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BIOMETRICS

When neighbourhood watch becomes a biometric surveillance network

When neighbourhood watch becomes a biometric surveillance network

The age of interconnected risks

The age of interconnected risks

Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway

Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway

Florida Attorney General sues Discord, claims messaging site is ‘public nuisance’

Florida Attorney General sues Discord, claims messaging site is ‘public nuisance’

US State Department awards Paravision up to .5M for digital identity assurance

US State Department awards Paravision up to $6.5M for digital identity assurance

Does what we call AI change how we govern it?

Does what we call AI change how we govern it?

Reno PD liability in facial recognition arrest lawsuit comes down to training

Reno PD liability in facial recognition arrest lawsuit comes down to training

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

Robotics

There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot

There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot

Humanoid robots can sprint and box – but the real test is doing the laundry

Humanoid robots can sprint and box – but the real test is doing the laundry

A.I.

Police Say Scammers Used AI to Clone a Sheriff’s Voice

Police Say Scammers Used AI to Clone a Sheriff’s Voice

Does what we call AI change how we govern it?

Does what we call AI change how we govern it?

Why Big AI Is Pouring Millions Into the Midterms

Why Big AI Is Pouring Millions Into the Midterms

How Congress Is  Cashing In on the AI Boom

How Congress Is Cashing In on the AI Boom

Neuroscience

Why AI Cannot Replace the Transformative Power of Human Creativity

Why AI Cannot Replace the Transformative Power of Human Creativity

Macrophages Settle in the Brain After Sepsis, Driving Memory Loss

Macrophages Settle in the Brain After Sepsis, Driving Memory Loss

Focused Ultrasound Calms Delusions in Schizophrenia

Focused Ultrasound Calms Delusions in Schizophrenia

Abnormal Astroglia Linked to Fluid Intelligence Decline

Abnormal Astroglia Linked to Fluid Intelligence Decline

Restless Legs in Pregnancy Triples Depression Risk

Restless Legs in Pregnancy Triples Depression Risk

ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

When neighbourhood watch becomes a biometric surveillance network
#Behavior #Biometrics #Crime #Data #Ethics

When neighbourhood watch becomes a biometric surveillance network

10.19.2026
Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway
#Biometrics #Data #Ethics #USA

Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway

10.19.2026
US State Department awards Paravision up to .5M for digital identity assurance
#Biometrics #Business #Data #Ethics #Government #USA

US State Department awards Paravision up to $6.5M for digital identity assurance

10.17.2026
We Were Warned in 2001
#Data #Disaster #Entertainment #Ethics

We Were Warned in 2001

10.15.2026
How ChatGPT Targets Ads To You Based On Your Prompts, Phone Number, and Email
#Chatbots #ChatGPT #Data #Ethics #Technology

How ChatGPT Targets Ads To You Based On Your Prompts, Phone Number, and Email

10.15.2026
There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot
#Data #Ethics #Robotics #World

There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot

10.15.2026

Why AI Cannot Replace the Transformative Power of Human Creativity

Why AI Cannot Replace the Transformative Power of Human Creativity

Generative AI can create masterpieces in seconds, but a new analysis reveals it breaks the crucial link between […]

Macrophages Settle in the Brain After Sepsis, Driving Memory Loss

Macrophages Settle in the Brain After Sepsis, Driving Memory Loss

Surviving sepsis often leaves patients with lasting memory deficits. Researchers discovered that peripheral macrophages infiltrate the hippocampus during […]

Focused Ultrasound Calms Delusions in Schizophrenia

Focused Ultrasound Calms Delusions in Schizophrenia

Non-invasive focused ultrasound targeting the globus pallidus interna safely eases delusions in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.

Abnormal Astroglia Linked to Fluid Intelligence Decline

Abnormal Astroglia Linked to Fluid Intelligence Decline

Direct analysis of living human hippocampal tissue reveals that an overabundance of abnormal immature astroglia tracks with poorer […]

Restless Legs in Pregnancy Triples Depression Risk

Restless Legs in Pregnancy Triples Depression Risk

Pregnant women who develop restless legs syndrome during their third trimester face three times the risk of perinatal […]

Can Microbes Solve the Copper Problem? | Bloomberg Primer

Can Microbes Solve the Copper Problem? | Bloomberg Primer

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USA

Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway

Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway

Posted on 10.19.2026
Florida Attorney General sues Discord, claims messaging site is ‘public nuisance’

