Spain's High Court upholds temporary ban on Worldcoin iris-scanning ventureCo-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in 2019, Worldcoin aims to create a global identity system by getting people to have their irises scann...
11 Mar, 2024, 10.15 PM IST
Sam Altman-founded Worldcoin's crypto token crashes 12% after his ouster from OpenAIWorldcoin, the crypto project co-founded by Sam Altman who has been sacked as OpenAI CEO in a dramatic move, saw its token crashing on Satu...
18 Nov, 2023, 02.56 PM IST
Scrutiny of Sam Altman's iris-scanning crypto project Worldcoin growsAlmost 2.3 million people globally have signed up to have their irises scanned by Worldcoin's "orb" devices in exchange for a digital ID an...
01 Sep, 2023, 11.25 PM IST
Scrutiny of iris-scanning crypto project Worldcoin growsWorldcoin has drawn criticism from privacy campaigners over its data collection. It has said the biometric data is either deleted or stored...
01 Sep, 2023, 04.03 PM IST
Worldcoin Paris office checked by French data watchdogWorldcoin requires users to provide their iris scans in exchange for a digital ID and, in some countries, in exchange for free cryptocurren...
01 Sep, 2023, 12.22 AM IST
Worldcoin scans eyeballs and offers crypto. What to know about the project from OpenAI's CEOThe international ID startup, backed by big names in Silicon Valley, is now having to defend itself in investigations over whether the biom...
11 Aug, 2023, 12.01 PM IST
Cryptoverse: All eyes on ChatGPT-maker's WorldcoinThe new project from ChatGPT founder Sam Altman aims to create a blockchain-based "identity and financial network". Its native coin WLD has...
08 Aug, 2023, 10.59 AM IST
Cryptoverse: All eyes on ChatGPT-maker's WorldcoinThe new project from ChatGPT founder Sam Altman aims to create a blockchain-based "identity and financial network". Its native coin WLD has...
08 Aug, 2023, 10.56 AM IST
Kenya suspends Worldcoin crypto over privacy concernsThe project, according to its founders, aims to solve one of the main challenges facing the crypto industry that largely relies on pseudony...
03 Aug, 2023, 09.12 AM IST
Worldcoin says will allow companies, governments to use its ID systemCo-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Worldcoin launched last week, requiring users to give their iris scans in exchange for a digital ID an...
02 Aug, 2023, 08.58 PM IST
Kenya suspends Worldcoin crypto over privacy concernsKenya on Wednesday suspended the Worldcoin crypto project that relies on an eye scan to verify a user's identity, citing concerns about dat...
02 Aug, 2023, 02.14 PM IST
German data watchdog probing Sam Altman's Worldcoin crypto projectWorldcoin, which launched last week, requires users to give their iris scans in exchange for a digital ID and, in some countries, free cryp...
31 Jul, 2023, 06.56 PM IST
Crypto for biometrics? Privacy fears as Worldcoin scans MexicansMexico City is one of 35 cities in 20 countries where Worldcoin - founded by Open AI CEO Sam Altman - is pushing its ambitious project to c...
29 Jul, 2023, 02.37 PM IST
Worldcoin crypto already under scrutiny in EuropeWorldcoin's launch on Monday comes as the cryptocurrency industry is suffering hard times after the spectacular collapse of FTX and various...
29 Jul, 2023, 12.39 AM IST
France's watchdog questions legality of Worldcoin biometric data collectionFrance's privacy watchdog CNIL said on Friday it is aware of ChatGPT-founder Sam Altman's Worldcoin project and that the legality of its bi...
28 Jul, 2023, 09.10 PM IST
'Verified human': Worldcoin users queue up for iris scansFounded by Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, the Worldcoin project says it aims to create a new "identity and financial netw...
25 Jul, 2023, 09.01 PM IST
View: The AI gold rush will take humanity to some dark placesThe Worldcoin Foundation is based offshore in the regulation-lite jurisdiction of the Cayman Islands, its digital-token allocation process ...
23 May, 2023, 02.14 PM IST