Microsoft’s new OneDrive face recognition feature, which uses AI to group photos, is causing controversy because it is enabled by default (opt-out) and comes with a puzzling restriction. Users are ...

Shoplifting in England and Wales is at a record high. In 2024/25, 530,643 offences were recorded, up 20% from the previous year and the highest since current police recording practices began in 2002.

WASHINGTON - The US will expand the use of facial recognition technology to track non-citizens entering and leaving the country in order to combat visa overstays and passport fraud, according to a ...

Sainsbury's is testing facial recognition cameras in two of its shops to crack down on shoplifting. If the eight-week trial goes well, they'll consider rolling it out to other stores. Some other ...

Police are using live facial recognition for the first time in Greater Manchester as part of efforts to crack down on criminal behaviour. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has received two Live Facial ...

Live facial recognition cameras have been used by police for years. With a government consultation on the way, MPs and campaigners are demanding safeguards on the technology, reports Noah Vickers ...

Software Microsoft announces it will automatically install the Copilot AI app alongside desktop versions of 365 products like Word, Excel and PowerPoint this October—and it seems like there's no way ...

Want to add a little unpredictability to your Python code? The random module is the quickest way to do it. From generating numbers and shuffling lists to simulating real-world randomness, it's one of ...

Tinder announced today that identity verification with facial recognition will now be required for all new users in the U.S. in the coming months. A facial scan is already required for new Tinder ...

12:51, Tue, Oct 21, 2025 Updated: 13:09, Tue, Oct 21, 2025 One of the UK's major police forces has brought in facial recognition for the first time - to crack down on nuisance criminal behaviour like ...

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