TSA PreCheck Touchless ID can save you time as airport lines get longer. Here's how to sign up.

Travelers hoping to bypass some of the increasingly long wait times at U.S. airports can enroll in the TSA PreCheck Touchless ...

World launches AgentKit with Coinbase integration to enable human-verified AI agents

World, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has released AgentKit, a toolkit that lets AI agents prove they represent a unique human while accessing online services.

World launches tool to verify humans behind AI shopping agents

As AI agents take the reins for online shoppers, Sam Altman's unconventional startup is looking to expand its verification offerings to support agentic commerce.
PCGamesN

If they want to get paid, some Twitch streamers will need to use the same identity verification service Discord just ditched

Just weeks after Discord u-turned itself out of a Persona-related mess, another gaming-adjacent company has embraced the controversial digital verification service. Some Twitch streamers now have to ...
The Verge

Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet

In the US, lawmakers are pushing forward bills like the App Store Accountability Act and Parents Over Platforms Act to have app stores themselves verify users’ ages. A package of child safety bills is ...
National Catholic Reporter

Pope Leo tells priests not to use AI to write homilies or seek likes on TikTok

Pope Leo XIV has urged priests to not to use artificial intelligence to write their homilies or to seek "likes" on social media platforms like TikTok. In a question-and-answer session with clergy from ...
Biometric Companies

The AI fraud scheme scammers use to bypass verification systems

In the era of booming online services, many companies worldwide now rely on remote identity verification systems for KYC (Know-Your-Customer) checks and client onboarding. These systems allow users to ...
The New York Times

The Trade Statutes Trump Will Use to Keep Imposing Tariffs

The Supreme Court ruling is a blow, but the administration has other trade tools at its disposal. By Tony Romm and Ana Swanson Friday’s Supreme Court ruling eliminated President Trump’s preferred tool ...
PC Magazine

Colorado Lawmakers Push for Age Verification at the Operating System Level

Colorado Lawmakers Push for Age Verification at the Operating System Level Rather than having people verify their age on every app they use, Colorado's SB26-051 would implement a way for devices to ...
WUSA

Mobile ID comes to Northern Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is expanding its Virginia Mobile ID program to Northern Virginia, giving drivers and ID holders a secure digital version of their state-issued ...
Biometric Companies

OCR updates ID document authentication toolkit, targets online age verification

The rise of identity document fraud is prompting companies such as OCR Studio to develop new solutions, while issues such as organized cargo theft are driving their adoption, according to IDScan.
MIT Technology Review

Microsoft has a new plan to prove what’s real and what’s AI online

A new proposal calls on social media and AI companies to adopt strict verification, but the company hasn’t committed to following its own recommendations. AI-enabled deception now permeates our online ...