Serco ordered to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor staff

[ad_1] Serco has been ordered to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor its staff for “prioritising business interests over its employees’ privacy”. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found that a division of the outsourcing company, Serco Leisure, and community leisure trusts were unlawfully processing the biometric data of more than 2,000 employees at 38…

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Google AI Lands In Soup Over PM Modi Response, IQoo Neo 9 Pro Breaks Cover, More Top Technology News

[ad_1] Google may get MeitY notice over ‘fascist’ PM Modi response. iQoo Neo 9 Pro becomes official. Made-in-India Google Pixels to be a reality soon. The world of technology was dominated by these headlines in the week that was. Take a look. Gemini Lands Google In AI Soup The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology…

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Is Gmail shutting down? Google responds to viral internet hoax – Technology News

[ad_1] Google has responded to online reports claiming it was “sunsetting” Gmail, possibly the most popular and widely-used email service around. The global search engine giant has confirmed Gmail isn’t going away and is in fact “here to stay” ending all speculation that suggested otherwise. Google is known to kill products every now and then…

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Gemini Lands Google In AI Soup As MeitY Plans To Issue Notice Over ‘Fascist’ PM Modi Response: Report

[ad_1] The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is set to issue a notice to Google regarding contentious and potentially unlawful responses generated by its AI platform Gemini concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a report by The Indian Express based on source inputs. A high-ranking government official reportedly disclosed that Google’s generative AI…

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US Supplier To Provide Subsea Wellhead Systems For

[ad_1] U.S. offshore energy industry equipment maker Dril-Quip has been selected to supply the subsea wellhead systems for the Woodside Energy’s Trion development offshore Mexico. The Trion project, a greenfield deepwater development, includes 24 wells across two phases. Woodside’s decision to use Dril-Quip’s BigBore IIe Subsea Wellheads will leverage the system’s field-proven sealing technology and…

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check out the biggest retail technology news stories of the week — Retail Technology Innovation Hub

[ad_1] 3. Retail and entertainment: Walmart inks agreement to acquire VIZIO and its SmartCast operating system Walmart and VIZIO have entered into an agreement for the former to acquire the latter for $11.50 per share in cash, equating to a fully diluted equity value of approximately $2.3 billion. The deal is subject to regulatory clearance…

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New WhatsApp privacy feature blocks profile picture screenshots in beta version; soon to be available for all

[ad_1] In a continuous effort to bolster user privacy, WhatsApp has introduced a groundbreaking feature in its beta version, aiming to safeguard users’ profile pictures. The popular messaging platform has gone beyond simply disabling the option to save or download profile pictures; it now prevents users from taking screenshots within the app. The new mechanism,…

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