Yves Jeanrenaud is a scholar and amateur software developer behind Nearby Glasses, an open-source smart glasses detection app ...

The Android app, Nearby Glasses, comes from Swiss sociologist and hobbyist coder Yves Jeanrenaud. It scans for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) activity associated with manufacturers such ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are now widely used by millions of people worldwide, as tools to source information or ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: The above video is from a related story that KXAN reported in April 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department has released its latest report of instances in which it used ...

WHEN WE GET BACK ABOVE FREEZING AGAIN. COMING UP IN WEATHERWATCH 12. >> THANKS, MARK. TONIGHT AN ABOUT-FACE FOR THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT MPD NOW PAUSING THE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY ...

MINNEAPOLIS — 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 ...

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 ...

On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security published new details about Mobile Fortify, the face recognition app that federal immigration agents use to identify people in the field, undocumented ...

The grocery store chain Wegmans, among other retailers, is using face recognition on its customers — and scanning their faces for resemblance not only to accused shoplifters but also to people whose ...

The architects of AI have been recognized as Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2025, symbolizing AI’s sweeping influence on global industries. AI-driven technologies, including generative AI ...