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Thursday, August 13 2026

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BIOMETRICS

California launches next phase of state cybersecurity plan as AI changes threat landscape

California launches next phase of state cybersecurity plan as AI changes threat landscape

Visa acquires behavioral biometrics pioneer BioCatch

Visa acquires behavioral biometrics pioneer BioCatch

Vietnam’s digital ID push accelerates across airports, immigration and government

Vietnam’s digital ID push accelerates across airports, immigration and government

Peru introduces biometric foreign resident ID linked to police systems

Peru introduces biometric foreign resident ID linked to police systems

Immigration enforcement drives surge in FBI DNA database

Immigration enforcement drives surge in FBI DNA database

Can biometrics decode criminality?

Can biometrics decode criminality?

EU AI Act enforcement reshapes Europe’s technology strategy

EU AI Act enforcement reshapes Europe’s technology strategy

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

Robotics

A flapping robot swims and flies like a diving bird

A flapping robot swims and flies like a diving bird

A.I.

California launches next phase of state cybersecurity plan as AI changes threat landscape

California launches next phase of state cybersecurity plan as AI changes threat landscape

EU AI Act enforcement reshapes Europe’s technology strategy

EU AI Act enforcement reshapes Europe’s technology strategy

Agentic AI demands unified approach to human and non-human identity

Agentic AI demands unified approach to human and non-human identity

Software Giant SAP Stops Most Travel and Hiring Because of AI’s Soaring Cost

Software Giant SAP Stops Most Travel and Hiring Because of AI’s Soaring Cost

Neuroscience

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

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

Study of Brain Immune Cells Reveals New Clues to Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Study of Brain Immune Cells Reveals New Clues to Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Regenerative Astrocytes Repair Brain Damage

Regenerative Astrocytes Repair Brain Damage

Eye Tracking Reveals Where Human Reading and AI Processing Diverge

Eye Tracking Reveals Where Human Reading and AI Processing Diverge

Dog Brains Differentiate Human Anger, Fear, and Sadness

Dog Brains Differentiate Human Anger, Fear, and Sadness

BUSINESS

‘Own the Narrative’: Leaked Flock Guide Shows How It Teaches Cops to Promote Its Tech
#Behavior #Business #Crime #Law

‘Own the Narrative’: Leaked Flock Guide Shows How It Teaches Cops to Promote Its Tech

08.06.2026
Visa acquires behavioral biometrics pioneer BioCatch
#Biometrics #Business #Ethics

Visa acquires behavioral biometrics pioneer BioCatch

08.06.2026
How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock
#Behavior #Business #Crime #Ethics #Law

How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock

08.06.2026
Cities Are Ditching Flock, Immediately Replacing It With Axon License Plate Readers
#Biometrics #Business #Crime #Law

Cities Are Ditching Flock, Immediately Replacing It With Axon License Plate Readers

08.06.2026
Software Giant SAP Stops Most Travel and Hiring Because of AI’s Soaring Cost
#AI #Business

Software Giant SAP Stops Most Travel and Hiring Because of AI’s Soaring Cost

08.06.2026
Xcelerate and Socure win 3M Login.gov identity proofing contract
#Biometrics #Business #Ethics

Xcelerate and Socure win $163M Login.gov identity proofing contract

07.15.2026

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

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

A new study involving 1,200 men reveals why male victims of intimate partner violence avoid seeking help, citing […]

Study of Brain Immune Cells Reveals New Clues to Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Study of Brain Immune Cells Reveals New Clues to Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Researchers have mapped over 830,000 brain immune cells, revealing a protective subtype of microglia that increases with Alzheimer’s […]

Regenerative Astrocytes Repair Brain Damage

Regenerative Astrocytes Repair Brain Damage

A new study study shows specialized astrocytes repair brain damage by sending cell nuclei through long cellular extensions […]

Eye Tracking Reveals Where Human Reading and AI Processing Diverge

Eye Tracking Reveals Where Human Reading and AI Processing Diverge

A new study compares human eye-tracking to 400+ LLMs, revealing where AI fails to explain human rereading and […]

Dog Brains Differentiate Human Anger, Fear, and Sadness

Dog Brains Differentiate Human Anger, Fear, and Sadness

Happy human faces activate the canine reward system, while dog brains generate distinct activity patterns to differentiate between […]

Prefrontal Cortex Can Block Creative Problem-Solving

Prefrontal Cortex Can Block Creative Problem-Solving

The medial prefrontal cortex can block creative problem-solving by enforcing default habits, and silencing it accelerates strategy shifts.

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B ∙ R ∙ A I ∙ N ∙ W A V E S

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ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

Visa acquires behavioral biometrics pioneer BioCatch

Visa acquires behavioral biometrics pioneer BioCatch

Posted on 08.06.2026
The SEC Bought Airline Data to Monitor Flights Worldwide

The SEC Bought Airline Data to Monitor Flights Worldwide

Posted on 08.06.2026
How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock

How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock

Posted on 08.06.2026
Peru introduces biometric foreign resident ID linked to police systems

Peru introduces biometric foreign resident ID linked to police systems

Posted on 08.06.202608.06.2026
Immigration enforcement drives surge in FBI DNA database

Immigration enforcement drives surge in FBI DNA database

Posted on 08.06.202608.06.2026
Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines to Create Pretext to Search His Car for Weed

Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines to Create Pretext to Search His Car for Weed

Posted on 08.06.2026

WORLD

Vietnam’s digital ID push accelerates across airports, immigration and government

Vietnam’s digital ID push accelerates across airports, immigration and government

08.06.2026

Vietnam is accelerating its national digital identity programme through new legislation, expanded e-ID access for foreign residents and wider deployment...

Peru introduces biometric foreign resident ID linked to police systems
08.06.2026

Peru introduces biometric foreign resident ID linked to police systems

EU AI Act enforcement reshapes Europe’s technology strategy
08.06.2026

EU AI Act enforcement reshapes Europe’s technology strategy


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