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BIOMETRICS

UK unveils blueprint for £5bn digital verification system

UK unveils blueprint for £5bn digital verification system

Federal regulators say mDLs can be used for bank identity checks

Federal regulators say mDLs can be used for bank identity checks

Hollywood gives indiscriminate live facial recognition the superhero treatment

Hollywood gives indiscriminate live facial recognition the superhero treatment

Australia shifts online safety debate from age checks to platform accountability

Australia shifts online safety debate from age checks to platform accountability

Seventh Sense biometrics, PKI-based chat privacy protections granted US patent

Seventh Sense biometrics, PKI-based chat privacy protections granted US patent

Microsoft launches Age API, following OS-level declared age range model

Microsoft launches Age API, following OS-level declared age range model

IDScan confirms breach after 170M identity documents put up for sale

IDScan confirms breach after 170M identity documents put up for sale

  • #AI
  • #Biometrics
  • #Education
  • #Ethics
  • #Neuroscience
  • #Robotics
  • #Science
  • #Technology

Robotics

When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study

When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study

First 11 vs 11 humanoid soccer game played at RoboCup 2026

First 11 vs 11 humanoid soccer game played at RoboCup 2026

A.I.

‘Tell Everyone:’ A Man Died by Suicide After Talking to ChatGPT. His Former Partner Wants to Warn the World About AI

‘Tell Everyone:’ A Man Died by Suicide After Talking to ChatGPT. His Former Partner Wants to Warn the World About AI

WIOCC secures 0M investment to expand Africa’s digital infrastructure for AI, DPI

WIOCC secures $300M investment to expand Africa’s digital infrastructure for AI, DPI

This ‘Digital Camouflage’ Shirt Confuses AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras

This ‘Digital Camouflage’ Shirt Confuses AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

Neuroscience

How Severe Illness During Pregnancy Alters Fetal Brain Development

How Severe Illness During Pregnancy Alters Fetal Brain Development

Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline

Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline

Youth Protein TIMP2 Restores Immune Function in the Aging Brain

Youth Protein TIMP2 Restores Immune Function in the Aging Brain

Shame, Stigma, and Culture Prevent Male Domestic Violence Survivors From Seeking Help

Shame, Stigma, and Culture Prevent Male Domestic Violence Survivors From Seeking Help

How Severe Illness During Pregnancy Alters Fetal Brain Development

Posted on 09.02.202609.03.2026

When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study

Posted on 09.02.202609.03.2026

Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline

Posted on 08.24.202608.26.2026

Memories Mysteriously Survive After Brain Shutdown, And Scientists Don’t Know Why

Posted on 08.16.2026

Youth Protein TIMP2 Restores Immune Function in the Aging Brain

Posted on 08.14.202609.03.2026

LAW

Meta sued over alleged facial recognition training for smart glasses
#Biometrics #Business #Ethics #Law

Meta sued over alleged facial recognition training for smart glasses

09.07.2026
Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters
#Ethics #Government #Law #USA

Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

09.03.2026
Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion
#AI #Ethics #Law #USA

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

09.02.2026
Cops Are Asking Axon to Make Their Cameras Look Different From Flock So People Don’t Destroy Them
#Behavior #Law

Cops Are Asking Axon to Make Their Cameras Look Different From Flock So People Don’t Destroy Them

09.02.2026
Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute
#Behavior #Crime #Ethics #Law

Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute

08.28.2026
Meta loses bid to end BIPA voiceprint suit as case moves forward
#Biometrics #Law

Meta loses bid to end BIPA voiceprint suit as case moves forward

08.26.2026

UK unveils blueprint for £5bn digital verification system

UK unveils blueprint for £5bn digital verification system

A landmark blueprint was published by The City of London Corporation to overhaul how identity is verified and […]

‘Tell Everyone:’ A Man Died by Suicide After Talking to ChatGPT. His Former Partner Wants to Warn the World About AI

‘Tell Everyone:’ A Man Died by Suicide After Talking to ChatGPT. His Former Partner Wants to Warn the World About AI

If you or someone you know is struggling, The Crisis Text Line is a texting service for emotional […]

Federal regulators say mDLs can be used for bank identity checks

Federal regulators say mDLs can be used for bank identity checks

Banks and credit unions can use state-issued mobile driver’s licenses and other government-issued verifiable digital credentials to verify […]

Doctor Doom Thanked Seattle for All the Surveillance Cameras

Doctor Doom Thanked Seattle for All the Surveillance Cameras

Doctor Doom took the podium at a Public Safety Committee meeting on Tuesday to thank the council for […]

Hollywood gives indiscriminate live facial recognition the superhero treatment

Hollywood gives indiscriminate live facial recognition the superhero treatment

The cliché popularized by Spider-Man movies that “with great power comes great responsibility” clashes with the popular quote […]

Australia shifts online safety debate from age checks to platform accountability

Australia shifts online safety debate from age checks to platform accountability

The first country to put age checks on social media sites is now the first to propose a […]

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ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

