Monthly Archives: October 2019
Former Rolls-Royce boss now head of De La Rue
De La Rue has announced their new chief executive as the troubled banknote printer seeks to reshuffle its business to deal with a series...
Easy access for Polish in USA
The US government has nominated Poland to have access to its State Department’s Visa Waiver Programme.
This programme will make it easier for Polish citizens...
Cambodia’s new banknote
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has issued a new 15,000-riel banknote to mark the 15th anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni’s coronation.
The new note...
The battle of our privacy
“When you give up your privacy, you give up your power”, wrote the Canadian author Thor Benson. This seems indeed relevant as we enter...
EU initiatives in the ID document domain
In 2016, the EU Commission published its ‘Action plan to strengthen the European response to travel document fraud’. This article will discuss some major...
Zim resurrects its dollar note
In an attempt to counter the shortage of cash in its system, Zimbabwe is issuing new banknotes next month.
There has been a drastic shortage...
Oklahoma gets extension to become REAL ID compliant
Oklahoma's Department of Public Safety announced it was getting another year to become REAL ID compliant.
Fox 25 reports that Oklahoma is one of only...
Slovenia to unveil IDs with biometric security features
Slovenia will be launching new ID cards with biometric security features in 2021.
Total Slovenia News reports that the biometric identity card needs to be...
ADA-Compliant Mobile ID App Raises the Bar on Accessibility
Editor’s note: PR Newswire released the following press release on September 26. 2024.
IDEMIA Public Security, the leading provider of convenient and trusted biometric-based solutions, reinforces...
Advanced Generative AI: The Latent Diffusion Model
To conclude his series on advanced Generative AI topics, Ravi Das explores the Latent Diffusion Model—how it works and the advantages it offers.
The “Latent...
New 100- and 200-Krone Updated Danish Banknotes
The Danmarks Nationalbank continues to update its 2009 Series of banknotes. The first of the upgraded banknotes, called the 2009A Series, was the new...
Burkina Faso’s New Biometric Passport Drops ECOWAS Logo
The West African country of Burkina Faso launched a new biometric passport in early September, modernizing its security features while also making a bold...
Advanced Generative AI: The DALL-E-2 Algorithm
In this instalment of his series on advanced topics in Generative AI, expert Ravi Das explores a cutting-edge solution known as the DALL-E-2 algorithm,...