Biometric authentication—the ability to unlock your devices by using just your face or fingerprint—is one of the few smartphone features that, even today, leave me feeling like we’re living in the ...

Voice cloning tools are cheap, easy to use and terrifyingly accurate. Scammers use them to fool families, coworkers and even banks. OpenAI’s CEO says voice authentication is broken. ⚡ TL;DR (THE SHORT ...

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 ...

Artificial intelligence startup aiOla says it’s breaking new ground in its quest to develop machines that can understand human speech as well as people can. Today it has announced a new “Speech ...

WASHINGTON (KPTV) - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley of Oregon introduced legislation Friday that would ban federal immigration agencies from using facial recognition and other biometric ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department has released its latest report of instances in which it used facial recognition ...

An email detailed Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman paused the department's pursuit and use of facial recognition technology. Months of public concerns prompted Norman's change. Now, the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is holding a press conference with several groups ahead of the U.S. Senate taking up debate on the funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Federal immigration agents flooding U.S. streets are using a new surveillance tool kit whose increasing use on observers and bystanders is alarming civil liberties advocates, lawmakers and activists.

Civil liberty advocates and some lawmakers are sounding the alarm on the privacy risks of federal agents using surveillance toolkits during immigration enforcement operations. Using facial recognition ...

It’s been described as embarrassing, clichéd or “unhelpful singsong.” Many poets dislike it too, but it’s a style they’ve learned from each other. By Gregory Cowles Gregory Cowles is senior editor of ...