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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Microblink Appoints Radu Tudoran as Vice President of Engineering
BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 04, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Microblink, a leader in document scanning and verification technology, is pleased to announce that Radu Tudoran has joined the leadership team as Vice President of Engineering. In this role, Tudoran will lead the engineering organization, driving the expansion and enhancement of Microblink's cutting-edge fraud and identity verification solutions to ensure the continued delivery of world-class products to its global client base. Tudoran brings more than 15 years of experience in technology innovation, with a career spanning top research institutions such as INRIA and the U.S. Argonne National Laboratory, as well as industry giants including Microsoft, Huawei, Amazon, and Onfido. His expertise lies in innovating and scaling cloud and big data services, SaaS platforms, and advanced machine learning products designed for complex enterprise environments. Throughout his career, Tudoran has led initiatives across a wide range of domains, including high-performance cloud streaming and real-time fraud detection systems, as well as business services for promotions and taxonomy management. He has also played a key role in building robust SDK platforms and developing AI-powered Know Your Customer (KYC) and fraud prevention technologies. He is passionate about turning visionary ideas into tangible, market-ready solutions that deliver measurable impact. "We're confident Radu will make a powerful addition to our leadership team," said Hartley Thompson, Microblink's President and COO. "His impressive background in building enterprise-grade platforms and pioneering AI-based identity solutions will be instrumental in advancing our product capabilities and driving our strategic goals." Tudoran commented, "I'm excited to join an amazing team of world-class talent that is continuously pushing the boundaries of what's possible with an impressive portfolio of innovative solutions. I look forward to helping strengthen and expand Microblink's solutions further to support the identity industry in combating fraud and deepfakes." About Microblink Microblink builds proprietary AI solutions for identity verification and payment fraud, empowering businesses worldwide to improve customers' digital experiences. With more than 12 billion documents processed from over 180 countries, the flagship Microblink Platform is used across industries to onboard more real customers, optimize KYC/AML workflows, and minimize fraud, enabling organizations to make online interactions safer and easier. View source version on Contacts Paul WilkeUpright Position Communications on behalf of Microblinkpaul@ +1-415-881-7995 Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
CNET
3 days ago
- General
- CNET
Need to Sign or Scan Papers? Here's How To Use Your iPhone's Hidden Document Scanner
These days, it's pretty easy to digitally sign important documents, but sometimes you just need to sign a physical piece of paper and scan it to send over email. When you just have to put your signature on a physical document and digitally upload it, and you don't have a standalone scanner handy, the easiest method to do it is right in your pocket — using your iPhone to turn images into PDFs. Yes, your iPhone doubles as a document scanner. It may not produce images as sharp as a dedicated scanner would, but it does a respectable job, even when the phone is positioned at odd angles trying to capture text. iPhones have had this hidden feature since iOS 11 launched in 2017, but as the cameras built into Apple phones have improved, so has their ability to take decent scans of documents and turn them into PDFs you can email. You won't need to download additional software or pay for a third-party app — Apple's Notes app that comes preinstalled on iPhones does the trick. The good news is that it's quick and easy to scan a document, save it, and send it wherever it needs to go. Keep in mind that the new iOS 18 changes the icons you use to select document scanning, which we've noted below. If you've upgraded to iOS 18, the process will be different, but we'll walk you through it. Here's how to scan a document with your iPhone. James Martin/CNET Scan a document with your iPhone or iPad To scan a document with your iPhone or iPad, first place the document on a flat surface in a well-lit area. Open up the Notes app and either open an existing note or start a new one by tapping the New Note button in the bottom right corner (pencil-in-square icon). On iOS 17 versions and older, tap the Camera button at the bottom of the screen (or if you're editing a note, the same Camera icon will be above the keyboard) and tap Scan Documents. If you're on iOS 18, instead of a Camera icon, you'll tap the Attachments button (the paperclip icon) and likewise tap Scan Documents. This will open a version of the Camera app that just looks for documents. Once you position your iPhone over the document that needs scanning and in view of the camera, a yellow rectangular layer will automatically appear over the document showing approximately what will be captured. Hover over the document for a few seconds and the iPhone should automatically capture and scan the document, but you can also tap the Shutter button in the bottom center. James Martin/CNET Sign, share or save your scanned document Once you've captured a document, you can tap it, and others you've captured in the same session, to edit them before saving them. You can also tap Retake in the top right corner to start again. When you edit the document, you can re-crop it from the original photo captured (if you need to tweak its edges), switch between color filters (color, black and white, grayscale or the unedited original photo). Then you can save the scanned document. Once it's saved into a note, you can tap the Markup button (circled pen icon) at the bottom to sketch or scribble with different colors. If you tap the Add button on the bottom right (plus sign icon), you can add text, your