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BIOMETRICS

Stop treating identity as a compliance step. It’s infrastructure now

Stop treating identity as a compliance step. It’s infrastructure now

If you build it, they will leave: experts warn UK gov’t on digital ID approach

If you build it, they will leave: experts warn UK gov’t on digital ID approach

Meta uses AI profiling to infer user age, enforce teen restrictions

Meta uses AI profiling to infer user age, enforce teen restrictions

UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition

UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition

Biometrics in warfare, surveillance raise new oversight challenges

Biometrics in warfare, surveillance raise new oversight challenges

Harvard, Linux Foundation launch open-source wallet for selective data sharing

Harvard, Linux Foundation launch open-source wallet for selective data sharing

US lawmakers move to restrict AI chatbots used by kids

US lawmakers move to restrict AI chatbots used by kids

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

Robotics

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

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

New OMNI Humanoid Robot 2026 Release SHAKES AI Industry

New OMNI Humanoid Robot 2026 Release SHAKES AI Industry

A.I.

Europe’s AI translation industry told it risks reputation by partnering with US firms

Europe’s AI translation industry told it risks reputation by partnering with US firms

‘Your craft is obsolete’: WiseTech staff in limbo as AI touted as better than humans

‘Your craft is obsolete’: WiseTech staff in limbo as AI touted as better than humans

Meta uses AI profiling to infer user age, enforce teen restrictions

Meta uses AI profiling to infer user age, enforce teen restrictions

AI Literacy Has A Class Problem:  Study Shows The Width Of The Gap

AI Literacy Has A Class Problem: Study Shows The Width Of The Gap

Neuroscience

Plastic Is Building Up In Human Brains, And Junk Food May Be Making It Worse

Plastic Is Building Up In Human Brains, And Junk Food May Be Making It Worse

Face And Body Itch Follow Distinct Nerve Pathways, Study Suggests

Face And Body Itch Follow Distinct Nerve Pathways, Study Suggests

How a Brainless Organism Learns Using Neuron-Like Machinery

How a Brainless Organism Learns Using Neuron-Like Machinery

Molecular Trigger for Alzheimer’s Brain Inflammation Found

Molecular Trigger for Alzheimer’s Brain Inflammation Found

Immature Neurons and the Secret to Alzheimer’s Resilience

Immature Neurons and the Secret to Alzheimer’s Resilience

Plastic Is Building Up In Human Brains, And Junk Food May Be Making It Worse

Posted on 05.07.2026

Face And Body Itch Follow Distinct Nerve Pathways, Study Suggests

Posted on 05.07.2026

They can read your thoughts. Who will protect your mind?

Posted on 05.06.202605.06.2026

Time Travelers of the Mind: Inside the Extraordinary World of Hyperthymesia

Posted on 05.03.2026

How Music Evolves With You: A Soundtrack to Consciousness and Change.

Posted on 05.03.2026

The Five Faces of Sleep: What Your Brain Reveals at Rest

Posted on 05.03.2026

BUSINESS

Podcast: Flock Used Cameras at a Children’s Gymnastics Center for a Sales Pitch
#Business #Ethics

Podcast: Flock Used Cameras at a Children’s Gymnastics Center for a Sales Pitch

05.06.2026
Harvard, Linux Foundation launch open-source wallet for selective data sharing
#Biometrics #Business

Harvard, Linux Foundation launch open-source wallet for selective data sharing

05.05.2026
OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft Back Bill to Fund ‘AI Literacy’ in Schools
#AI #Business #Education

OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft Back Bill to Fund ‘AI Literacy’ in Schools

05.04.2026
Why Agents Make Every Job a Startup
#AV #Business

Why Agents Make Every Job a Startup

05.04.2026
How to Spot a Russian Deepfake | Bloomberg Investigates
#AV #Business

How to Spot a Russian Deepfake | Bloomberg Investigates

05.04.2026
Porsche cars will run a classic Apple livery this weekend at Laguna Seca.
#Business

Porsche cars will run a classic Apple livery this weekend at Laguna Seca.

05.01.2026

Plastic Is Building Up In Human Brains, And Junk Food May Be Making It Worse

Plastic Is Building Up In Human Brains, And Junk Food May Be Making It Worse

A plastic spoon’s worth of tiny fragments, quietly accumulating inside the human brain. That image is no longer […]

Face And Body Itch Follow Distinct Nerve Pathways, Study Suggests

Face And Body Itch Follow Distinct Nerve Pathways, Study Suggests

An itch on the face travels a different route through the nervous system, one that appears to blur […]

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

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

By David Nutt The way bugs and birds flap their wings may look effortless, but the dynamics that […]

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

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

Move over, coked-up salmon. Fish dosed with psilocybin, the psychoactive component found in magic mushrooms, showed less aggression […]

Europe’s AI translation industry told it risks reputation by partnering with US firms

Europe’s AI translation industry told it risks reputation by partnering with US firms

Partnership between top startup DeepL and Amazon comes amid concern about Silicon Valley’s monopoly over digital infrastructure AI […]

‘Your craft is obsolete’: WiseTech staff in limbo as AI touted as better than humans

‘Your craft is obsolete’: WiseTech staff in limbo as AI touted as better than humans

The software company said in February it would cut 2,000 jobs but, as it touts new technology, workers […]

