One of the most inventive examples was Skannerz, an early 2000s handheld video game that had an integrated a barcode scanner into the device. Players were required to scan random barcodes on ...

Along with the name change, World introduced an updated version of its eyeball-scanning Orb device which is designed to solve a problem that does not currently exist: authenticating that someone ...

The Orb scans your irises to "verify" that you're human (and not a ChatGPT bot). Then, it'll assign you a World ID. Once you have a World ID, you can add more sensitive information to your World ...

Worldcoin, the Sam Altman co-founded “proof of personhood” crypto project that scans people’s eyeballs, announced on Thursday that it dropped the “coin” from its name and is now just ...

Last year, a foundation called Tools for Humanity went on tour to show off its eye-scanning Orb. The metallic globe—an actual, physical orb—was one part of a process where citizens would ...

World, as it’s now known, also revealed a slew of other updates, including a new version of its Orb biometric scanning devices, new options for identity verification and partnership integrations ...

Worldcoin, the project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is branding to ‘World’ and launching a new version of its controversial iris-scanning Orb. Altman, alongside Tools for Humanity CEO Alex ...

The operation, known as Golden Orb, will be one of the most significant and largest security deployments the force has led. The first coronation to take place for 70 years is the third large-scale ...