CES 2021 Numbers Protocol Leverages Blockchain to Fight AI DeepFakes, Fake News, and Disinformation
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TAIPEI, Jan. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ With the current rampant tampering of images and proliferation of fake news and disinformation, one cannot easily tell if an image is real anymore. Numbers Protocol solves this by providing tools to help users create tamper-proof records of media content. Numbers Protocol, the only company in Taiwan certified by both OpenChain 2.0 and MyData Operator, was recently selected by Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) as one of the 100 startups from Taiwan to be showcased at CES 2021.
Energy Hippo is excited to officially announce its acquisition by North American-based Univerus
SEATTLE, Jan. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ Seattle startup acquired by Univerus
Energy Hippo is excited to officially announce its acquisition by North American-based Univerus. Energy Hippo s flagship software product enables customers to monitor, analyze and report on building energy and water usage. Univerus growing suite of energy and facility related software systems continue to expand to provide complementary software products across their customer base.
“This acquisition is a wonderful win for everyone,” said Brad Atchison, CEO of Univerus. “It s a great opportunity for Energy Hippo to join a growing team and it better enables Univerus to serve our clients as trusted advisors on building systems, operations and energy efficiency. Importantly, this change will be valuable to Energy Hippo customers, who will benefit from Univerus size, resources and complimentary offerings.
New App Wants To Use Blockchain To Restore Trust In Online Media
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Capture App aims to create photos with a unique birth certificate that can verify their source
The technique was pioneered by the Starling Framework, which used it to record accounts from Holocaust survivors
If propagated, the technology could reinforce public trust in media distributed online
A new application of blockchain verification hopes to solve one of the thorniest problems of the information age: verifying that media is from a reliable source and hasn’t been altered. A photo app called Capture App creates a unique “birth certificate” for every photo taken and stores it on a blockchain network, allowing its creator to claim ownership of the original and know if it s been copied or changed.
Numbers Protocol’s blockchain camera Capture App safeguards the integrity of photos
The spread of misinformation and fake news online has a dangerous impact on public well-being. Misinformation is difficult to fight, and 73% of Americans surveyed by Pew Research ahead of the presidential election expressed little or no confidence in the ability of major tech companies to keep their platforms from being misused. The open-source Starling Framework for Data Integrity was launched to protect the veracity of online content using blockchain technology, creating “birth certificates” for photos and videos and tracking any changes made to them. Numbers Protocol, a Taipei, Taiwan-based startup is now commercializing its tech to make it more widely available.