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BIOMETRICS

Catalonia prepares digital identity systems for post-quantum security risks

Catalonia prepares digital identity systems for post-quantum security risks

US demand for biometric access complicates EU visa waiver talks

US demand for biometric access complicates EU visa waiver talks

Oklahoma lawsuit says Roblox safety failures were ‘intentional’ despite age checks 

Oklahoma lawsuit says Roblox safety failures were ‘intentional’ despite age checks 

Biometric travel infrastructure scales from London to Dubai

Biometric travel infrastructure scales from London to Dubai

Why blockchain will be vital for the next generation of biometrics

Why blockchain will be vital for the next generation of biometrics

Data brokers now top attacker intelligence source for social engineering attacks as IT and identity teams become primary targets

Data brokers now top attacker intelligence source for social engineering attacks as IT and identity teams become primary targets

Researchers develop biometric system that identifies people beyond the face

Researchers develop biometric system that identifies people beyond the face

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

Robotics Café brings together autonomous robot practitioners

Robotics Café brings together autonomous robot practitioners

Soft Robots Inspired by Jellyfish for Advanced Biomedical Applications

Soft Robots Inspired by Jellyfish for Advanced Biomedical Applications

A.I.

Podcast: Elites Just Don’t Get AI

Podcast: Elites Just Don’t Get AI

Lawyer for Guy Who Sued Women Who Called Him ‘Psycho’ Caught Using AI

Lawyer for Guy Who Sued Women Who Called Him ‘Psycho’ Caught Using AI

Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI

Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI

OpenAI quietly acquires AI voice cloning startup Weights.gg

OpenAI quietly acquires AI voice cloning startup Weights.gg

Neuroscience

Neuroplex Tracks Nine Separate Brain Circuits in Real Time

Neuroplex Tracks Nine Separate Brain Circuits in Real Time

Added Sugar Restricts Full Memory Recovery After Dietary Switch

Added Sugar Restricts Full Memory Recovery After Dietary Switch

Genetic Maps Target Root Causes of Multiple Sclerosis

Genetic Maps Target Root Causes of Multiple Sclerosis

Why Young Teens Are Vulnerable to Conversational AI

Why Young Teens Are Vulnerable to Conversational AI

Combining Cannabis and Tobacco Triples Psychosis Risk

Combining Cannabis and Tobacco Triples Psychosis Risk

Neuroplex Tracks Nine Separate Brain Circuits in Real Time

Posted on 05.20.202605.20.2026

Buprenorphin and Ketamine Combo Provide Anti-Suicidal Effect

Posted on 05.19.2026

Adult Brain Recycles Prenatal Genetic Playbook for Memory

Posted on 05.19.2026

Salt-Nicotine E-Cigarettes Triple Smoking Cessation Odds

Posted on 05.19.2026

Added Sugar Restricts Full Memory Recovery After Dietary Switch

Posted on 05.18.202605.18.2026

Genetic Maps Target Root Causes of Multiple Sclerosis

Posted on 05.18.202605.18.2026

BUSINESS

Can Australian business afford to ignore inequality?
#Business #Ethics #World

Can Australian business afford to ignore inequality?

05.18.2026
OpenAI quietly acquires AI voice cloning startup Weights.gg
#AI #Biometrics #Business #Ethics

OpenAI quietly acquires AI voice cloning startup Weights.gg

05.18.2026
Trinsic maps top global markets for reusable digital identity in 2026
#Biometrics #Business #Ethics

Trinsic maps top global markets for reusable digital identity in 2026

05.14.2026
Inside the Korean hotel training humanoid robots with cameras on workers’ hands
#Business #Robotics

Inside the Korean hotel training humanoid robots with cameras on workers’ hands

05.14.2026
War and Data Centers Are Driving Up the Cost of Fiber-Optic Cable
#Business #Ethics #War

War and Data Centers Are Driving Up the Cost of Fiber-Optic Cable

05.13.2026
University Claims Withholding Water From Nuclear Weapons Data Center Is ‘Unlawfully Discriminatory’ to Data Centers
#Business #Education #Ethics

