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Servants of Knowledge, an NGO, is Digitising Literary Works in an Effort to Preserve them
1 week, 1 day ago

Servants of Knowledge, an NGO, is Digitising Literary Works in an Effort to Preserve them

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 16, 2024 17:38 IST - 8 MINS READ When you enter a large, airy room on the third floor of the salubrious you will see a group of around 15 youth diligently scanning books. So optimised are the scanning operations now, that Omshivaprakash says, “5,000 to 10,000 pages can be scanned by each scanner a day; you …

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Federal prosecutors seek records from company that deployed AI weapons scanner on NYC subway
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Federal prosecutors seek records from company that deployed AI weapons scanner on NYC subway

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Federal investigators in New York are seeking records from the manufacturer of an AI-powered weapons scanner that was briefly deployed this summer in New York City’s subway system. The tech company, Evolv, revealed in a public filing that it “received a voluntary document request from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York” on …

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Enhanced Security in Land Registration: Fingerprint Scanners Upgraded for Tamil Nadu
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Enhanced Security in Land Registration: Fingerprint Scanners Upgraded for Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Enhanced Security in Land Registration through fingerprint scanners is being upgraded in the state of Tamil Nadu to provide improved security when land is registered. Daily, the 582 sub-registrar offices that fall under the jurisdiction of the state registration department are responsible for the authentication of fifty thousand fingerprints and the registration of fifteen thousand documents across the state for …

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Mpox: All international passengers have to go past thermal scanners at Kempegowda International Airport
3 months ago

Mpox: All international passengers have to go past thermal scanners at Kempegowda International Airport

The Hindu  

International passengers arriving at Kempegowda International Airport have to go past thermal scanners owing to the current global mpox situation as a surveillance measure implemented by the Airport Health Organisation. Sources said that there are no mandatory mpox tests conducted at the airport and officials have not received any guidelines or orders from State health authorities about 21-day quarantine. A …

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Hawaii prisons are getting new scanners that can detect drugs without opening mail
3 months, 1 week ago

Hawaii prisons are getting new scanners that can detect drugs without opening mail

Associated Press  

A test of new technology for scanning incoming prison mail identified drugs in fake legal documents, confirming suspicions that confidential communications between inmates and their attorneys or the court system can be exploited to smuggle contraband. Breiner said that during the height of the pandemic someone attempted to smuggle paper soaked with spice into Halawa, the Hawaii Community Correctional Center …

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Airport X-ray machine tender comes under the scanner
4 months, 1 week ago

Airport X-ray machine tender comes under the scanner

The Hindu  

A tender to procure 770 dual-use X-ray Baggage Inspection Systems for airports across the country has run into a controversy following complaints of corruption and attempts to favour a particular company. In a letter to Mr. Naidu dated June 28, Mr. Athawale wrote, “The company has accused and invited attention towards suspicion of corruption in evaluation of tender by breaking …

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Costco looks to crack down on membership cheats, announces card scanners
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Costco looks to crack down on membership cheats, announces card scanners

LA Times  

In an effort to crack down on shared memberships and prevent nonmembers from sneaking in, Costco is installing card scanners at the entrances of its warehouses, the company announced on its website. The popular destination for bulk shopping has until now had a notably lax entrance policy, requiring shoppers simply to flash their membership cards to an employee as they …

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New York City turns to AI-powered scanners in push to keep guns out of the subway system
4 months, 3 weeks ago

New York City turns to AI-powered scanners in push to keep guns out of the subway system

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City is turning to AI-powered scanners in a new bid to keep guns out of its subway system, but the pilot program launched Friday is already being met with skepticism from riders and the threat of a lawsuit from civil liberties advocates who say the searches are unconstitutional. “But if you would speak to the …

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Get At Least One Full Body Scanner At Airports With A Minimum 5 Million Footfall By End of June: BCAS
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Get At Least One Full Body Scanner At Airports With A Minimum 5 Million Footfall By End of June: BCAS

News 18  

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has set a fresh deadline of June 2024 for the airports across country to install full body scanners. Issuing technical specifications, the regulatory authority for civil aviation security in India has recently advised airports that at least one full body scanner shall be installed at all airports with a minimum annual footfall of five …

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UK airports get more time to put in new scanners that will allow more liquids and packed laptops
8 months, 2 weeks ago

UK airports get more time to put in new scanners that will allow more liquids and packed laptops

Associated Press  

LONDON — Drink it or bin it: That phrase should have become history this summer at all U.K. airports. But it’s set to persist for at least another year after the British government said it will grant extensions to several large U.K. airports unable to meet the June 1 deadline to fully install new scanning technology. It did not provide …

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NYC will try gun scanners in subway system in effort to deter violence underground
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NYC will try gun scanners in subway system in effort to deter violence underground

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City officials announced a pilot program on Thursday to deploy portable gun scanners in the subway system, part of an effort to deter violence underground and to make the system feel safer. New York City officials announced a pilot program on Thursday to deploy portable gun scanners in the subway system, part of an effort …

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Municipalities want facial scanners to prevent fraud with ID, passport applications
9 months, 1 week ago

Municipalities want facial scanners to prevent fraud with ID, passport applications

NL Times  

Several Dutch municipalities have plans to use facial scanners to prevent identity fraud when applying for ID cards or passports. Facial scanners are currently mostly found at airports, where they check incoming customers. A facial scan is considered special personal data and organizations who use them must handle them very carefully, according to privacy legislation. The Ministry of Home Affairs …

