Robotics
Many swimming pools in Germany do not have enough trained lifeguards and in many places, this skilled labor shortage is even leading to closures. The solution could be a floating underwater rescue robot, which is intended ...
Mar 1, 2021
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Internet
Cambodia's government moved to exert near-total control over the country's online life Wednesday, setting up a national internet gateway which activists say will stifle freedom of expression and block content via a China-style ...
Feb 17, 2021
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Business
Facial recognition software developed by China-based Dahua, one of the world's largest manufacturers of video surveillance technology, purports to detect the race of individuals caught on camera and offers to alert police ...
Feb 10, 2021
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Security
US facial recognition technology firm Clearview AI illegally conducted mass surveillance in breach of Canadians' privacy rights, Canada's privacy commissioner said Wednesday following an investigation.
Feb 4, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Visual object tracking is one of the most challenging problems in multimedia processing with numerous applications, such as video retrieval, video editing, video surveillance, augmented reality, motion analysis, human-computer ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Business
The European Union on Monday agreed to tighten up rules for the sale and export of cybersurveillance technology.
Nov 10, 2020
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Engineering
In conjunction with the Department of Defense, University of South Australia material scientists have developed a range of lightweight panels that can change color on demand, allowing drones to match their appearance to the ...
Sep 4, 2020
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Security
The use of facial recognition technology by British police has violated human rights and data protection laws, a court said Tuesday, in a decision praised as a victory against invasive practices by the authorities.
Aug 11, 2020
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Automotive
Deep learning applied for image/video processing opened the door for the practical deployment for object detection and identification with acceptable accuracy. Crowd counting is another application of image/video processing. ...
Jul 27, 2020
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Security
In the US, tireless opposition to state use of facial recognition algorithms has recently won some victories.
Jul 10, 2020
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