Wegmans, a popular supermarket chain, is now scanning the faces of customers and storing data so its security system can recognize them. The company, which has more than 100 stores across 10 states ...

A spokesperson for Wegmans defended the use of facial recognition at its Brooklyn and Manhattan locations, saying the popular supermarket chain only deploys the technology on a “case-by-case basis” at ...

Celeste Amadon and Asher Allen were working on an app that used AI to book restaurants for dates when they stumbled on a bigger idea that encourages people to meet in person. And now it’s catching on ...

Jim Smith just wanted to buy some flowers. He and his wife, Anita, walked into the ShopRite in Sussex expecting to pick up the thoughtful gift for their new neighbors and move on with their day. But ...

If you feel like you’re facing non-stop disruption, you’re not imagining it. The 2024 Accenture Pulse of Change Index reported a staggering 183% increase in the rate of disruption over just four years ...

Speechify has largely been a tool that helps you listen to articles, PDFs, and documents. The company is now adding voice detection features to its Chrome extension, including voice typing and a voice ...

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If artificial intelligence is here to stay, Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine aren't wasting any time jumping on the bandwagon. The Oscar-winning actors are teaming up with audio research company ...

Meta’s AI research division has released Omnilingual ASR, a powerful open-source speech recognition system that supports over 1,600 languages. The project aims to create a universal transcription tool ...

The Trump administration has wiped a facial recognition policy from its website while further embracing the controversial technology and securing a $9 million contract with a company barred from ...