IDScan confirms breach after 170M identity documents put up for sale

IDScan confirms breach after 170M identity documents put up for sale

Posted on 09.09.202609.09.2026
NEC, SoftBank launch face biometrics payments pilot in Tokyo

NEC, SoftBank launch face biometrics payments pilot in Tokyo

Posted on 09.09.2026
A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over

A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over

Posted on 09.08.2026
Meta sued over alleged facial recognition training for smart glasses

Meta sued over alleged facial recognition training for smart glasses

Posted on 09.07.2026
Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

Posted on 09.03.2026
This ‘Digital Camouflage’ Shirt Confuses AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras

This ‘Digital Camouflage’ Shirt Confuses AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras

Posted on 09.02.2026

BUSINESS

Seventh Sense biometrics, PKI-based chat privacy protections granted US patent
09.09.2026

Seventh Sense biometrics, PKI-based chat privacy protections granted US patent

A new patent granted to Seventh Sense AI by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) protects the company’s...

Microsoft launches Age API, following OS-level declared age range model

09.09.2026
Microsoft launches Age API, following OS-level declared age range model

NEC, SoftBank launch face biometrics payments pilot in Tokyo

09.09.2026
NEC, SoftBank launch face biometrics payments pilot in Tokyo

Meta sued over alleged facial recognition training for smart glasses

09.07.2026
Meta sued over alleged facial recognition training for smart glasses

Inside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training

08.28.2026
Inside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training

CRIME

IDScan confirms breach after 170M identity documents put up for sale
09.09.2026

IDScan confirms breach after 170M identity documents put up for sale

New Orleans-based ID verification provider IDScan.net has acknowledged the major breach of one of its databases, that exposed more than...

Millions affected as cyber incident targets major UK airports

08.28.2026
Millions affected as cyber incident targets major UK airports

ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots

08.28.2026
ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots

Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute

08.28.2026
Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute

Wall Street vishing attacks expose voice as a weak link in identity security

08.26.2026
Wall Street vishing attacks expose voice as a weak link in identity security

USA

Doctor Doom Thanked Seattle for All the Surveillance Cameras
09.09.2026

Doctor Doom Thanked Seattle for All the Surveillance Cameras

Hollywood gives indiscriminate live facial recognition the superhero treatment
09.09.2026

Hollywood gives indiscriminate live facial recognition the superhero treatment

Seventh Sense biometrics, PKI-based chat privacy protections granted US patent
09.09.2026

Seventh Sense biometrics, PKI-based chat privacy protections granted US patent

Channel 5 Gave Hunter Biden a List of Its Subscribers’ Emails for Some Reason
09.09.2026

Channel 5 Gave Hunter Biden a List of Its Subscribers’ Emails for Some Reason

A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over

A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over

09.08.2026
Utah launches Digital Apostille Process

Utah launches Digital Apostille Process

09.07.2026
Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

09.03.2026
Meta sued over alleged facial recognition training for smart glasses

Daytona Beach approves police facial recognition searches of driver’s license photos

09.02.2026
Google’s Calling Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ Now

Google’s Calling Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ Now

09.02.2026
US House intelligence report urges CBP to use land border biometrics to ‘build profiles’

US House intelligence report urges CBP to use land border biometrics to ‘build profiles’

09.02.2026
Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

09.02.2026

WORLD

Australia shifts online safety debate from age checks to platform accountability

Australia shifts online safety debate from age checks to platform accountability

09.09.2026

The first country to put age checks on social media sites is now the first to propose a digital duty...

NEC, SoftBank launch face biometrics payments pilot in Tokyo
09.09.2026

NEC, SoftBank launch face biometrics payments pilot in Tokyo

EU-funded TrustED project develops framework unlocking data collaboration across Europe
09.09.2026

EU-funded TrustED project develops framework unlocking data collaboration across Europe

Pakistan weighs iris biometrics for SIM registration as identity theft persists
09.08.2026

Pakistan weighs iris biometrics for SIM registration as identity theft persists


DIG DEEPER

Meta Just Settled for  Billion. Here’s What That Means for You.
3 days ago

Meta Just Settled for $18 Billion. Here’s What That Means for You.

How to deal with the data center dilemma
5 days ago

How to deal with the data center dilemma

Higgsfield Genjutsu Just Changed AI Video Forever
1 week ago

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Where to Start AI Coding if You’re Not Yet
1 week ago

Where to Start AI Coding if You’re Not Yet

Faster Than Usain Bolt? What the Chinese Robot Breakthrough Means for You
1 week ago

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VIDEODROME

OpenAI GPT-6 Astra vs Anthropic Fable 5.1 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
3 days ago

OpenAI GPT-6 Astra vs Anthropic Fable 5.1 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash

Japanese ATOM Robot Demos Shocking AI, Omni 1.1 Flash, OpenAI Astra
1 week ago

Japanese ATOM Robot Demos Shocking AI, Omni 1.1 Flash, OpenAI Astra

How We Deal with Rogue AI
2 weeks ago

How We Deal with Rogue AI

5 Rules for AI Writing
2 weeks ago

5 Rules for AI Writing


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