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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
WEIR AI, Official Partner, Debuts Public Identity Management™ at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2025
Public Identity Management™ Trailblazers: Official Partners of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity CANNES, France, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- WEIR AI, an official sponsor of Cannes Lions 2025, will showcase its new Public Identity Management™ technology at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (June 16-20, 2025). WEIR AI is tackling a key question in today's digital world: "Who Owns Your Face?" Visitors to WEIR AI's Lions Beach House can demo the technology and see for themselves. People's faces and identities increasingly appear on platforms, from social media posts to ad campaigns, often without their knowledge or permission. This can lead to privacy violations, identity theft, and misrepresentation. Meanwhile, companies face a dilemma: they need identity data to improve their services, but have paid billions in fines for mishandling this same information, like Google's $1.3 billion settlement just last week. To address these growing challenges, WEIR AI has developed a solution that benefits both individuals and businesses. For individuals, it gives people control over their digital likeness and the ability to set rules for how their image can be used. For businesses, it creates a clear framework to respect identity rights while opening new revenue opportunities. WEIR AI's patent-pending technology identifies when you appear in digital content, like social media posts or ad campaigns. The system integrates with platforms to enforce your rights, enabling controlled actions whether removing unauthorized content, ensuring proper attribution, or facilitating compensation when commercial use is allowed. "People deserve control over how their own faces and identities are used, and companies need a better way to respect these rights," said CEO Gary McCoy, who worked in privacy and AI at Meta, Microsoft, and Snowflake before starting WEIR AI to give people more control over their digital lives. CTO Tal Hassner brings decades of technical expertise developing the science behind modern recognition platforms and the products that made these technologies widely available. He led face recognition research for AWS Rekognition and research and product teams at Meta AI. With over 100 scientific papers and 18,000+ citations, Hassner is a respected leader in identity technology and AI safety. "When we first created face recognition, it was used in ways we didn't expect," said Hassner. "At WEIR AI, we're making recognition not just accurate, but safe, private and fair." The immersive experience features expert talks and interactive demos where guests can explore how the technology helps protect digital identities while generating new business opportunities for content creators, brands, and platforms. Based in Menlo Park, California, WEIR AI is a public benefit corporation developing technologies that protect people from AI-based threats while creating new opportunities. Inspired by structures that control the flow of water, the name WEIR reflects our mission to empower people and businesses to shape how AI affects them—preserving their agency in a digital world. WEIR AI is AI for the Human Era. For more information please visit: and Connect with WEIR on LinkedIn for all Cannes Lions 2025 updates: Media Inquiries Please Contact: Erica Hamilton | PR Director | LIQUID SOUL Media | 395824@ | 404-759-9678 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE WEIR AI Sign in to access your portfolio
BBC News
12-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
McCoy remains in critical care unit after NW200 incident
Northern Irish rider Gary McCoy remains in the critical care unit in hospital after an incident during the Supersport qualifying session on the first day of practice for the North West 200 on was transported to hospital by ambulance while Englishman Craig Neve was taken from the circuit by air ambulance after both were involved in an incident at Mill Road roundabout six minutes into the Supersport qualifying an update provided by his wife Leanne, she confirmed he is still in the critical care unit in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast where "he is being cared for brilliantly by the team".McCoy has suffered an extensive list of injuries including: 11 broken ribs, two fractures in his pelvis, a punctured right lung, a broken collar bone, a fractured right wrist, a broken left thumb and a small bleed in the added: "I wanted to say on behalf of Gary and myself that we are so grateful for all of the kind messages, well wishes and support shown by everyone."Gary has a long way to go in terms of recovery but if there is one thing I have always said about my husband is that he is the most stubborn person I know and he's proving that each day."
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Neve and McCoy taken to hospital after NW200 incident
Two riders have been taken to hospital after an incident during the Supersport qualifying session on the first day of practice for the North West 200 on Wednesday. Northern Ireland's Gary McCoy was transported to hospital by ambulance while Englishman Craig Neve was taken from the circuit by air ambulance. Advertisement Neve has sustained significant injuries, but both his and McCoy's injuries are not believed to be life threatening. "Two riders were involved in an incident at Mill Road roundabout on the NW200 course six minutes into the Supersport qualifying session," read a statement from race organisers. "Both riders were injured in the incident and the on-course medical team attended the scene. The riders were subsequently transferred to hospital, one by road ambulance and the other by air ambulance." Red flags had been displayed to halt the Supersport session in the early stages of their practice and a lengthy delay ensued before the bikes were allowed back on the course to complete two laps before practice concluded for the day and the roads re-opened. Advertisement Earlier in the delay, the opening Superbike session was twice delayed by oil deposits on the circuit which required red flags to be displayed. Further practice is scheduled to take place on Thursday, with roads closing from 09:00 BST to 15:00, followed by three scheduled races on Thursday evening. The injuries to the riders at the event in Northern Ireland came two days after England's Owen Jenner, 21, and New Zealander Shane Richardson, 29, were fatally injured when 11 riders crashed during the British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park in Cheshire. Another rider, Tom Tunstall, suffered a broken bone in his neck in the incident while five riders sustained minor injuries and three escaped unharmed.
Belfast Telegraph
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- Belfast Telegraph
Two motorcyclists taken to hospital after incident in North West 200 qualifying
England's Craig Neve was airlifted by the air ambulance while Northern Ireland's Gary McCoy was taken to hospital by ambulance. While Neve sustained significant injuries in the incident, neither rider is believed to be in a life-threatening condition. A statement from the NW200 organisers said: 'Two riders were involved in an incident at Mill Road roundabout on the NW200 course six minutes into the Supersport qualifying session at today's Briggs Equipment North West 200. 'Both riders were injured in the incident and the on course medical team attended the scene. 'The riders were subsequently transferred to hospital, one by road ambulance and the other by air ambulance.' After a long delay, the Supersport session was restarted with around 18 minutes of the road closing order remaining before roads had to be opened around the 8.9-mile course by 1500 BST. Richard Cooper, a winner in the class last year, was fastest on the BPE/Russell Racing Yamaha at 116.795mph with Honda's Dean Harrison just 0.047s in arrears after lapping at 116.775mph. Ballymoney's Michael Dunlop, riding his new Milwaukee Ducati machine, was third fastest, 2.6s down on Cooper. In the Superbikes, Peter Hickman was fastest at 121.732mph on the 8TEN Racing BMW from Harrison (121.385mph) and Alastair Seeley (SMS/Nicholl Oils BMW), who is making his return to the event after missing last year's meeting. Despite sunshine and blue skies, the Superstock and Supertwins qualifying sessions did not take place after the organisers ran out of time. News Catch Up - Wednesday 7 May Two red flags in the Superbike session because of oil on the course caused significant delays on a challenging first day of the event. The newcomers' practice session went ahead first in the morning shortly after roads closed at 1000 BST.
