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FBI and DoD were actively involved in facial recognition development

03/10/202303/09/2023 Stephanie Beck

Facial recognition - Technology used on woman

The software used in everything from street cameras to drones was developed in part by the Pentagon. Internal documents made public due to a lawsuit response have shown that the US government was profoundly involved in the research and development of facial recognition software they were hoping to use for mass surveillance. The FBI and Defense Department were actively involved in R&D to help identify people from footage. According to the documents, the FBI and Department of Defense were actively involved in facial recognition software research and development in the…

World’s first AR campus test launched by St. Ambrose University

02/24/202302/23/2023 Stephanie Beck

A new VR and AR pilot project aims to improve student engagement. An unprecedented VR and AR campus “Metaversity” pilot project has been launched by St. Ambrose President Amy C Novak EdD in partnership with VictoryXR as part of strategic initiatives to help emphasize a new generation of learning and to bolster student engagement. The school will be the first in the world to test the launch of a fully augmented reality campus. According to Novak, St. Ambrose University (SAU), located in Davenport, Iowa, will be the world’s first school…

Google’s Bard AI chatbot botches info accuracy in official ad

02/10/202302/08/2023 Stephanie Beck

The search giant published an online advertisement for the tech in which an inaccurate response was provided. In the hopes of drumming up hype over its much-anticipated Bard AI chatbot, Google recently published an online ad in which it used the technology, and in which the answer delivered was unfortunately inaccurate. The company posted a short GIF video on Twitter of Bard being used, showing how it works. The ad for the Bard AI chatbot was tweeted in the form of a GIF, in which the service was described as…

US Department of Justice sues Google over anticompetitive digital marketing

01/27/202301/25/2023 Stephanie Beck

The lawsuit accuses the tech giant of using its ad dominance in a way that works against competition. The US Department of Justice and several states across the country have filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of using its dominance in digital marketing in a way that is harmful to competition. The government has said that Google’s dominance plans are to “neutralize or eliminate” rivals. Google has been accused of establishing a digital marketing strategy that asserts its dominance in a way that will “neutralize or eliminate” competitors…

Huawei mobile technology patents extension granted to Nokia

01/13/202301/12/2023 Stephanie Beck

Even with US sanctions in place, the Chinee company is continuing to hold a lead position in networking tech. Huawei Technologies Co. has managed to land a mobile technology patent licensing deal extension with Nokia Oyj, indicating that the Chinese tech giant is managing to hold onto its leadership position in networking tech in the face of strong US sanctions. The deal also demonstrates the continuing interest in access to Huawei’s next gen telecom patents. The US has accused Huawei of posing a national security threat, but the international interest…