Israel quietly rolled out a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Israel has deployed a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip, creating a database of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent, The New York Times reports. The program, which was created after the October 7th attacks, uses technology from Google Photos as well as a custom tool built by the Tel Aviv-based company Corsight to identify people affiliated with Hamas.The facial recognition program was built in tandem with Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, according to the Times report. After the October 7th attacks, officers within the…

AEW Expands PPV Access to YouTube

Today, it has been announced that All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is broadening its pay-per-view (PPV) distribution channels in the United States by offering its upcoming event on YouTube. This move introduces a new purchasing option for U.S. fans, adding to the existing platforms of Bleacher Report, which has served as

Amazon doubles down on Anthropic, completing its planned $4B investment

Amazon invested a further $2.75 billion in growing AI power Anthropic on Wednesday, following through on the option it left open last September. The $1.25 billion it invested at the time must be producing results, or perhaps they’ve realized that there are no other horses available to back. The September deal put $1.25B into the […]© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.