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Palestinians stand in front of a biometric gate as they enter Israel at the Qalandiya crossing in Jerusalem, July 11, 2019. (Sebastian Scheiner/AP)
July 29, 2019, 10:06 am
Israel invests in high-tech upgrades at West Bank crossings
Facial recognition systems greatly ease passage through security checkpoints, but their installation is seen by critics as adding permanence to Israeli occupation
By Ilan Ben Zion
Israeli startup Mirrori is developing an artificial-intelligence based beauty assistant that can provide makeup advice to users based on their facial features and the beauty products they have at home (Courtesy)
July 2, 2019, 3:12 pm
Beauty app checks your face and makeup collection, dispenses advice
Haifa-based Mirrori is developing an AI-based assistant that teaches users how to wear makeup, adapted to their facial features and cosmetics they own
By Shoshanna Solomon
An illustration of how neurons in the human visual cortex respond to the face of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. (YouTube screenshot)
January 21, 2019, 11:00 pm
I see you: In first, Israeli-French team finds neurons that respond to all faces
Cells in vicinity of brain’s Fusiform face area were discovered while studying an epilepsy patient, Bar-Ilan University researcher Vadim Axelrod says
By Shoshanna Solomon
Apple's iPhone X with facial recognition (Courtesy)
November 2, 2017, 10:22 pm
Users say they’d prefer Face ID to passwords, survey suggests
Respondents choose facial recognition over passwords, even before trying the technology, survey by Israeli startup developing Face ID shows
By TOI staff
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