University Claims Withholding Water From Nuclear Weapons Data Center Is ‘Unlawfully Discriminatory’ to Data Centers

05.08.2026

Neuroplex Tracks Nine Separate Brain Circuits in Real Time

Neuroplex Tracks Nine Separate Brain Circuits in Real Time

How does the brain coordinate complex behaviors across multiple overlapping circuits simultaneously? A breakthrough imaging pipeline introduces Neuroplex, […]

Podcast: Elites Just Don’t Get AI

Podcast: Elites Just Don’t Get AI

We start this week with Sam telling us all about the commencement speeches where speakers have been praising […]

Robotics Café brings together autonomous robot practitioners

Robotics Café brings together autonomous robot practitioners

The recently launched Robotics Café is a weekly online seminar series to bring together researchers, students and industry […]

Catalonia prepares digital identity systems for post-quantum security risks

Catalonia prepares digital identity systems for post-quantum security risks

The Cybersecurity Agency of Catalonia is preparing the region’s digital identity infrastructure for the post-quantum era with a […]

Buprenorphin and Ketamine Combo Provide Anti-Suicidal Effect

Buprenorphin and Ketamine Combo Provide Anti-Suicidal Effect

A sequential combination of a single ketamine infusion followed by four weeks of low-dose daily buprenorphine successfully extends […]

Adult Brain Recycles Prenatal Genetic Playbook for Memory

Adult Brain Recycles Prenatal Genetic Playbook for Memory

Is adult neuroplasticity merely brain development in disguise? A new study reveals that mature neurons do not invent […]

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ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

US demand for biometric access complicates EU visa waiver talks

US demand for biometric access complicates EU visa waiver talks

Posted on 05.19.202605.19.2026
The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers

The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers

Posted on 05.18.202605.18.2026
Biometric travel infrastructure scales from London to Dubai

Biometric travel infrastructure scales from London to Dubai

Posted on 05.18.202605.18.2026
Can Australian business afford to ignore inequality?

Can Australian business afford to ignore inequality?

Posted on 05.18.202605.18.2026
Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI

Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI

Posted on 05.18.202605.18.2026
Researchers develop biometric system that identifies people beyond the face

Researchers develop biometric system that identifies people beyond the face

Posted on 05.18.202605.18.2026

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Buprenorphin and Ketamine Combo Provide Anti-Suicidal Effect
05.19.2026

Buprenorphin and Ketamine Combo Provide Anti-Suicidal Effect

A sequential combination of a single ketamine infusion followed by four weeks of low-dose daily buprenorphine successfully extends the antisuicidal...

Adult Brain Recycles Prenatal Genetic Playbook for Memory

05.19.2026
Adult Brain Recycles Prenatal Genetic Playbook for Memory

Salt-Nicotine E-Cigarettes Triple Smoking Cessation Odds

05.19.2026
Salt-Nicotine E-Cigarettes Triple Smoking Cessation Odds

Added Sugar Restricts Full Memory Recovery After Dietary Switch

05.18.2026
Added Sugar Restricts Full Memory Recovery After Dietary Switch

Genetic Maps Target Root Causes of Multiple Sclerosis

05.18.2026
Genetic Maps Target Root Causes of Multiple Sclerosis

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists Engineered An Electrical Link That Can Tune Brain Circuits, Change Behavior
05.14.2026

Scientists Engineered An Electrical Link That Can Tune Brain Circuits, Change Behavior

New understanding of insect flight points way to stable flapping-wing robots
05.07.2026

New understanding of insect flight points way to stable flapping-wing robots

Scientists Gave ‘Aggressive’ Fish Psychedelic Drugs. A Breakthrough Came Next
05.07.2026

