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BIOMETRICS

US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification

US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification

European Commission calls for mandated age assurance for social media

European Commission calls for mandated age assurance for social media

Mercosur advances cross-border digital ID for South America

Mercosur advances cross-border digital ID for South America

Austria showcases operational contactless fingerprint system at UN counterterrorism event

Austria showcases operational contactless fingerprint system at UN counterterrorism event

Philippines, Malaysia explore cross-border digital identity verification

Philippines, Malaysia explore cross-border digital identity verification

Western Australia privacy commissioner not consulted on police facial recognition trial

Western Australia privacy commissioner not consulted on police facial recognition trial

AI glasses reveal widening gap between Meta’s privacy safeguards and AI ambitions

AI glasses reveal widening gap between Meta’s privacy safeguards and AI ambitions

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Robotics

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

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

New research enables a robot to chart a better course

New research enables a robot to chart a better course

A.I.

AI agents require governance and permissions just the same as humans

AI agents require governance and permissions just the same as humans

AI Fiction Is Easy to Detect Because It’s Stupid and Bad, Research Finds

AI Fiction Is Easy to Detect Because It’s Stupid and Bad, Research Finds

AI glasses reveal widening gap between Meta’s privacy safeguards and AI ambitions

AI glasses reveal widening gap between Meta’s privacy safeguards and AI ambitions

Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators’ Work for AI Training

Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators’ Work for AI Training

Neuroscience

Testosterone Drives Early Pubertal Distress in Girls

Testosterone Drives Early Pubertal Distress in Girls

Open-Source AI Tools for Alzheimer’s

Open-Source AI Tools for Alzheimer’s

Infants Use Spatial Cues to Hear Voices in Noisy Environments

Infants Use Spatial Cues to Hear Voices in Noisy Environments

Decreasing Productivity Can Precede a Dementia Diagnosis by Years

Decreasing Productivity Can Precede a Dementia Diagnosis by Years

Study Maps the 9 Distinct Types of Procrastinators

Study Maps the 9 Distinct Types of Procrastinators

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed

Posted on 07.10.202607.13.2026

Brainless: Artificial Intelligence

Posted on 06.25.2026

What Addiction Does to the Brain

Posted on 06.19.202607.13.2026

BUSINESS

AI Fiction Is Easy to Detect Because It’s Stupid and Bad, Research Finds
#AI #Business #Entertainment #Research

AI Fiction Is Easy to Detect Because It’s Stupid and Bad, Research Finds

07.13.2026
I Bought the ,000 Fitness Suit That Electrocutes You. I’m Sending It Back
#Business #Health #Media #Science #Society #Technology

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

07.13.2026
Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators’ Work for AI Training
#AI #Business #Crime #Ethics

Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators’ Work for AI Training

07.09.2026
Farmers Finally Get a John Deere Right to Repair Agreement That Doesn’t Screw Them Over
#Business #Policy #Politics

Farmers Finally Get a John Deere Right to Repair Agreement That Doesn’t Screw Them Over

07.09.2026
LARPING: How Influencers Fake Being Rich
#Behavior #Business #Entertainment #Social Media

LARPING: How Influencers Fake Being Rich

07.09.2026
TSA, Google Wallet launch new TSA PreCheck Touchless ID opt-in experience
#Biometrics #Business #Ethics #Travel

TSA, Google Wallet launch new TSA PreCheck Touchless ID opt-in experience

07.09.2026

Testosterone Drives Early Pubertal Distress in Girls

Testosterone Drives Early Pubertal Distress in Girls

A new study demonstrates that rising testosterone levels are a primary predictor of anxiety and depression symptoms in […]

Open-Source AI Tools for Alzheimer’s

Open-Source AI Tools for Alzheimer’s

Researchers launched three open-source AI tools, AI Literature and Data Synthesis, Dark Data Analyzer, and Reviewer Three, to […]

Infants Use Spatial Cues to Hear Voices in Noisy Environments

Infants Use Spatial Cues to Hear Voices in Noisy Environments

Infants utilize evolutionarily conserved spatial cues to differentiate target voices from background noise.