Florida Attorney General sues Discord, claims messaging site is ‘public nuisance’

Posted on 10.19.2026
US State Department awards Paravision up to .5M for digital identity assurance

US State Department awards Paravision up to $6.5M for digital identity assurance

Posted on 10.17.2026
Reno PD liability in facial recognition arrest lawsuit comes down to training

Reno PD liability in facial recognition arrest lawsuit comes down to training

Posted on 10.15.2026
How Congress Is  Cashing In on the AI Boom

How Congress Is Cashing In on the AI Boom

Posted on 10.15.2026
ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

Posted on 10.13.2026

BUSINESS

How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions
10.19.2026

How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions

A Chinese organized crime hacked into retail giant Staples, used that access to fraudulently issue millions of dollars worth of...

US State Department awards Paravision up to $6.5M for digital identity assurance

10.17.2026
US State Department awards Paravision up to .5M for digital identity assurance

ChatGPT Ads Target Your Phone Number, Email

10.15.2026
ChatGPT Ads Target Your Phone Number, Email

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

10.14.2026
Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall

10.14.2026
Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall

CRIME

When neighbourhood watch becomes a biometric surveillance network
10.19.2026

When neighbourhood watch becomes a biometric surveillance network

By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner From this month, householders in the UK can join a...

How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions

10.19.2026
How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions

Police Say Scammers Used AI to Clone a Sheriff’s Voice

10.19.2026
Police Say Scammers Used AI to Clone a Sheriff’s Voice

Reno PD liability in facial recognition arrest lawsuit comes down to training

10.15.2026
Reno PD liability in facial recognition arrest lawsuit comes down to training

Cops can creep on Airbnb

10.12.2026
Cops can creep on Airbnb

LAW

Florida Attorney General sues Discord, claims messaging site is ‘public nuisance’
10.19.2026

Florida Attorney General sues Discord, claims messaging site is ‘public nuisance’

Reno PD liability in facial recognition arrest lawsuit comes down to training
10.15.2026

Reno PD liability in facial recognition arrest lawsuit comes down to training

Brivas sues Match Group alleging use of FaceTec liveness detection violates 8 patents
10.13.2026

Brivas sues Match Group alleging use of FaceTec liveness detection violates 8 patents

Cops can creep on Airbnb
10.12.2026

Cops can creep on Airbnb

AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo

AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo

10.12.2026
Biometrics industry urges Congress to expand border screening, set limits on traveler profiling

Biometrics industry urges Congress to expand border screening, set limits on traveler profiling

10.09.2026
Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

10.09.2026
Finland prepares for European digital ID wallets ahead of legislative launch

Finland prepares for European digital ID wallets ahead of legislative launch

10.08.2026
Apple, Google lobby lawmakers to remove liability from draft online safety bills

Apple, Google lobby lawmakers to remove liability from draft online safety bills

10.08.2026
Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional

Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional

10.02.2026
Lawyer Cites ChatGPT-Invented Fake Witnesses in Murder Appeal

Lawyer Cites ChatGPT-Invented Fake Witnesses in Murder Appeal

10.01.2026

WORLD

How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions

How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions

10.19.2026

A Chinese organized crime hacked into retail giant Staples, used that access to fraudulently issue millions of dollars worth of...

There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot
10.15.2026

There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot

Companies House secures its first convictions for failure to comply with ID verification
10.13.2026

Companies House secures its first convictions for failure to comply with ID verification

UK sets rules for live facial recognition in immigration enforcement
10.13.2026

UK sets rules for live facial recognition in immigration enforcement


DIG DEEPER

Can Microbes Solve the Copper Problem? | Bloomberg Primer
21 hours ago

Can Microbes Solve the Copper Problem? | Bloomberg Primer

Will robots do our housework?
2 weeks ago

Will robots do our housework?

Teleoperation: The human behind the humanoid
2 weeks ago

Teleoperation: The human behind the humanoid

VIDEODROME

Why Big AI Is Pouring Millions Into the Midterms
4 days ago

Why Big AI Is Pouring Millions Into the Midterms

AI Agents Are Moving Into the Real World
2 weeks ago

AI Agents Are Moving Into the Real World

New Higgsfield AI Tool Makes AI Influencer From Scratch
2 weeks ago

New Higgsfield AI Tool Makes AI Influencer From Scratch


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