signature, shapes or even stickers. To send or locally save the document, tap Share button at the top (the square-and-arrow icon) to send it via Messages or apps, copy it, save it locally to the Files app, print it out via linked printer or other options. How to export your scanned document as a PDF Understandably, you may want to send your scanned document as a PDF. Tap the Share button at the top (the square-and-arrow icon) and scroll down below the contact and app roulettes to the additional list of options. The easiest way to send your scanned document as a PDF is a bit convoluted: among the aforementioned list, tap Print and then tap the Share button at the top (square-and-arrow icon) once more -- this will share your PDF-converted document. Then pick your share method of choice, most easily via email, though you can also upload it to cloud storage or send it via text message if you want. You can also use a third-party app to convert your document to PDF if you so choose. Scroll down past the Print button to find your app of choice. For instance, if you have the Adobe Acrobat app downloaded to your device, you can select Convert to PDF in Acrobat to do so -- though you'll need to wade past several screens attempting to upsell you on Adobe subscriptions first. Why can't I find the camera button to scan documents? If you're running iOS 18, the Camera button has been replaced with an Attachments button (paperclip symbol). It should function just the same: Tap it and choose Scan Documents from the dropdown menu If you can't see the Camera or the Attachments button, check to see if you've opened the note in either the iCloud section or the On My iPhone section — you'll only be able to scan documents and save them in either of these places. If you can't tell, tap Folders in the top left corner of the Notes screen and select either iCloud or On My iPhone. The documents scanner is just one of many unnoticed iPhone features that come prepackaged in Apple's handsets, often nested in the apps that come with your phone. Some hidden iOS 18 features add even more surprising capabilities already on your iPhone. But you can also find ways to do other tasks, like making a GIF on your iPhone, using third-party apps and through your browser.
The Verge
26-05-2025
- The Verge
How to scan documents using your iPhone
Converting paper documents into digital formats means you've got backups of your paperwork should you ever need them. It can also help you clear out a substantial amount of clutter from your home or office — perhaps a whole filing cabinet's worth. It's now easier than ever to scan documents using today's phones — a large flatbed scanner is no longer needed as it was in the past. Receipts, business cards, bills, and any other kind of printed material can be stored digitally. If you've got an iPhone, you can do this straight from the built-in Notes or Files apps. If those don't quite give you the features you need, there are third-party alternatives that will do the job as well. Scan documents with Notes or Files The process of scanning a document is similar in both Notes and Files. To get started in Notes, open or create a note, then tap the paperclip icon at the bottom, then Scan Documents. In Files, tap the three dots (top right), then Scan Documents. This gets you into the scanning interface. By default, you'll be in auto mode — frame the document in the camera viewfinder, and when it's lined up, a picture is automatically taken. Line up the next page, and after a moment, another capture is made. Tap Auto (top right) to switch to manual mode, which lets you take each snap using the shutter button manually. The Auto button changes to read Manual, and you can tap it again to switch back to automatic mode. You'll see a couple of icons at the top. The lightning bolt lets you control the flash, while the three circles lets you switch between Color, Grayscale, Black & White, and Photo for the scanning mode. When all the documents and pages have been captured, tap Save. In Notes, the pages you've scanned are then added to the current note, and in Files the pages are saved together as a PDF file (you may be asked where you want to save your file). Scanning documents from a Mac Apple's Continuity suite of features includes a useful little trick that lets you scan documents from your Mac using an iPhone. As with other Continuity features, you must be signed in to the same Apple account on both devices for this to work, and both devices need to have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on. This works in Finder, Mail, Messages, Notes, Keynote, Numbers, Pages, and TextEdit on macOS. There are three options, depending on the app you're in: Ctrl+click where you want the scan to show, then choose Import from iPhone or iPad > Scan Documents. From the File menu, choose Import from iPhone or iPad > Scan Documents. From the Insert menu, choose Import from iPhone or iPad > Scan Documents. All three methods will launch the document scanner on your iPhone — at which point you're back to the interface we covered in the previous section. When you tap Save on your iPhone, the documents show up in your Mac app. Third-party scanning apps The process in iOS and macOS is very straightforward, but plenty of other apps do document scanning too, if you need them. A couple that I use regularly are Google Drive and Dropbox, so you might find they suit you better if those apps are where you tend to keep your digital archives. With Google Drive, tap the scan document icon in the lower right corner (it looks like a page with a frame around it). This takes you to a camera interface that matches the one you get in Notes and Files, but when you tap Save, you get to choose where in your Google Drive you want the scanned PDF uploaded to. You get a few more options with Dropbox: Tap the blue + (plus) button at the bottom, then Scan files. There's the Auto and Manual toggle switch again, but as soon as a page is captured, you get taken to a new screen where you can edit the borders of the scan or rotate it, and add further pages. When that's sorted, you're able to choose where in your Dropbox you want the scanned PDF to be saved, and how much compression to apply.
