Apple should scan iPhones for child abuse images, says scanning technology inventor | Apple

Apple should take heed of warnings from the UK’s security services and revive its controversial plans to scan iPhones for child abuse imagery, the inventor of the scanning technology has argued.

Prof Hany Farid, an expert in image analysis at University of California, Berkeley, is the inventor of PhotoDNA, an “image hashing” technique used by companies across the web to identify and remove illegal images. He said that, following an intervention from the technical leads of GCHQ and the National Cyber ​​Security Center backing an extension of the technology on to individual phones, Apple should be emboldened to revive its shelved plans to do just that.

“The pushback was from a relatively small number of privacy groups,” Farid said, speaking to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) on the child safety group’s latest podcast. “I contend that the vast majority of people would have said ‘sure, this seems perfectly reasonable’, but

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Can the Stock Move Higher?

Wall Street expects a year-over-year decline in earnings on higher revenues when Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) reports results for the quarter ended June 2022. While this widely-known consensus outlook is important in gauging the company’s earnings picture, a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.

The earnings report, which is expected to be released on August 8, 2022, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than expectations. On the other hand, if they miss, the stock may move lower.

While management’s discussion of business conditions on the earnings call will mostly determine the sustainability of the immediate price change and future earnings expectations, it’s worth having a handicapping insight into the odds of a positive EPS surprise.

Zacks Consensus Estimate

This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.03 per share in its

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ZIM Announces Additional Investment in Sodyo, a Developer of Groundbreaking Scanning Technology

HAIFA, Israel and TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) announced today the closing of an approximately $5 million Series B financing round in Sodyo Ltd.a developer of next generation scanning technology.

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Sodyo’s next generation scanning technology creates highly functional offline to online (O2O) solutions that allows businesses to access information and understand their workflows, and enable online interaction with customers. Using customizable colorful markers, Sodyo’s Visual Code takes scan technology beyond the QR code to operate on any media (outdoor or indoor, print or digital, mobile or stationary), from much greater distances than with any other technology, scanning multiple markers at one time and under a wide variety of environmental conditions.

Proceeds of this investment are intended to further develop Sodyo’s technology and expand its implementation, including ZIMARK‘s, a Sodyo-ZIM joint venture, dedicated

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IRI and NPD Complete Merger, Creating a Leading Global Technology, Analytics and Data Provider

CHICAGO and PORT WASHINGTON, NY, Aug. 1, 2022 — Information Resources, Inc. (“IRI”) and The NPD Group (“NPD”) have completed their merger to create a leading global technology, analytics and data provider. The merger brings together colleagues across the globe to offer more than 7,000 clients a comprehensive, accurate view of consumer behavior and total retail purchasing and consumption trends across a broad range of industries. A unified name and brand for the combined company will be announced at a later date.

The combined company will empower brands and retailers to collaborate, better service their customers, respond to trends and leverage more powerful insights to drive growth. Together, IRI and NPD have deep sector knowledge, leading data assets and strategic retail relationships in more than 20 industries, including CPG, softlines, hardlines, beauty, technology, foodservice and food consumption. The company’s unparalleled insight capabilities will be powered by the industry-leading technology and

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SOCOM Orders Cropduster Attack Planes from L3Harris Technologies

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