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B ∙ R ∙ A I ∙ N ∙ W A V E S

  • Why Resistance to Change Isn’t the Real Problem
    ❖ | INC
  • Why McDonald’s and Whirlpool Just Issued the Most Alarming Consumer Warnings Since 2008
    ❖ | INC
  • Why Regret Loses Its Sting as We Age
    ❖ | NEUROSCIENCE NEWS
  • High Cognitive Scores Might Predict Depressive Relapse
    ❖ | NEUROSCIENCE NEWS
  • They can read your thoughts. Who will protect your mind?
    ❖ | KNOWING NEURONS
  • SGK1 Bridges Early Life Adversity, Genetic Risk, and Depression
    ❖ | KNOWING NEURONS
  • Robotically assembled building blocks could make construction more efficient and sustainable
    ❖ | ROBOHUB
  • iRobot Founder Wants to Put a Robotic Familiar Into Your Home
    ❖ | IEEE SPECTRUM
  • New understanding of insect flight points way to stable flapping-wing robots
    ❖ | TECHXPLORE
  • Motion-capture exoskeletons let violinists feel each others’ subtlest moves
    ❖ | NEW ATLAS

ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

They can read your thoughts. Who will protect your mind?

They can read your thoughts. Who will protect your mind?

Posted on 05.06.202605.06.2026
Meta uses AI profiling to infer user age, enforce teen restrictions

Meta uses AI profiling to infer user age, enforce teen restrictions

Posted on 05.06.202605.06.2026
Podcast: Flock Used Cameras at a Children’s Gymnastics Center for a Sales Pitch

Podcast: Flock Used Cameras at a Children’s Gymnastics Center for a Sales Pitch

Posted on 05.06.202605.06.2026
UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition

UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition

Posted on 05.05.202605.06.2026
Biometrics in warfare, surveillance raise new oversight challenges

Biometrics in warfare, surveillance raise new oversight challenges

Posted on 05.05.202605.06.2026
‘Nature’ Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education

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

Posted on 05.04.202605.04.2026

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Plastic Is Building Up In Human Brains, And Junk Food May Be Making It Worse
05.07.2026

Plastic Is Building Up In Human Brains, And Junk Food May Be Making It Worse

A plastic spoon's worth of tiny fragments, quietly accumulating inside the human brain. That image is no longer science fiction....

Face And Body Itch Follow Distinct Nerve Pathways, Study Suggests

05.07.2026
Face And Body Itch Follow Distinct Nerve Pathways, Study Suggests

People Who Lose Weight On Ozempic-Type Drugs Stigmatized Worse Than Those Who Stay Heavy

05.05.2026
People Who Lose Weight On Ozempic-Type Drugs Stigmatized Worse Than Those Who Stay Heavy

Glucose Levels Signal the Growth of Myelin

04.30.2026
Glucose Levels Signal the Growth of Myelin

AI Found the Key to Pre-Symptom Alzheimer’s

04.29.2026
AI Found the Key to Pre-Symptom Alzheimer’s

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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
04.30.2026

Why Agentic AI Requires More Than Better Models

“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
Scientists Investigated a Frequency Linked to ‘Paranormal’ Encounters. The Results Were Unsettling.

Scientists Investigated a Frequency Linked to ‘Paranormal’ Encounters. The Results Were Unsettling.

04.28.2026

WORLD

They can read your thoughts. Who will protect your mind?
05.06.2026

They can read your thoughts. Who will protect your mind?

If you build it, they will leave: experts warn UK gov’t on digital ID approach
05.06.2026

If you build it, they will leave: experts warn UK gov’t on digital ID approach

UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition
05.05.2026

UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition

The UK’s two Biometrics Commissioners shared cautionary observations about the use of facial recognition in law enforcement over the weekend...

Germany launches program to bring open source maintainers into standards bodies

Germany launches program to bring open source maintainers into standards bodies

05.01.2026
Austria adds digital student id to eAusweise wallet with Youniqx Identity

Austria adds digital student id to eAusweise wallet with Youniqx Identity

05.01.2026
Meta threatens to pull its apps from New Mexico if forced to make ‘technologically impractical’ changes

Meta threatens to pull its apps from New Mexico if forced to make ‘technologically impractical’ changes

04.30.2026
LATAM, Asian firms pass biometric PAD assessments from iBeta

LATAM, Asian firms pass biometric PAD assessments from iBeta

04.30.2026
Subnautica 2 launches soon after lengthy legal dispute

Subnautica 2 launches soon after lengthy legal dispute

04.30.2026
Japan Is Building Cardboard Suicide Drones

Japan Is Building Cardboard Suicide Drones

04.30.2026
Governance, not tech, needs interrogating in UK digital ID consultation: Tony Allen

Governance, not tech, needs interrogating in UK digital ID consultation: Tony Allen

04.29.2026

DIG DEEPER
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
The Destroyed Remnants of a Lost World Are Falling to Earth, Scientists Discover

The Destroyed Remnants of a Lost World Are Falling to Earth, Scientists Discover

04.17.2026

VIDEODROME

New OMNI Humanoid Robot 2026 Release SHAKES AI Industry
3 days ago

New OMNI Humanoid Robot 2026 Release SHAKES AI Industry

Why Agents Make Every Job a Startup
3 days ago

Why Agents Make Every Job a Startup

The Fake MAGA Influencer: How AI Powers New Scams
4 days ago

The Fake MAGA Influencer: How AI Powers New Scams

How to Spot a Russian Deepfake | Bloomberg Investigates
4 days ago

How to Spot a Russian Deepfake | Bloomberg Investigates

Time Travelers of the Mind: Inside the Extraordinary World of Hyperthymesia
5 days ago

Time Travelers of the Mind: Inside the Extraordinary World of Hyperthymesia


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