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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

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  • #Education
  • #Ethics
  • #Neuroscience
  • #Robotics
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Robotics

A flapping robot swims and flies like a diving bird

A flapping robot swims and flies like a diving bird

Wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with their own movements

Wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with their own movements

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

Peripheral Blood Cells Replenish Aging Human Microglia

Peripheral Blood Cells Replenish Aging Human Microglia

Depression Triggers Volume Loss in Memory Brain Areas

Depression Triggers Volume Loss in Memory Brain Areas

Marmoset Genome Unlocks Alzheimer’s Insights

Marmoset Genome Unlocks Alzheimer’s Insights

ChatGPT Predicts Human Personality Test Results

ChatGPT Predicts Human Personality Test Results

New Hypothesis Links Fertility to Lifespan in Women

New Hypothesis Links Fertility to Lifespan in Women

Purified THC/CBD Oil Dramatically Lowers Dementia Agitation

Posted on 07.14.202607.14.2026

Study Maps Brain Stem Networks to Help Patients Regulate PTSD

Posted on 07.14.202607.14.2026

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed

Posted on 07.10.202607.13.2026

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

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

Updating California’s roadmap for protecting the state government from sophisticated cyber threats, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the […]

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

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

404 Media has obtained a coaching guide that Flock surveillance gives to police about “how to speak to […]

Visa acquires behavioral biometrics pioneer BioCatch

Visa acquires behavioral biometrics pioneer BioCatch

Visa is acquiring behavioral biometrics and analysis for fraud detection pioneer BioCatch in a $2.4 billion cash deal. […]

The SEC Bought Airline Data to Monitor Flights Worldwide

The SEC Bought Airline Data to Monitor Flights Worldwide

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) bought access to what it described as more than a billion airline […]

How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock

How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock

When cops use Flock to arrest someone in Wapello County, Iowa, they don’t want them to know. A […]

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

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

Vietnam is accelerating its national digital identity programme through new legislation, expanded e-ID access for foreign residents and […]

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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

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Late-Night Snacking Triggers Metabolic Disease in Night Owls
07.14.2026

Late-Night Snacking Triggers Metabolic Disease in Night Owls

A new study reveals that evening chronotypes (night owls) experience significantly higher body fat percentages, visceral adiposity, elevated blood glucose,...

Study Maps Brain Stem Networks to Help Patients Regulate PTSD

07.14.2026
Study Maps Brain Stem Networks to Help Patients Regulate PTSD

Some Pre-Cooked Seafood May Carry More Chemicals Than Raw Fish, Study Finds

07.13.2026
Some Pre-Cooked Seafood May Carry More Chemicals Than Raw Fish, Study Finds

I Bought the $3,000 Fitness Suit That Electrocutes You. I’m Sending It Back

07.13.2026
I Bought the ,000 Fitness Suit That Electrocutes You. I’m Sending It Back

Meta Patents AI Device That Tracks Your Emotions, Watches You Take Your Meds

07.09.2026
Meta Patents AI Device That Tracks Your Emotions, Watches You Take Your Meds

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with their own movements
07.13.2026

Wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with their own movements

I Bought the ,000 Fitness Suit That Electrocutes You. I’m Sending It Back
07.13.2026

I Bought the $3,000 Fitness Suit That Electrocutes You. I’m Sending It Back

Decreasing Productivity Can Precede a Dementia Diagnosis by Years
07.12.2026

Decreasing Productivity Can Precede a Dementia Diagnosis by Years

Study Maps the 9 Distinct Types of Procrastinators
07.11.2026

Study Maps the 9 Distinct Types of Procrastinators

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed

07.10.2026
The “Merge” With AI Has Already Begun

The “Merge” With AI Has Already Begun

07.09.2026

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

NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers
07.14.2026

NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers


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