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2025-05-21

US shoplifting ‘epidemic’ sparks demand for French AI cameras


Paris-based AI startup Veesion has secured €38mn to fuel expansion to the US — where it looks to help cure the country’s shoplifting “epidemic.” Veesion’s AI-based computer vision software is trained to spot gestures in security camera feeds, such as a shopper putting an item in their pocket. If it sees something suspicious, the AI pings the store owner or security guard via an app, where it displays a recording of the activity. The user then makes the final judgment on whether the situation qualifies as theft.  The software comes [...]

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The best vlogging cameras for 2025

If you’re a content creator or YouTuber, Sony, Canon and other camera companies want your business. There are more vlogging-specific models than ever, with several new models having arrived since ou [...]

Match Score: 78.39

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2025-02-25

The best security cameras for 2025

Security cameras can give you peace of mind by watching things when you’re out of the house. They can also help keep tabs on your pets’ actions or let you check in on other parts of your property [...]

Match Score: 61.24

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2025-02-10

The best cameras for 2025

Camera launches have been plentiful as of late, with Canon, Nikon, Sony and other major brands releasing important new models recently. In 2024, we saw some notable improvements in areas like autofocu [...]

Match Score: 58.79

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2025-06-05

Can AI Solve the Loneliness Epidemic?

You live in an age of perpetual pings and clicks, yet your in-person circle is shrinking fast. According to the United States Surgeon General's 2023 advisory, 15- to 24-year-olds now spend almost [...]

Match Score: 55.71

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2025-09-23

GoPro Max 2 review: There's a new 360 camera contender in town

In a break from tradition, GoPro hasn’t announced a new Hero Black camera this fall. Instead, this year’s flagship is the much-rumored Max 2 360 camera ($500). The Max 2 lands at a time when spher [...]

Match Score: 44.09

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2025-09-11

Remastered Tomb Raider games allegedly used AI to change Lara Croft's French voice

Françoise Cadol is the voice actor for Lara Croft in the French localizations of the Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered games. She has sent a legal notice to the games' publisher, Aspyr, alleging that [...]

Match Score: 40.71

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2025-01-16

The best live TV streaming services to cut cable in 2025

Around ten years ago, as the price of cable rose to untenable heights, live TV streaming services arrived as the low-cost, contract-free antidote. The services are still blissfully easy to walk away f [...]

Match Score: 30.95

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2025-03-06

The best action cameras for 2025

If you’re into kite surfing, skiing, rock climbing or other adventure sports and want to film your activities, an action camera is the only way to go. In the past, GoPro was uniquely associated with [...]

Match Score: 29.40

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2025-03-28

The Morning After: Will the US imported car tariffs work?

The US will append a 25 percent tariff on top of any existing tariffs on all cars produced outside its borders. Additional fees will be imposed on imported components too like engines, transmissions, [...]

Match Score: 29.40