Zoom teams up with World to verify humans in meetings

Zoom teams up with World to verify humans in meetings

Meeting platform Zoom has announced a partnership with World, Sam Altman’s human ID verification company, to ensure that the people attending meetings are actually human and not AI-generated imposters. The threat is real and growing fast. The most dramatic example came in early 2024, when engineering firm Arup lost $25 million after an employee in…

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Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.

Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.

At a trendy venue near the San Francisco pier, Sam Altman’s verification project World celebrated its next evolution and rapid expansion of its ambitions.  And it’s starting with Tinder. Tools for Humanity (TFH), the company behind the World project, announced Friday plans to integrate its verification tech into dating apps, event and concert ticketing systems,…

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World launches its ‘super app,’ including crypto pay and encrypted chat features

World launches its ‘super app,’ including crypto pay and encrypted chat features

World, the biometric ID verification project co-founded by Sam Altman, released the newest version of its app today, debuting several new features, including an encrypted chat integration and an expanded, Venmo-like capability for sending and requesting crypto.  World was created by the startup Tools for Humanity in 2019, and originally launched its app in 2023….

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#Danny Fenster, journalist held in Myanmar prison, arrives in NYC

#Danny Fenster, journalist held in Myanmar prison, arrives in NYC

“#Danny Fenster, journalist held in Myanmar prison, arrives in NYC” American journalist Danny Fenster is back on home soil after six months behind bars in military-ruled Myanmar. The Detroit journalist was convicted of spreading false or inflammatory information, contacting illegal organizations and violating visa regulations and was just last week sentenced to 11 years in…

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#Should countries ever respond to cyberattacks with physical force?

#Should countries ever respond to cyberattacks with physical force?

“#Should countries ever respond to cyberattacks with physical force?” In conventional warfare, it’s accepted that if a state finds itself under attack, it’s entitled to respond – either with defensive force, or with a counterattack. But it’s less clear how countries should respond to cyberattacks: state-backed hacks which often have dangerous real-world implications. The 2020…

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