Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.
Scientific American

How to spot an AI-generated face, according to science

Training people to pay attention to the right visual cues nearly doubled how accurately they could spot AI-generated faces ...

Meta denied face scanning tech on AI smartglasses, and then silently wiped the evidence

Dormant face-recognition code reportedly appeared in Meta’s smart glasses app, then disappeared after scrutiny. That has put Meta’s AI eyewear plans back under the privacy spotlight.The Latest Tech ...
Dark Reading

Can Clothes Make You Invisible to Facial Recognition?

About 10 years ago, an app developer named Hoan Ton-That scraped your social media photos. You didn't know it at the time, but he added your photos to a database, and used it to build a facial ...
Digital Trends

Meta accused of preparing facial recognition features for AI smart glasses

Meta is facing renewed scrutiny after a report revealed that the company quietly embedded face-recognition technology into software linked to its smart glasses ecosystem, potentially laying the ...
WBAL

Suspect in Minnesota political killings will not face death penalty: DOJ

A vehicle belonging to Vance Boelter is towed from the alley behind his home on June 14, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Federal prosecutors will not seek ...
FOX5 Las Vegas

Vegas Golden Knights drop Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final to Hurricanes, McNabb hospitalized

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Seth Jarvis scored on a power play in overtime after Carolina erased a deficit in regulation only to gave up a late tying goal, and the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 ...

Some local police have access to an ICE facial recognition app

A document from the Department of Homeland Security outlines plans to issue local police facial recognition technology used ...
Yahoo

Trump’s financial ties face scrutiny after moves benefiting allies and family

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tried to create a near $1.8 billion fund that could be funneled to his supporters as a means of settling a lawsuit he filed against his own government — even ...
CNET

The Best LED Face Masks That Will Improve Your Skin's Appearance

Nasha is a Managing Editor for CNET, overseeing our sleep and wellness verticals. She is a nutrition, mental health, fitness and sleep science enthusiast. Her passion for mindful and holistic ...
Inside EVs

This Sub-$20,000 Volkswagen ID.4 Proves Used EVs Are The Ultimate Bargain

Getting a used EV might be a good solution to combat rising gas prices. This 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 was bought five months ago for less than $20,000. It had around 46,000 miles back then, making for an ...