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BIOMETRICS

UK guidance indicates only gov’t digital ID wallet will get primary credentials

UK guidance indicates only gov’t digital ID wallet will get primary credentials

Authologic becomes registered issuer of EUDI-ready digital credentials in Poland

Authologic becomes registered issuer of EUDI-ready digital credentials in Poland

Asia-Pacific digital identity rollout reveals widening regional divide

Asia-Pacific digital identity rollout reveals widening regional divide

PNG begins first large-scale digital ID rollout with public servants

PNG begins first large-scale digital ID rollout with public servants

WIOCC secures 0M investment to expand Africa’s digital infrastructure for AI, DPI

WIOCC secures $300M investment to expand Africa’s digital infrastructure for AI, DPI

Indonesia considers linking social media accounts to national ID cards

Indonesia considers linking social media accounts to national ID cards

Cuba goes its own way on digital government with UNDP and China support

Cuba goes its own way on digital government with UNDP and China support

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

When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study

When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study

First 11 vs 11 humanoid soccer game played at RoboCup 2026

First 11 vs 11 humanoid soccer game played at RoboCup 2026

A.I.

WIOCC secures 0M investment to expand Africa’s digital infrastructure for AI, DPI

WIOCC secures $300M investment to expand Africa’s digital infrastructure for AI, DPI

This ‘Digital Camouflage’ Shirt Confuses AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras

This ‘Digital Camouflage’ Shirt Confuses AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

Inside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training

Inside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training

Neuroscience

How Severe Illness During Pregnancy Alters Fetal Brain Development

How Severe Illness During Pregnancy Alters Fetal Brain Development

Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline

Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline

Youth Protein TIMP2 Restores Immune Function in the Aging Brain

Youth Protein TIMP2 Restores Immune Function in the Aging Brain

Shame, Stigma, and Culture Prevent Male Domestic Violence Survivors From Seeking Help

Shame, Stigma, and Culture Prevent Male Domestic Violence Survivors From Seeking Help

Study of Brain Immune Cells Reveals New Clues to Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Study of Brain Immune Cells Reveals New Clues to Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

How Severe Illness During Pregnancy Alters Fetal Brain Development

Posted on 09.02.202609.03.2026

When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study

Posted on 09.02.202609.03.2026

Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline

Posted on 08.24.202608.26.2026

Memories Mysteriously Survive After Brain Shutdown, And Scientists Don’t Know Why

Posted on 08.16.2026

Youth Protein TIMP2 Restores Immune Function in the Aging Brain

Posted on 08.14.202609.03.2026

Study of Brain Immune Cells Reveals New Clues to Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Posted on 08.11.202609.03.2026

LAW

Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters
#Ethics #Government #Law #USA

Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

09.03.2026
Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion
#AI #Ethics #Law #USA

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

09.02.2026
Cops Are Asking Axon to Make Their Cameras Look Different From Flock So People Don’t Destroy Them
#Behavior #Law

Cops Are Asking Axon to Make Their Cameras Look Different From Flock So People Don’t Destroy Them

09.02.2026
Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute
#Behavior #Crime #Ethics #Law

Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute

08.28.2026
Meta loses bid to end BIPA voiceprint suit as case moves forward
#Biometrics #Law

Meta loses bid to end BIPA voiceprint suit as case moves forward

08.26.2026
Charges Dropped Against Person Who Clapped at a City Data Center Meeting
#Business #Crime #Data #Law #USA

Charges Dropped Against Person Who Clapped at a City Data Center Meeting

08.26.2026

Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

Flock taught cops how they could surveil the No Kings protests and “small parades” using a mix of […]

UK guidance indicates only gov’t digital ID wallet will get primary credentials

UK guidance indicates only gov’t digital ID wallet will get primary credentials

An update to a webpage from the UK’s Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (OfDIA) providing guidance on […]

Authologic becomes registered issuer of EUDI-ready digital credentials in Poland

Authologic becomes registered issuer of EUDI-ready digital credentials in Poland

Authologic has become a registered issuer of non-qualified electronic attestations of attributes (EAAs) in Poland, allowing the identity […]

Asia-Pacific digital identity rollout reveals widening regional divide

Asia-Pacific digital identity rollout reveals widening regional divide

Asia-Pacific is building one of the world’s largest digital identity ecosystems, but not through a single model. A […]

PNG begins first large-scale digital ID rollout with public servants

PNG begins first large-scale digital ID rollout with public servants

Papua New Guinea’s government has set a December 31 deadline to provide every public servant with a digital […]

