Tue, 21-Oct-2025

SoftBank is placed between China and the US with its face recognition firm

SoftBank

Japan Computer Vision is owned by SoftBank Group’s wireless unit. Faces risks as the facial-scanning system it offers to Mastercard and Visa uses technology from SenseTime Group. SenseTime has been blacklisted by the US over human rights concerns. Washington accuses SenseTime of developing facial-recognition technology that can be used to identify ethnic Uyghurs. A SoftBank-claimed … Read more

Apple will enable different payment ways in dating applications

Apple

Apple will allow different payment methods in Dutch dating applications, ending a dispute that resulted in the company being fined 50 million euros ($52.58 million). Apple will meet the requirement that the regulator had set under European Union and Dutch competition rules. The Authority for Consumers and Markets (AMC) said in a statement. The Netherlands’ … Read more