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The Department of Home Affairs has told a Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security that it has purchased a facial recognition algorithm from a vendor to be used for Australia's Face Identification Service (FIS).
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Notification onRead more: Home Affairs exempt from disclosing Face Identification Service provider
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Xiaomi Mi 4 (CNET/CBS Interactive)
Xiaomi, one of the largest China-based smartphone makers, has said it will go public in Hong Kong in what could be the largest IPO this year.
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New Zealand Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Clare Curran has called for urgency in developing an AI action plan and ethical framework.
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"An ethical framework will give people the tools to participate in conversationsRead more: New Zealand examining AI ethical framework and action plan
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While the world rushes to slap a blockchain onto a growing number of applications to generate hype and excitement, RSA CTO Zulfikar Ramzan has told ZDNet that he is not convinced that many use cases of blockchain...
Read more: RSA yet to be sold on magic pixie dust qualities of blockchain
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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is unsure of where data on millions of customers has gone, after it was revealed that magnetic tapes comprising information used to print account statements may not have been properly disposed...
Read more: Commonwealth Bank lost data on nearly 20m customers
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There seems to be a explosion of new user interfaces from virtual reality to augmented reality[1], as wellRead more: CTRL-Labs: Capturing intent -- user interface control without moving a muscle
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Cambridge Analytica, the embattled data firm that worked on President Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, has told employees it is shutting down, along with its UK counterpart SCL Elections. The move, which impacts all offices of both companies...
Read more: Cambridge Analytica Shuts Down Amid Ongoing Facebook Crisis
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When a background check on an individual or company is needed, it can be a long, drawn-out process.
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Documents tend to be manuallyRead more: Startup uses AI and machine learning for real-time background checks