes much shorter and less exciting). Plus, we speak with Fede Álvarez, the director and co-writer of Alien: Romulus, which puts Weyland-Yutani’s poor treatment of workers front row and center. For more on monopsony and anti-trust: Support: Read: Follow: Today's episode of Planet Money was hosted by Greg Rosalsky and Kenny Malone. It was produced by James Sneed, edited by Jess Jiang, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Robert Rodriguez. Our executive producer is Alex Goldmark.
US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled. And, DHS to give police <b>facial recognition</b> app
Section Branding Header Content US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled. And, DHS to give police facial recognition app Primary Content Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories Vice President Vance is postponing his trip to Switzerland, where he was set to negotiate terms of a peace agreement with Iran. This week, President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum, which offers benefits to Iran but is only a first step toward a comprehensive deal. Yesterday, the U.S. Central Command announced that U.S. forces lifted their blockade on ships entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas. This action is one of the conditions of a ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran, as both countries enter the next phase of negotiations over the next 60 days. Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war here. - 🎧 Officials have not explained why the meeting has been delayed, but Israel's ongoing bombardment of southern Lebanon isn't helping matters, NPR's Rob Schmitz tells Up First. The first article of the agreement signed by Trump and Iran's president promises to ensure Lebanon's territorial integrity. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it clear that Israeli forces plan to remain in southern Lebanon. Members of Netanyahu's cabinet have described this deal as "bad for Israel." For now, Iran's foreign ministry said that the signing ceremony is off and the White House said that plans for the upcoming technical talks have not yet been finalized. With both the U.S. and Iran threatening to strike each other, this agreement appears to be on very shaky ground, Schmitz says. - 🎧
Live <b>facial recognition</b> technology to be used by WA Police in Australian first
Live facial recognition technology to be used by WA Police in Australian first Fri 19 Jun 2026 at 1:54pm In short: A marked police van will be used outside major events or in crowded areas to live scan the faces of people walking past, in an Australian first. The faces of people will be matched against a database of people with outstanding arrest warrants and registered child sex offenders, as well as missing persons. What's next? While the trial only includes one marked van, the police commissioner is not ruling out further covert technology being used in the future, including at protests. Western Australia will become the first place in the country where police will trial real-time facial recognition cameras, scanning crowds for people wanted by police, registered child sex offenders and missing persons. The cameras, which will be deployed in a marked police van outside major events or in crowded areas, will scan faces to be cross referenced with a database of targets. Police Commissioner Col Blanch said that database will contain about 4,000 people with outstanding arrest warrants and thousands of registered child sex offenders, as well as people reported missing. The commissioner said signs alerting the public to the cameras would be clearly visible. "This is not about mass surveillance,"he said. "This is about specifying those in our community who are wanted by police." If the technology detects a match, the image will be retained and an alert sent to nearby officers to confirm the person's identity. 'Increased freedoms and privacy' Commissioner Blanch said while his force had used facial recognition technology on already obtained footage for more than a decade, it was the first time in Australia police had used live feeds for almost-instant facial detection. He sought to quell concerns about potential breaches of privacy.
Artificial intelligence-based phenotypic screening using Aspergillus oryzae identified a novel ...
Abstract When treated with various compounds, fungi exhibit characteristic morphological changes depending on their mode of action. Previously, we constructed morphology-based databases of the rice blast fungus Pyricularia oryzae and human pathogenic fungus Candida albicans and used them for antifungal screening. As these databases are manually created by human experts, objectivity and throughput may be a concern. To overcome these limitations, we developed a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based automated classification system for morphological changes in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Using this system, we screened a library of 7602 microbial broths and found that the culture broth of Streptomyces sp. RK21-A1205 exhibited potent antifungal activity and induced unique morphological changes distinct from those induced by conventional antifungal agents. Antifungal-activity-guided purification yielded the active metabolite RK-1205-I (1), whose chemical structure was identified as a new fostriecin derivative. 1 showed strong growth inhibitory activity against A. oryzae and other fungi, including A. fumigatus and C. auris, with IC50 value of 0.020 and 0.21 µM, respectively. Furthermore, 1 inhibited protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) activity in the fungal cells. This study demonstrates that our newly developed AI-based phenotypic screening system can effectively distinguish morphological changes induced by microbial broths and facilitates the identification of novel antifungal compounds. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 print issues and online access $259.00 per year only $21.58 per issue Buy this article - Purchase on SpringerLink - Instant access to the full article PDF. USD 39.95 Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Similar content being viewed by others References - Fisher MC, et al. Emerging fungal threats to animal, plant and ecosystem health. Nature. 2012;484:186–94. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10947. - Sato T. Plant diseases and their pathogenic microbes in Japan. Microbiol Cult
Huedoku #48 — June 19, 2026
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WA police launch real-time AI camera surveillance to catch criminals
WA police launch real-time AI camera surveillance to catch criminals WA Police will become the first force in the country to use real-time AI-generated facial recognition in public spaces. The state government on Friday launched the Overt Live Facial Recognition program with a trial of the cameras at the police academy in Joondalup. The technology monitors groups of people from police vans and compares faces against a database of targets in real-time. Initial monitoring is being launched in areas at high risk of crime. Senior police officers say the technology can quickly identify known criminals, such as violent individuals and child sex offenders. “Live Facial Recognition is about using modern technology responsibly to keep our community safe. It allows police to focus on individuals who present a real risk, while the vast majority of people go about their day without any impact at all,” WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said. “Live Facial Recognition is about protecting people, not watching people. “It is another tool to help police find the right people, at the right time, for the right reasons. “This technology is the way forward when it comes to supporting frontline policing. “It’ll help to get high-risk offenders off the streets sooner and reunite vulnerable people with safety and care more quickly.” To maintain transparency, signs warning the public are posted. Since last October, AI cameras have been deployed on WA roads to catch motorists speeding and carrying out other driver infringements. But the move has proved controversial, with thousands of drivers successfully appealing and wiping $2.2 million in fines. Despite the AI traffic camera backlash, the WA government plans to roll out even more within the next six months. The opposition says the government needs to iron out the issues before launching more.