Singapore in world first for facial verification

BBC News | 2020-09-25

Both facial recognition and facial verification depend on scanning a subject's face, and matching it with an image in an existing database to establish their identity. The key difference is that verification requires the explicit consent of the user, and the user gets something in return, such as...

Stocks post solid gains as technology shares lead rally

The Los Angeles Times | 2020-09-26

Stocks shook off another bout of volatile trading and finished solidly higher Friday, led by gains in technology and healthcare companies. Despite the rally, the S&P 500 still posted its fourth straight weekly loss, extending Wall Street’s September swoon. The S&P 500 rose 1.6% after...

Best Black Friday deals 2020: Confirmed date and offers to expect in the UK

The Independent | 2020-09-25

The biggest shopping event of the year, otherwise known as Black Friday, will take place on Friday 27 November this year. As the event originally hails from America, the date always falls the Friday after Thanksgiving, and then is followed by Cyber Monday (30 November) which is traditionally the...

Parkinson's disease is actually two diseases, study suggests

CTV | 2020-09-24

Parkinson’s disease is actually two separate diseases that start in different parts of the body, according to new findings that researchers say could redefine how doctors treat the complex brain condition. ......

Op-Ed: Trump’s flaws alone won’t bring skeptical Black voters out to vote for Biden

The Los Angeles Times | 2020-09-24

We’ve all heard the analysis: If only Black voters had turned out in the same numbers to vote for Hillary Clinton that they did for Barack Obama, we wouldn’t have Donald Trump today. The razor-thin margins for Trump in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania would have turned into razor-thin margins...

Novak Djokovic takes Rome title but all eyes on French Open Covid tests

The Guardian | 2020-09-21

Roland Garros qualifiers already hit by at least two positives Djokovic beats Diego Schwartzman, Halep takes women’s title Novak Djokovic, who beat Diego Schwartzman, 7-5, 6-3, in Rome to win a record 36th ATP Masters title, heads for Paris as worried as everyone else in the game that at least two...

Multi-talented Ash Barty turns to golf, unsurprisingly wins club championship

The Guardian | 2020-09-21

Barty wins Brookwater Golf Club women’s championship Tennis world No 1 has also played cricket professionally Covid-19 may have cruelled her French Open hopes but it has done wonders for Ashleigh Barty’s golf game. Not content with being queen of the tennis court and a former cricket pro, Barty is...

Lewis Hamilton on pole with Michael Schumacher's record in sight

SOCHI – Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton roared back from qualifying drama at the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday to put his Mercedes on pole position for what could be a record-equalling 91st victory. Red Bull’s Max...

Vettel unhurt after big crash in Sochi qualifying

Supersport | 2020-09-26

Sebastian Vettel climbed out unhurt from his Ferrari on Saturday after crashing heavily during the second part of qualifying for Sundayu2019s Russian Grand...

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The Siasat Daily | 2020-09-26

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The News International | 2020-09-26

US President Donald Trump has called the app a national security risk, claiming that TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance could access user data and deliver...