caption A Chinese police surveillance vehicle on Tiananmen Square. source GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/GettyImages Stxteen areas in China are using facial-recognition technology that can reportedly scan the country’s population in one second, and the world’s population two seconds. Over the last two years the system has been used to arrest 2,000 people. Facial-recognition technology is soaring in China where it is being used to help consumers as well as police, who can track people’s movements, friends, and even try to predict crime. Across China, facial-recognition technology that can scan the country’s entire population is being put to use. In some cases, the technology can perform the task in just one second. Sixteen cities, municipalities, and provinces are using a frighteningly fast surveillance system that has an accuracy rate of 99.8%, Global Times reported over the weekend. … [Read more...] about Parts of China are using facial recognition technology that can scan the country’s entire population in one second
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Theranos may have self-destructed, but these Stanford students are still betting that health tech is going to be huge
source Linda A Cicero/Stanford University/Facebook Where Theranos and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes went wrong, these Stanford entrepreneurs are hoping to cover lost ground. Just one day before Theranos and Holmes were charged by the SEC with “massive fraud,” a demo day at Stanford revealed there is no shortage of interest in at-home healthcare solutions among Silicon Valley hopefuls. Theranos may been charged with ‘massive fraud’ by the SEC this week, all but ending what could have been a pioneering company. But the idea of simpler, better, more humane health technology remains alive and well. That’s judging from Tuesday’s Stanford University startup demo day, where current students at the university – and a handful of alumni – showed off to potential investors and the media what their very-early-stage companies have been working on. Notably, the event … [Read more...] about Theranos may have self-destructed, but these Stanford students are still betting that health tech is going to be huge
De Lima leaves cell for a day to undergo scan for ‘mass on liver’ at PH Heart Center
SEN. Leila de Lima left her detention cell at the headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday to undergo check-up at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City. The Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court granted a one-day medical furlough to de Lima to undergo computed tomography (CT) scan for a “mass on her liver”. At exactly 2:53 p.m., de Lima left the PNP Custodial Center riding a white coaster, accompanied by a convoy of three other vehicles. Media was barred from going near the Custodial Center before de Lima left. This is the first time that the court granted de Lima a one-day medical furlough, a year after she was imprisoned for her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade. She was accused of organizing drug operations inside the New Bilibid Prison when she was still justice secretary. De Lima was only allowed to leave her cell during court hearings about her case. The senator, a staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte and his anti-drug … [Read more...] about De Lima leaves cell for a day to undergo scan for ‘mass on liver’ at PH Heart Center
Why face scanning is going to dominate the future of smartphones and laptops
The introduction of fingerprint scanners in the iPhone popularised secure biometric systems in consumer electronics. But as technology has evolved, the industry has started to call for face scanners instead as they are smarter, more convenient and also more secure. Some high-end devices, like those from Microsoft and Apple, have already made the switch, and that will likely mean that others will follow. It was almost five years ago when the iPhone 5S first popularised fingerprint scanners on phones. It cleverly used the iPhone’s signature home button and placed a small reader beneath it. People didn’t have to learn anything new as the scanner worked automatically when pressing the button, and they could keep their phone’s data safe without the hassle of inserting a password every time. The technology was immediately copied elsewhere, and now, five years later, it’s basically impossible to find a … [Read more...] about Why face scanning is going to dominate the future of smartphones and laptops
Amazon Go could be the downfall of unintended human interactions
What will become of tabloid magazines and Kinder Surprise eggs?This was my first question when I heard about Amazon Go, Amazon’s checkout-free grocery store that opened in Seattle this week — a store that uses what Amazon calls “Just Walk out Technology” to enable customers to walk into a grocery store, pick up their items and exit without so much as having to look at another human being.Customers sign up to shop via an app connected to their credit cards. They scan their apps as they walk through the door and voila — the store is theirs for the buying. Amazon Go does employ actual people to cook fresh food and stock the shelves, but “Just Walk out Technology” has no need for cashiers, and thus no opportunity for lineups.Which brings me back to the tabloids and Kinder eggs. A world without a checkout counter lineup isn’t just a more efficient one for the consumer, but perhaps a more financially prudent one. Read more: … [Read more...] about Amazon Go could be the downfall of unintended human interactions