Evening Scan

Today's big moves: Trump decided the government will say "super intelligence" now, Sam Altman told the IPO-curious to hold their horses, and a private equity firm bought into Danish IoT. The day's standout detail: a UK police facial recognition pilot that cost £320K and caught exactly nobody.

£320K — What British Transport Police spent on a six-month facial recognition pilot that produced one alert, which was a false positive. (The Register)

Trump orders US government to call AI 'Super Intelligence'

After a gulf and a lake, the executive branch has now renamed a technology, and every federal agency is on notice to comply. (The Verge)

Sam Altman says OpenAI won't go public until its models are safe

Translation for anyone pencilling in an OpenAI IPO: no date, and the goalposts are "safe," which is a famously fixed target. (The Verge)

Aspirity to buy majority stake in Danish IoT company Onomondo

Private equity is betting on the plumbing of connected devices, with the deal paired to a €100M+ raise to scale Onomondo's own global network. (The Next Web)

UK rail cops' £320K face-scanning spree nets zero matches

The palate cleanser: a half-year of scanning faces in British stations yielded a single alert, and it was wrong. (The Register)