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BIOMETRICS

Governments grappling with biometrics to ease airport, public service access

Governments grappling with biometrics to ease airport, public service access

Facewatch appoints leading privacy barrister as UK retail facial recognition expands

Facewatch appoints leading privacy barrister as UK retail facial recognition expands

Pokémon card scalping prompts plans for IDV with Japan’s My Number

Pokémon card scalping prompts plans for IDV with Japan’s My Number

Texas AG opens investigation into Meta glasses over privacy, biometric concerns

Texas AG opens investigation into Meta glasses over privacy, biometric concerns

AI deepfakes push biometric industry toward measurable assurance

AI deepfakes push biometric industry toward measurable assurance

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

BREAKING NEWS

Real-Time Memory Test Created to Spot Alcohol Blackouts
4 days ago

Real-Time Memory Test Created to Spot Alcohol Blackouts

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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.

AI deepfakes push biometric industry toward measurable assurance

AI deepfakes push biometric industry toward measurable assurance

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

Neuroscience

Broken Sleep Rhythms: The Glymphatic Link to Dementia

Broken Sleep Rhythms: The Glymphatic Link to Dementia

Large Rewards Accelerate Learning Speed by Extending Brain Signals

Large Rewards Accelerate Learning Speed by Extending Brain Signals

Structured Programs Physically Slow Down Biological Aging

Structured Programs Physically Slow Down Biological Aging

Machine Learning Doubles Depression Remission Rate

Machine Learning Doubles Depression Remission Rate

The brain’s code seems to be in constant flux

The brain’s code seems to be in constant flux

Long COVID Brain Inflammation Decreases Over Time

Posted on 05.22.2026

Heart Attacks Release Toxin That Damages Brain Function

Posted on 05.22.2026

Psilocybin Resets Brain Pain Networks and Boosts Painkillers

Posted on 05.22.2026

Serotonin Proven to Reduce Cognitive Belief Stickiness in OCD

Posted on 05.22.2026

Long-Term Depression Reverses Brain Network Connectivity

Posted on 05.22.202605.22.2026

Broken Sleep Rhythms: The Glymphatic Link to Dementia

Posted on 05.22.202605.22.2026

BUSINESS

How Silicon Valley and Private Finance Are Reshaping War
#Business #Government #War

How Silicon Valley and Private Finance Are Reshaping War

05.20.2026
After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban
#Business #Crime #Ethics #Technology

After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban

05.20.2026
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

How Ecotypes Harbor the Genetic Memory of a Species’ Past

How Ecotypes Harbor the Genetic Memory of a Species’ Past

When she was a graduate student in the 1970s, the evolutionary biologist Kerstin Johannesson regularly walked the shores […]

‘Corpse Point’ In the Arctic Is Melting, Disturbing Centuries-Old Bodies

‘Corpse Point’ In the Arctic Is Melting, Disturbing Centuries-Old Bodies

Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that felt the heat, left their mark, […]

Governments grappling with biometrics to ease airport, public service access

Governments grappling with biometrics to ease airport, public service access

Many of the biometrics providers convening in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire for ID4Africa’s 2026 AGM got a first-hand look […]

Facewatch appoints leading privacy barrister as UK retail facial recognition expands

Facewatch appoints leading privacy barrister as UK retail facial recognition expands

Facewatch has appointed data and cyber law specialist Dean Armstrong KC as its new Data Protection Officer (DPO). […]

Pokémon card scalping prompts plans for IDV with Japan’s My Number

Pokémon card scalping prompts plans for IDV with Japan’s My Number

Want to catch’ em all? You might have to perform biometric identity verification first. A notice posted by […]

Long COVID Brain Inflammation Decreases Over Time

Long COVID Brain Inflammation Decreases Over Time

Does persistent brain inflammation explain the prolonged fatigue and cognitive decline of Long COVID? A neuroimaging clinical trial […]

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ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

Facewatch appoints leading privacy barrister as UK retail facial recognition expands

Facewatch appoints leading privacy barrister as UK retail facial recognition expands

Posted on 05.22.2026
Pokémon card scalping prompts plans for IDV with Japan’s My Number

Pokémon card scalping prompts plans for IDV with Japan’s My Number

Posted on 05.22.2026
After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban

After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban

Posted on 05.20.202605.20.2026
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

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Long COVID Brain Inflammation Decreases Over Time
05.22.2026

Long COVID Brain Inflammation Decreases Over Time

Does persistent brain inflammation explain the prolonged fatigue and cognitive decline of Long COVID? A neuroimaging clinical trial demonstrates that...

Heart Attacks Release Toxin That Damages Brain Function

05.22.2026
Heart Attacks Release Toxin That Damages Brain Function

Psilocybin Resets Brain Pain Networks and Boosts Painkillers

05.22.2026
Psilocybin Resets Brain Pain Networks and Boosts Painkillers

Serotonin Proven to Reduce Cognitive Belief Stickiness in OCD

05.22.2026
Serotonin Proven to Reduce Cognitive Belief Stickiness in OCD

Long-Term Depression Reverses Brain Network Connectivity

05.22.2026
Long-Term Depression Reverses Brain Network Connectivity

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

How Ecotypes Harbor the Genetic Memory of a Species’ Past
05.23.2026

How Ecotypes Harbor the Genetic Memory of a Species’ Past

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

How Scientists Cracked the Ketamine Code for Depression

05.02.2026
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

WORLD

‘Corpse Point’ In the Arctic Is Melting, Disturbing Centuries-Old Bodies
05.23.2026

‘Corpse Point’ In the Arctic Is Melting, Disturbing Centuries-Old Bodies

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

Governments and airports worldwide are expanding biometric passenger processing, digital travel authorization and reusable identity systems as rising air traffic...

Can Australian business afford to ignore inequality?

Can Australian business afford to ignore inequality?

05.18.2026
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

DIG DEEPER
How Ecotypes Harbor the Genetic Memory of a Species’ Past

How Ecotypes Harbor the Genetic Memory of a Species’ Past

05.23.2026
‘Corpse Point’ In the Arctic Is Melting, Disturbing Centuries-Old Bodies

‘Corpse Point’ In the Arctic Is Melting, Disturbing Centuries-Old Bodies

05.23.2026
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

VIDEODROME

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

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

Inside Jeffery Epstein’s Network of Power
6 days ago

Inside Jeffery Epstein’s Network of Power

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

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

Digital Sovereignty: Who Controls Our Data?
1 week ago

Digital Sovereignty: Who Controls Our Data?

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

New OMNI Humanoid Robot 2026 Release SHAKES AI Industry


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