(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether the use of facial recognition technology developed by an Israeli startup it funded complies with ...

Why 2026 is set to be a pivotal year for facial recognition technology, as it shifts from novelty to necessity.

In 2025, the U.S. facial recognition industry was valued at USD 2.47 billion. Growth is fueled by rapid AI advancements and federal security initiatives, alongside widespread adoption across law ...

Microsoft is calling for government regulation on facial-recognition software, one of its key technologies, saying such artificial intelligence is too important and potentially dangerous for tech ...

Some civil-liberties groups and employees have called on tech companies to restrict the use of facial recognition, but Microsoft President Brad Smith wrote in a lengthy blog post Friday that the “only ...

Windows Hello facial recognition no longer works in poorly-lit rooms This is due to a move Microsoft made to shore up security with the feature The change to require a ‘color camera to see a visible ...