{"id":5381,"date":"2025-10-20T05:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swear.com\/a\/?p=5381"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:17:21","slug":"swear-honored-in-fast-companys-2025-next-big-things-in-tech-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swear.com\/a\/press-release\/swear-honored-in-fast-companys-2025-next-big-things-in-tech-list\/","title":{"rendered":"SWEAR Honored in Fast Company\u2019s 2025 Next Big Things in Tech List"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5381\" class=\"elementor elementor-5381\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cda438 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cda438\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f02515c\" data-id=\"f02515c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76d352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a76d352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Boise, Idaho \u2013 October 21, 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/swear.com\/a\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SWEAR<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a leader in digital content authenticity, has been recognized on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast Company\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2025 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/next-big-things-in-tech\/list\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next Big Things in Tech<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> list. The recognition celebrates SWEAR\u2019s proven approach to securing original recordings at the moment of creation, protecting evidence that public safety, legal systems, media, and commercial organizations rely on every day.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-703f53c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"703f53c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b704e09\" data-id=\"b704e09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a51f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a51f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI-generated deepfakes and digitally altered media are becoming alarmingly easy to produce, making it possible to fabricate convincing forgeries that spread at viral speed. Manipulated content poses a direct threat to public trust and institutional stability, undermining criminal investigations and court proceedings and fueling misinformation in politics, finance, and global security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SWEAR counters these risks with \u201cdigital DNA mapping,\u201d cryptographically fingerprinting content at capture to create an immutable record of authenticity. With SWEAR, police can preserve chain-of-evidence integrity, insurers and courts can trust incident video, and businesses can guard against AI-manipulated media, all on a single auditable platform where trust is non-negotiable.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747c588 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"747c588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cOur team built technology that fixes a basic trust problem: when people look at a recording, they deserve to know whether it reflects what really happened,\u201d said Jason Crawforth, CEO, SWEAR. \u201cFast Company\u2019s recognition confirms that protecting truth in media matters across industries, and it motivates us to keep delivering tools that professionals can rely upon in high-stakes environments.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2a3d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f2a3d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SWEAR generates a device-level signature that encodes the recording\u2019s unique digital DNA. The signature is logged to an immutable ledger while the original footage stays on the device. For verification, SWEAR reconstructs the DNA and compares it against the ledger, exposing alterations of any scale and delivering a clear verdict. The platform integrates with body-worn cameras, surveillance networks, and mobile devices, striking a balance between evidentiary rigor and privacy controls that preserve sensitive data.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d17825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d17825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast Company launched the Next Big Things in Tech awards to spotlight new technologies that promise a meaningful impact for consumers, companies, and society in the coming years. The publication evaluates each submission based on its relevance, originality, development challenges, recent evidence of success, and potential future impact. The program receives hundreds of entries and produces an annual list of honorees across various categories, offering readers an early glimpse into the technologies shaping global markets and institutions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the full list of 2025 honorees <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/next-big-things-in-tech\/list\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-036a186 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"036a186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>About SWEAR<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SWEAR is at the forefront of digital media protection technology. With a mission to protect and preserve the authenticity of digital media, SWEAR&#8217;s innovative platform offers real-time, unbreakable protection for digital content, ensuring its integrity from creation to consumption. SWEAR&#8217;s vision is to become the global gold standard in digital media protection and authenticity. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/swear.com\/a\/\">SWEAR.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Media Contact:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhianna Daniels<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">813.944.7464<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><a href=\"mailto:rhianna@compassintegrated.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rhianna@compassintegrated.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boise, Idaho \u2013 October 21, 2025 \u2014 SWEAR, a leader in digital content authenticity, has been recognized on Fast Company\u2019s 2025 Next Big Things in Tech list. 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