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Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 27th, 2018

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Face Recognition Algorithms Showing Significant Improvement, NIST SaysFace recognition algorithms used in testing in large population sets have demonstrated “massive gains in accuracy” over the past five years, according to a new report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The November 2018 report, Ongoing Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) Part 2: Identification, tested 127 algorithms from 45 developers against a database of 26.6 million live portrait photos of 12.3 million individuals. The testing also involved three smaller datasets…

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

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Congress

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Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

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Congress

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