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AI helps fuel new era of medical self-testing
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» LAS VEGAS — Beyond smart watches and rings, artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to make self-testing for major diseases more readily available -- from headsets that detect early signs of Alzheimer's to an iris-scanning application that helps spot cancer.
To beat football violence, Brazilian clubs scan every fan
AFP, Published on 20/10/2025
» SAO PAULO - It was yet another tragedy linked to hooliganism in South American football: A young woman died after shards from a glass bottle thrown during a fight between fans sliced her throat.
EU privacy groups set sights on facial recognition firm
AFP, Published on 27/05/2021
» PARIS - Privacy organisations on Thursday complained to regulators in five European countries over the practices of Clearview AI, a company that has built a powerful facial recognition database using images "scraped" from the web.
US lawmakers told of security risks from China-owned TikTok
AFP, Published on 05/03/2020
» WASHINGTON - US officials on Wednesday stepped up warnings about the potential security risks from the fast-growing, Chinese-owned TikTok as a lawmaker unveiled legislation to ban the social media app from government devices.
Facebook's settlement puts spotlight on 'biometric privacy'
AFP, Published on 02/02/2020
» WASHINGTON - Facebook's massive settlement in a class action case over violating a state law on how it uses facial recognition is being hailed as a watershed moment for "biometric privacy."
IS chief buried at sea by US military
AFP, Published on 29/10/2019
» WASHINGTON: The body of Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was buried at sea by the US military after he killed himself during the weekend raid on his Syrian hideout, a Pentagon source told AFP on Monday.