WIOCC secures $300M investment to expand Africa’s digital infrastructure for AI, DPI

WIOCC secures 0M investment to expand Africa’s digital infrastructure for AI, DPI

African digital infrastructure platform WIOCC Group has secured a combined US$300 million investment from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) […]

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ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

Posted on 09.03.2026
This ‘Digital Camouflage’ Shirt Confuses AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras

This ‘Digital Camouflage’ Shirt Confuses AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras

Posted on 09.02.2026
Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

Posted on 09.02.202609.03.2026
ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots

ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots

Posted on 08.28.2026
Flock’s CEO Is Lying to Cops About 404 Media’s Reporting on Abortion Case

Flock’s CEO Is Lying to Cops About 404 Media’s Reporting on Abortion Case

Posted on 08.28.2026
Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute

Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute

Posted on 08.28.2026

BUSINESS

Inside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training
08.28.2026

Inside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training

Last week we published a story that revealed an Amazon warehouse where the company scans and destroys thousands of books...

USCIS plans $100 million-plus biometrics and identity technology project

08.26.2026
USCIS plans 0 million-plus biometrics and identity technology project

Township Fights Nuclear Weapons Data Center By Passing a Moratorium on Electrical Infrastructure

08.26.2026
Township Fights Nuclear Weapons Data Center By Passing a Moratorium on Electrical Infrastructure

DHS seeks partners to licence advanced biometric systems

08.26.2026
DHS seeks partners to licence advanced biometric systems

GEO donations coincide with expanding ICE detention and biometric monitoring contracts

08.26.2026
GEO donations coincide with expanding ICE detention and biometric monitoring contracts

CRIME

Millions affected as cyber incident targets major UK airports
08.28.2026

Millions affected as cyber incident targets major UK airports

Security teams are investigating a significant digital breach after cybercriminals breached systems managed by Manchester Airports Group, compromising personal information...

ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots

08.28.2026
ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots

Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute

08.28.2026
Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute

Wall Street vishing attacks expose voice as a weak link in identity security

08.26.2026
Wall Street vishing attacks expose voice as a weak link in identity security

Man Charged With 3 Felonies For Breaking 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera

08.26.2026
Man Charged With 3 Felonies For Breaking 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera

USA

Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters
09.03.2026

Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

Daytona Beach approves police facial recognition searches of driver’s license photos
09.02.2026

Daytona Beach approves police facial recognition searches of driver’s license photos

Google’s Calling Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ Now
09.02.2026

Google’s Calling Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ Now

US House intelligence report urges CBP to use land border biometrics to ‘build profiles’
09.02.2026

US House intelligence report urges CBP to use land border biometrics to ‘build profiles’

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

09.02.2026
Wall Street vishing attacks expose voice as a weak link in identity security

Wall Street vishing attacks expose voice as a weak link in identity security

08.26.2026
Secret ‘Keyhole’ program emerges as ICE surveillance of protestors widens

Secret ‘Keyhole’ program emerges as ICE surveillance of protestors widens

08.26.2026
DHS seeks partners to licence advanced biometric systems

DHS seeks partners to licence advanced biometric systems

08.26.2026
GEO donations coincide with expanding ICE detention and biometric monitoring contracts

GEO donations coincide with expanding ICE detention and biometric monitoring contracts

08.26.2026
Charges Dropped Against Person Who Clapped at a City Data Center Meeting

Charges Dropped Against Person Who Clapped at a City Data Center Meeting

08.26.2026
ICE Wants the Country’s Voter Data

ICE Wants the Country’s Voter Data

08.26.2026

WORLD

Millions affected as cyber incident targets major UK airports

Millions affected as cyber incident targets major UK airports

08.28.2026

Security teams are investigating a significant digital breach after cybercriminals breached systems managed by Manchester Airports Group, compromising personal information...

Saudi Arabia issues deepfake guidelines as AI-driven identity threats rise
08.28.2026

Saudi Arabia issues deepfake guidelines as AI-driven identity threats rise

Scotland’s police inspector backs faster rollout of facial recognition, AI
08.26.2026

Scotland’s police inspector backs faster rollout of facial recognition, AI

Vietnam’s digital ID push accelerates across airports, immigration and government
08.06.2026

Vietnam’s digital ID push accelerates across airports, immigration and government


DIG DEEPER

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2 days ago

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Where to Start AI Coding if You’re Not Yet
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VIDEODROME

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How We Deal with Rogue AI
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