Voice recognition technology now reliably sits on our phones, smart speakers and other devices. And our use of this capability is multiplying. In this article, let’s consider how this now common ...

For a while it was beginning to look like all biometric authentication schemes were going to default to fingerprint technologies. Not that there’s anything wrong with using fingerprints, but there are ...

Is it possible to fool computer systems that use a person's voice as a passcode? Some Wisconsin engineers say the answer is yes, and that they've done so partly by using plastic pipe you can find in a ...

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Aware works on biometric technologies, including voices. One of the marquee accessibility features coming to iOS 17 this fall is something Apple is calling Personal Voice. As I reported in May, ...

Google now lets some users verify purchases using voice alone. It’s just the beginning. Welcome to the future of biometric ID and verification. Face recognition is having a moment. Apple mainstreamed ...

When humans have trouble with the accent, computers don't stand a chance.

Samsung’s latest smart fridges now support multi-voice recognition powered by the company’s Bixby assistant, which can be used to bring up personalized information on the built-in smart displays based ...