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BIOMETRICS

Xcelerate and Socure win 3M Login.gov identity proofing contract

Xcelerate and Socure win $163M Login.gov identity proofing contract

NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers

NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers

California quadruples access to mobile driver’s licenses

California quadruples access to mobile driver’s licenses

Court rejects deal, reopens Clearview AI lawsuit over biometric data collection

Court rejects deal, reopens Clearview AI lawsuit over biometric data collection

Facewatch retail facial recognition to notify police of repeat offender matches

Facewatch retail facial recognition to notify police of repeat offender matches

Missouri’s new age assurance law specifies data storage restrictions

Missouri’s new age assurance law specifies data storage restrictions

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

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

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

Robotics

A flapping robot swims and flies like a diving bird

A flapping robot swims and flies like a diving bird

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

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

A.I.

Hack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius

Hack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius

Court rejects deal, reopens Clearview AI lawsuit over biometric data collection

Court rejects deal, reopens Clearview AI lawsuit over biometric data collection

AI Model Predicts Complex DNA Binding

AI Model Predicts Complex DNA Binding

AI Made Cloning Games Easier Than Ever

AI Made Cloning Games Easier Than Ever

Neuroscience

AI Maps Regional Brain Age and Alzheimer’s Risk

AI Maps Regional Brain Age and Alzheimer’s Risk

Neural Mechanism Behind Goal-Directed Behavior Revealed

Neural Mechanism Behind Goal-Directed Behavior Revealed

How Posture Boosts Risk-Taking and Positive Mood

How Posture Boosts Risk-Taking and Positive Mood

AI Analyzes Sleep Data to Predict Cognitive Decline and Health

AI Analyzes Sleep Data to Predict Cognitive Decline and Health

Brain Turns Hearing Inward During REM Sleep

Brain Turns Hearing Inward During REM Sleep

Purified THC/CBD Oil Dramatically Lowers Dementia Agitation

Posted on 07.14.202607.14.2026

Study Maps Brain Stem Networks to Help Patients Regulate PTSD

Posted on 07.14.202607.14.2026

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed

Posted on 07.10.202607.13.2026

BUSINESS

Xcelerate and Socure win 3M Login.gov identity proofing contract
#Biometrics #Business #Ethics

Xcelerate and Socure win $163M Login.gov identity proofing contract

07.15.2026
Facewatch retail facial recognition to notify police of repeat offender matches
#Biometrics #Business #Crime #Ethics

Facewatch retail facial recognition to notify police of repeat offender matches

07.14.2026
AI Made Cloning Games Easier Than Ever
#AI #Business #Entertainment

AI Made Cloning Games Easier Than Ever

07.14.2026
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

AI Maps Regional Brain Age and Alzheimer’s Risk

AI Maps Regional Brain Age and Alzheimer’s Risk

A new study uses AI voxel mapping to highlight regional brain age acceleration in Alzheimer’s disease.

Neural Mechanism Behind Goal-Directed Behavior Revealed

Neural Mechanism Behind Goal-Directed Behavior Revealed

Orexin neurons dynamically scale with effort, proving necessary for sustained goal-directed motivation.

How Posture Boosts Risk-Taking and Positive Mood

How Posture Boosts Risk-Taking and Positive Mood

A new study reveals that implicit upright posture boosts strategic risk-taking rewards and feelings of pride.

AI Analyzes Sleep Data to Predict Cognitive Decline and Health

AI Analyzes Sleep Data to Predict Cognitive Decline and Health

A new study shows an AI model extracting hidden sleep study signals to predict heart disease, cognitive decline, […]

Brain Turns Hearing Inward During REM Sleep

Brain Turns Hearing Inward During REM Sleep

A new study reveals that during REM sleep, the brain turns its listening inward, suppressing external sounds while […]

Songs You Imagine Can Be Decoded Directly From Your Brain

Songs You Imagine Can Be Decoded Directly From Your Brain

Relative pitch sequence of imagined melodies can be decoded from intracranial brain signals to reconstruct songs.

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B ∙ R ∙ A I ∙ N ∙ W A V E S

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    ❖ | INC
  • RL-100 framework helps robots refine learned tasks amid real-world disruptions
    ❖ | TECHXPLORE
  • What Robotics Companies Think About the U.S. Foreign Robot Ban
    ❖ | IEEE SPECTRUM
  • AI Maps Regional Brain Age and Alzheimer’s Risk
    ❖ | NEUROSCIENCE NEWS
  • Neural Mechanism Behind Goal-Directed Behavior Revealed
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  • Walden Robotics Partners With Toyota on Practical Humanoids
    ❖ | IEEE SPECTRUM
  • Simulated zebrafish and a vision-equipped robotic fish reveal how the body shapes brain circuits
    ❖ | ROBOHUB
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  • Researchers develop modular nanorobot
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ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

The UK plans to ban romantic AI chatbots for under-18s. Young people have bigger worries about AI.

The UK plans to ban romantic AI chatbots for under-18s. Young people have bigger worries about AI.

Posted on 07.15.2026
Hack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius

Hack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius

Posted on 07.15.2026
Xcelerate and Socure win 3M Login.gov identity proofing contract

Xcelerate and Socure win $163M Login.gov identity proofing contract

Posted on 07.15.2026
NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers

NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers

Posted on 07.14.202607.14.2026
Court rejects deal, reopens Clearview AI lawsuit over biometric data collection

Court rejects deal, reopens Clearview AI lawsuit over biometric data collection

Posted on 07.14.202607.14.2026
LAPD Regularly Pulled Over Innocent People Because License Plate Readers Flagged Their Cars As Stolen

LAPD Regularly Pulled Over Innocent People Because License Plate Readers Flagged Their Cars As Stolen

Posted on 07.14.2026

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Late-Night Snacking Triggers Metabolic Disease in Night Owls
07.14.2026

Late-Night Snacking Triggers Metabolic Disease in Night Owls

A new study reveals that evening chronotypes (night owls) experience significantly higher body fat percentages, visceral adiposity, elevated blood glucose,...

Study Maps Brain Stem Networks to Help Patients Regulate PTSD

07.14.2026
Study Maps Brain Stem Networks to Help Patients Regulate PTSD

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

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

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

Study Maps the 9 Distinct Types of Procrastinators
07.11.2026

Study Maps the 9 Distinct Types of Procrastinators

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed

07.10.2026
The “Merge” With AI Has Already Begun

The “Merge” With AI Has Already Begun

07.09.2026

WORLD

NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers

NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers

07.14.2026

New Zealand’s Policing Amendment Bill takes in expanded biometric collection. The country’s justice select committee has recommended the bill be...

US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification
07.13.2026

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

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


DIG DEEPER

VIDEODROME

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Why Young Investors Are Taking On So Much Risk

How AI Changes if Open Source Gets Banned
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Mitsubishi Reveals New AI Humanoid Robot “N” Coming 2027
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Mitsubishi Reveals New AI Humanoid Robot “N” Coming 2027

Dream Job Abroad? It Could Be a Trafficking Trap
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Dream Job Abroad? It Could Be a Trafficking Trap

C1 Neurons Drive Chronic Anxiety
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