Scientists Gave ‘Aggressive’ Fish Psychedelic Drugs. A Breakthrough Came Next

How Scientists Cracked the Ketamine Code for Depression
05.02.2026

How Scientists Cracked the Ketamine Code for Depression

Why Agentic AI Requires More Than Better Models

Why Agentic AI Requires More Than Better Models

04.30.2026
“Warm” AI Chatbots Are More Likely to Lie

“Warm” AI Chatbots Are More Likely to Lie

04.29.2026
Tug-of-War of Life: Fertilized Eggs Keep Two Separate Nuclei

Tug-of-War of Life: Fertilized Eggs Keep Two Separate Nuclei

04.29.2026
AI Uncovers a Hidden “Grammar” in DNA Packaging

AI Uncovers a Hidden “Grammar” in DNA Packaging

04.29.2026
Sympathetic Nerves Found to Slow Melanoma Growth

Sympathetic Nerves Found to Slow Melanoma Growth

04.29.2026
How Potassium Fluctuations Trigger Brain Receptors

How Potassium Fluctuations Trigger Brain Receptors

04.29.2026
43% of Antipsychotics for Seniors Start in Hospitals

43% of Antipsychotics for Seniors Start in Hospitals

04.28.2026

WORLD

US demand for biometric access complicates EU visa waiver talks
05.19.2026

US demand for biometric access complicates EU visa waiver talks

Biometric travel infrastructure scales from London to Dubai
05.18.2026

Biometric travel infrastructure scales from London to Dubai

Can Australian business afford to ignore inequality?
05.18.2026

Can Australian business afford to ignore inequality?

Can Australian business afford to ignore inequality?Opinion + AnalysisBusiness + LeadershipPolitics + Human RightsBY Carl Rhodes 18 MAY 2026 Australia’s...

Researchers develop biometric system that identifies people beyond the face

Researchers develop biometric system that identifies people beyond the face

05.18.2026
DOGE Cuts Unleashed a Deadly Wave of Violence Across Africa, Study Finds

DOGE Cuts Unleashed a Deadly Wave of Violence Across Africa, Study Finds

05.14.2026
Children aged 8 and 9 can use e-gates travelling back into UK

Children aged 8 and 9 can use e-gates travelling back into UK

05.14.2026
HAND Foundation launches as permanent steward of the universal talent identifier standard

HAND Foundation launches as permanent steward of the universal talent identifier standard

05.14.2026
Survey shows social media firms ignoring Australia’s minimum age law

Survey shows social media firms ignoring Australia’s minimum age law

05.13.2026
AI can design viruses, toxins and other bioweapons. How worried should we be?

AI can design viruses, toxins and other bioweapons. How worried should we be?

05.13.2026
UK project uses supercomputers, synthetic data to improve emotion recognition

UK project uses supercomputers, synthetic data to improve emotion recognition

05.08.2026

DIG DEEPER
Soft Robots Inspired by Jellyfish for Advanced Biomedical Applications

Soft Robots Inspired by Jellyfish for Advanced Biomedical Applications

05.14.2026
Scientists Gave ‘Aggressive’ Fish Psychedelic Drugs. A Breakthrough Came Next

Scientists Gave ‘Aggressive’ Fish Psychedelic Drugs. A Breakthrough Came Next

05.07.2026
Water Lily Genomes Reveal Angiosperm Evolution Innovations

Water Lily Genomes Reveal Angiosperm Evolution Innovations

05.07.2026
‘Nature’ Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education

‘Nature’ Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education

05.04.2026
A Climate Change Novel That Questions Everything

A Climate Change Novel That Questions Everything

04.30.2026

VIDEODROME

Inside the Fight Against Trump’s Deportation Campaign | Exclusive Preview
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Inside the Fight Against Trump’s Deportation Campaign | Exclusive Preview

Inside Jeffery Epstein’s Network of Power
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Inside Jeffery Epstein’s Network of Power

Child Safety or Surveillance? Meta’s “Bone‑Analysis” AI
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Child Safety or Surveillance? Meta’s “Bone‑Analysis” AI

Digital Sovereignty: Who Controls Our Data?
4 days ago

Digital Sovereignty: Who Controls Our Data?

New OMNI Humanoid Robot 2026 Release SHAKES AI Industry
2 weeks ago

New OMNI Humanoid Robot 2026 Release SHAKES AI Industry


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