Bengaluru Techie Builds ‘Kidnap Button’ That Books Him Random Uber Rides- His Weird Weekend Projects Are Going Viral

Bengaluru techie Pankaj builds a viral “kidnap button” that books random Uber rides to fight weekend boredom. Known for quirky AI projects like traffic helmets and scream‑to‑unlock extensions, his ...
Futurism

Meta Adding Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses That Identifies People in Real Time, Hoping the Public Is Too Distracted by Political Turmoil to Care

When Meta announced it would strip its failed VR goggles division for parts, the bet was simple: funnel that money into sleek, AI-powered smart glasses instead. Emboldened by the product’s early ...
The Verge

Meta reportedly wants to add face recognition to smart glasses while privacy advocates are distracted

An internal memo reviewed by The New York Times says Meta is considering launching the feature ‘during a dynamic political environment.’ An internal memo reviewed by The New York Times says Meta is ...
The New York Times

Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release. By Kashmir Hill Kalley Huang and Mike Isaac Kashmir Hill reported ...
techtimes

Facial‑Recognition Smart Locks 2026: How 3D Face Unlock Door Lock Systems Beat Spoofing

Learn how facial‑recognition smart locks 2026 use 3D face unlock door lock systems, anti‑spoofing facial recognition security, liveness detection, and biometric smart lock encrypted access logs to ...
GitHub

Face Recognition Attendance System

This project is a simple face recognition–based attendance system built using Python and computer vision techniques. The system captures faces through a webcam, recognizes registered users in real ...
Wired

ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are

ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy ...
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Giant python bit my face

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Forbes

The FBI Is Using Facial Recognition To Identify ICE Protestors In Social Media Videos

The FBI has charged multiple people with crimes like vandalism after determining their identities using the controversial technology, according to court records. ICE protesters are being monitored by ...
Ars Technica

ICE observer says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face

Minnesota resident Nicole Cleland had her Global Entry and TSA PreCheck privileges revoked three days after an incident in which she observed activity by immigration agents, the woman said in a court ...
The New York Times

At Check-In, Your Face Is Increasingly Your ID

Facial recognition at security and immigration checkpoints and gates could ease airport hassles, even as the technology raises privacy concerns. By Christine Chung Travelers can expect biometric ...