GamesBeat x Oculus Venues Join Dean Takahashi, Ramez Naam, and Tim Chang online for “Science Fiction, Tech, and Games.” Hosted in VR and 2D February 17th, 10:00am PT Learn More Supercell is an extraordinary company that prints money with its mobile games. But in 2020, it had another off year from a financial analyst’s point […]
Open Google Maps and you’ll soon see this card, which you can swipe up for the feed. (Also, Google, a Pixel 1 skin from 2016? Really?) Google The community feed. You can follow this person and like their post. Google A news article from a food blog. Google A business-event post. Google Google Maps is […]
Underwater cameras can get expensive, but film company Lomography has a new water-safe option that will sell for $ 40. The Lomography Analogue Aqua feels like a cross between a disposable film camera and an old GoPro, thanks to a clear waterproof case that snaps over the camera. The film camera sits inside a clear […]
London’s Metropolitan Police Service has revealed that it supplied the images used in facial recognition scans carried out by the developers of the King’s Cross estate. The police force had previously said it had not been involved, but has now acknowledged that this was “incorrect”. London’s mayor has asked for a report to reveal exactly […]
King’s Cross Central’s developers said they wanted facial-recognition software to spot people on the site who had previously committed an offence there. The detail has emerged in a letter one of its managers sent to the London mayor, on 14 August. Sadiq Khan had sought reassurance using facial recognition on the site was legal. Two […]
There is growing pressure for more details about the use of facial recognition in London’s King’s Cross to be disclosed after a watchdog described the deployment as “alarming”. Developer Argent has confirmed it uses the technology to “ensure public safety” but did not reveal any details. It raises the issue of how private land used […]
The developer behind a 67-acre site in the King’s Cross area of central London has defended its use of facial recognition technology. Under data protection laws, firms must provide clear evidence that there is a need to record and use people’s images. A spokeswoman said the tool was used to “ensure public safety” and was […]
Trump’s China Fight Puts U.S. Tech in the Cross Hairs ImageA robot at the China International Industry Fair in Shanghai this month. The United States and China are racing to dominate the next generation of ultrafast wireless networks, known as 5G. The faster networks will fuel the use of artificial intelligence in driverless cars and […]
Enlarge Eric Bangeman As the managing editor of Ars Technica, one of my duties is to monitor the daily torrent of news tips and PR emails. The overwhelming majority of them is deleted after a glance, and the news tips and story ideas are passed along to the appropriate writer. Sometimes a product announcement will […]