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Best printers and scanners: Buying guide for 10 best picks
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Best printers and scanners: Buying guide for 10 best picks

Live Mint  

Find the perfect all-in-one printer and scanner combo for your home or office with our top 10 list, featuring in-depth product details, pros and cons, and a feature comparison table. Specifications of HP DeskJet Ink Advantage All-in-One Printer Automatic document feeding for convenience Wireless printing and scanning Energy-efficient operation for cost savings Print, copy, and scan functionality Affordable ink options …

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UK tourists face travel confusion as airport delay means 100ml liquid rules continue
10 months, 3 weeks ago

UK tourists face travel confusion as airport delay means 100ml liquid rules continue

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Holidaymakers could face confusion when jetting off this summer after the UK’s busiest airports admitted that …

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How old am AI? Robot face scanners will be used in UK supermarkets to see if shoppers are old enough to buy booze
10 months, 4 weeks ago

How old am AI? Robot face scanners will be used in UK supermarkets to see if shoppers are old enough to buy booze

Daily Mail  

AI face scanners which can check a shopper's age when buying alcohol are set to be brought into UK supermarkets. It is consulting on new laws that would let supermarkets use technology which can give an accurate estimate of a shopper's age when their face is scanned at the till. AI face scanners which will check the age of shoppers …

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France fines Amazon $35 million for ‘excessively intrusive’ monitoring of warehouse staff
11 months ago

France fines Amazon $35 million for ‘excessively intrusive’ monitoring of warehouse staff

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s privacy watchdog said Tuesday that it slapped Amazon ‘s French warehouse business with a 32 million euro fine for using an “excessively intrusive system” to monitor worker performance and activity. The French Data Protection Authority, also known by its acronym CNIL, said the system allowed managers at Amazon France Logistique to track employees so closely that it …

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Delhi Airport Expected to Have Full Body Scanners by May 2024: BCAS Chief
1 year ago

Delhi Airport Expected to Have Full Body Scanners by May 2024: BCAS Chief

News 18  

Full body scanners are expected to be installed at the Delhi airport by May 2024, a senior official said on Friday. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security Director General Zulfiquar Hasan on Friday said the deadline for installing the full body scanners and CTX machines at certain airports is being extended. “We expect the full body scanners and X-ray machines …

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Return of scanners, calls for masks in these Asian cities as Covid cases surge
1 year ago

Return of scanners, calls for masks in these Asian cities as Covid cases surge

Hindustan Times  

Governments across Southeast Asia are bringing back measures to limit a rapid resurgence of respiratory infections such as Covid-19, including installing temperature scanners at airports and encouraging people to wear masks again. Signs of that tension emerged earlier this week when Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong took to Facebook to say there had been “misinformation circulating on various networks …

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How temperamental self-service tills are leading to rise of middle-class shoplifters: Marks & Spencer boss warns well-off shoppers are walking out without paying when scanners fail to register their i
1 year, 1 month ago

How temperamental self-service tills are leading to rise of middle-class shoplifters: Marks & Spencer boss warns well-off shoppers are walking out without paying when scanners fail to register their i

Daily Mail  

Temperamental self-service tills are leading to a rise of middle-class shoplifters who are walking out of stores without paying and thinking 'it's not my fault, I'm owed it', a retail boss has claimed. M&S chairman Archie Norman said that while shoplifting is on the rise across the country, his shops aren't 'attractive' to criminal gangs because they don't sell as …

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Labour vows to double number of hospital scanners and get tough on developers
1 year, 2 months ago

Labour vows to double number of hospital scanners and get tough on developers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Deputy leader Angela Rayner promised …

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AAI gets nod to deploy full-body scanners at 4 hypersensitive airports
1 year, 3 months ago

AAI gets nod to deploy full-body scanners at 4 hypersensitive airports

Firstpost  

The govt had floated a tender in July to procure 131 full-body scanners– that cut down the average passenger frisking time to 15 seconds from the current 30 and 600 new hand baggage scanners at over Rs 1,000 Cr at airports run by AAI but it was later withdrawn as it needed clearance from PIB. In a move to step …

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HP fails to derail claims that it bricks scanners on multifunction printers when ink runs low
1 year, 4 months ago

HP fails to derail claims that it bricks scanners on multifunction printers when ink runs low

The Independent  

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First India-made MRI scanner to be launched for clinical work in October
1 year, 4 months ago

First India-made MRI scanner to be launched for clinical work in October

The Hindu  

Since 2006, the world has been battling a shortage of helium, which despite being the second most abundant element in the universe, is a rare commodity on earth. The Russia-Ukraine war has further squeezed liquid helium supply with ripple effects on diagnostic facilities around the world, including India, thus unable to fully utilise their MRI scanners. These and other innovations …

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Clayton Skewis's family calls for CT scanners in regions after his 12-hour wait for transfer from Chinchilla
1 year, 5 months ago

Clayton Skewis's family calls for CT scanners in regions after his 12-hour wait for transfer from Chinchilla

ABC  

Clayton Skewis can say "hello", "OK" and a few other mostly monosyllabic words, while walking is impossible unless someone holds him upright. Key points: Clayton Skewis waited about 12 hours in a small regional hospital without a CT scanner after suffering a stroke in 2019 His family now wants to see better access to brain-scanning technology in regional areas The …

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