The US DHS confirms NEC is the vendor that sold Mobile Fortify, a facial recognition app used by federal immigration agents to identify people, to CBP and ICE
Immigration agents have used Mobile Fortify to scan the faces of countless people in the US—including many citizens.
DHS reveals that NEC is the vendor that sold Mobile Fortify, a facial recognition app used by federal immigration agents to identify people in the field, to CBP
Immigration agents have used Mobile Fortify to scan the faces of countless people in the US—including many citizens.
NEC to buy US-listed CSG, a SaaS provider of customer care and billing services for telcos and other companies, for ~$2.9B in a deal expected to close in 2026
Japan's NEC Corp. is buying CSG Systems International Inc., a US supplier of customer care and billing services for telecom companies …
Sony AI CEO Hiroaki Kitano and NEC CEO Takayuki Morita say US sanctions may impact China's ability to procure chips but question their long-term effectiveness
Sony's CTO and NEC's CEO say US chip export controls may temporarily impact China's ability to procure chips but question the sanctions' long-term effectiveness
Eri Sugiura / Financial Times : Tweets: @jtseo9 , @williamyang120 , @rnaudbertrand , @sroach_econ , and @sariarhohavren Tweets: @jtseo9 : In plain English, “shoveling shit against the tide”. Like all...
Japan plans to invest up to $500M in a new semiconductor company led by Japanese firms including Sony and NEC that aims to start manufacturing by the late 2020s
The White House releases a “comprehensive framework” for US crypto regulation, outlining various federal agencies' recommendations after six months of study
here's what's in it The White House : Statement by NEC Director Brian Deese and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Digital Assets Framework Terence Zimwara / Bitcoin News : White House Release...
Mastercard tests facial recognition software in Brazil, letting users who opt in pay with a smile or a wave, using tech from NEC, Payface, PopID, and others
Biden appoints Clare Martorana as US CIO; she was formerly OPM's CIO and is a veteran of the USDS and formerly an executive at WebMD and Everyday Health
no, I mean REALLY — good. https://www.fastcompany.com/ ... @erie : WOW. @ClareMartorana is one of the smartest, most thoughtful, focused people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. We are so, s...
A look at Tim Wu's work on tech policy issues, from coining the term “net neutrality” to stints at NY AG's office, the FTC and Obama's NEC, and more
so long! Adam Kovacevich / @adamkovac : Incoming White House tech policy advisor @superwuster's truth bomb on Section 230: Repeal would hurt small platforms more than big ones: https://superwuster.med...