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BIOMETRICS

EU AI literacy not a far jump for established data professionals, regulator says

House Committee floats 10-year moratorium on AI enforcement

Flamingos create water tornados to trap their prey

Cameroon’s election agency trains staff on biometric gear

Data is ammo in biometric authentication’s arms race with AI fraud

Humanity Protocol to launch palm biometrics for proof of personhood

While AI arms fraudsters, transparent AI stops them

Spreading Brain Waves Drain Neuron Energy

Researchers have, for the first time, tracked how individual neurons lose and recover energy during spreading depolarizations — waves of electrical disturbance linked to brain […]

Two Learning Systems in the Brain Reveal How Habits Are Formed

The brain uses two separate dopamine-based learning systems: one for evaluating outcomes and another for reinforcing repeated actions. Known as reward prediction error (RPE) and […]

Early Bonding Buffers Kids from Lasting Effects of Maternal Depression

A new study highlights the lasting impact of postpartum maternal depression and mother-to-infant bonding on children’s emotional and behavioral outcomes. Researchers found that early bonding […]

The Brain Learns to Fear Through Inference, Not Just Experience

A new study reveals how rats can learn to fear through inference, offering insights into the neural basis of higher-order emotions. By pairing a neutral […]

Tiny Gene Fragment Key to Memory Revealed

Researchers have discovered that a nine–amino acid microexon spliced into the DAAM1 gene is critical for memory formation, functioning exclusively in neurons. Deleting this microexon […]

Eureka Moments Double Memory by Rewiring the Brain

New brain imaging research reveals that sudden “aha!” moments not only feel satisfying but actually restructure how the brain stores information, enhancing long-term memory. Participants […]

STORMS

Furious Former Twitter Advertisers Tell Elon Musk They’ve Had Enough of His Tantrums

16/05/2025

Lung Power Peaks in Our 20s—and It’s a Steady Decline From There, Study Finds

16/05/2025

Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting job turns man into social media star

16/05/2025

Spies hack high-value mail servers using an exploit from yesteryear

15/05/2025

Trump’s Crackpot Secretary of Health Admits That Literally Nobody Should Be Taking Medical Advice from Him

15/05/2025

Leading crypto firm Coinbase faces up to 0m hit from cyber attack

Leading crypto firm Coinbase faces up to $400m hit from cyber attack

15/05/2025

The Middle East Has Entered the AI Group Chat

16/05/2025

The UAE and Saudi Arabia are investing billions in US AI infrastructure. The deals could help the US in the AI race against China.

Custom Gene Editing Could Treat Millions

16/05/2025

Scientists are confident people with rare genetic diseases can be cured after the technology saved a baby’s life.

Spreading Brain Waves Drain Neuron Energy

16/05/2025

Researchers have, for the first time, tracked how individual neurons lose and recover energy during spreading depolarizations — waves of electrical disturbance linked to brain […]