AI agents require governance and permissions just the same as humans

AI agents require governance and permissions just the same as humans

For decades, cybersecurity has been anchored to the simple premise of authenticating the human and we’ve built multi-factor […]

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

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

Scientists tested 18 pre-cooked seafood dishes and found industrial chemicals in all of them, new study shows. The […]

US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification

US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this month that the State Department is preparing to make passport […]

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ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

AI agents require governance and permissions just the same as humans

AI agents require governance and permissions just the same as humans

Posted on 07.13.202607.13.2026
US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification

US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification

Posted on 07.13.202607.13.2026
Austria showcases operational contactless fingerprint system at UN counterterrorism event

Austria showcases operational contactless fingerprint system at UN counterterrorism event

Posted on 07.13.202607.13.2026
Philippines, Malaysia explore cross-border digital identity verification

Philippines, Malaysia explore cross-border digital identity verification

Posted on 07.13.202607.13.2026
Western Australia privacy commissioner not consulted on police facial recognition trial

Western Australia privacy commissioner not consulted on police facial recognition trial

Posted on 07.13.202607.13.2026
AI glasses reveal widening gap between Meta’s privacy safeguards and AI ambitions

AI glasses reveal widening gap between Meta’s privacy safeguards and AI ambitions

Posted on 07.13.202607.13.2026

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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

Scientists tested 18 pre-cooked seafood dishes and found industrial chemicals in all of them, new study shows. The post Some...

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

The Last Thing US Healthcare Needs Is an AI Takeover

06.22.2026
The Last Thing US Healthcare Needs Is an AI Takeover

What Addiction Does to the Brain

06.19.2026
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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

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed
07.10.2026

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed

The “Merge” With AI Has Already Begun

The “Merge” With AI Has Already Begun

07.09.2026
US Army begins fielding next-generation battlefield biometrics system

US Army begins fielding next-generation battlefield biometrics system

06.29.2026
Scientists Propose Black Holes Don’t Exist, Are Something Much Stranger

Scientists Propose Black Holes Don’t Exist, Are Something Much Stranger

06.22.2026

WORLD

US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification

US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification

07.13.2026

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this month that the State Department is preparing to make passport applications “almost...

Mercosur advances cross-border digital ID for South America
07.13.2026

Mercosur advances cross-border digital ID for South America

Austria showcases operational contactless fingerprint system at UN counterterrorism event
07.13.2026

Austria showcases operational contactless fingerprint system at UN counterterrorism event

Philippines, Malaysia explore cross-border digital identity verification
07.13.2026

Philippines, Malaysia explore cross-border digital identity verification


DIG DEEPER
Vast ‘Structures’ In Space Reveal the Universe Isn’t What We Thought

Vast ‘Structures’ In Space Reveal the Universe Isn’t What We Thought

3 weeks ago
Scientists Propose Black Holes Don’t Exist, Are Something Much Stranger

Scientists Propose Black Holes Don’t Exist, Are Something Much Stranger

3 weeks ago
Scientists Discover Vast Ancient ‘Necropolis’ Teeming With Strange New Creatures

Scientists Discover Vast Ancient ‘Necropolis’ Teeming With Strange New Creatures

4 weeks ago

VIDEODROME

Why Young Investors Are Taking On So Much Risk
4 days ago

Why Young Investors Are Taking On So Much Risk

How AI Changes if Open Source Gets Banned
4 days ago

How AI Changes if Open Source Gets Banned

Why South Korea’s AI Stock Mania Is a Warning to the World
3 weeks ago

Why South Korea’s AI Stock Mania Is a Warning to the World

5 Ways Claude Tag Could Change How You Use AI
3 weeks ago

5 Ways Claude Tag Could Change How You Use AI

New Female Humanoid Robot MOYA Stuns AI Industry With 100+ DoF (3,000)
3 weeks ago

New Female Humanoid Robot MOYA Stuns AI Industry With 100+ DoF ($173,000)

Dream Job Abroad? It Could Be a Trafficking Trap
15 hours ago

Dream Job Abroad? It Could Be a Trafficking Trap

C1 Neurons Drive Chronic Anxiety
2 days ago

C1 Neurons Drive Chronic Anxiety

Meta’s New AI Mode is Turning Your Posts into AI Search Results
3 weeks ago

Meta’s New AI Mode is Turning Your Posts into AI Search Results

The Models Trying to Replace Fable
3 weeks ago

The Models Trying to Replace Fable


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