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BIOMETRICS

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

Companies House secures its first convictions for failure to comply with ID verification

Companies House secures its first convictions for failure to comply with ID verification

ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

ICE contract reveals AI social media monitoring capabilities, raises surveillance questions

ICE contract reveals AI social media monitoring capabilities, raises surveillance questions

UK sets rules for live facial recognition in immigration enforcement

UK sets rules for live facial recognition in immigration enforcement

Brivas sues Match Group alleging use of FaceTec liveness detection violates 8 patents

Brivas sues Match Group alleging use of FaceTec liveness detection violates 8 patents

TikTok gave children placebo safety controls in undisclosed experiments, New York alleges

TikTok gave children placebo safety controls in undisclosed experiments, New York alleges

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  • #Neuroscience
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Robotics

Humanoid robots can sprint and box – but the real test is doing the laundry

Humanoid robots can sprint and box – but the real test is doing the laundry

Will robots do our housework?

Will robots do our housework?

A.I.

Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall

Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall

Anthropic Wants You to Be Kind to Claude

Anthropic Wants You to Be Kind to Claude

ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

ICE contract reveals AI social media monitoring capabilities, raises surveillance questions

ICE contract reveals AI social media monitoring capabilities, raises surveillance questions

Neuroscience

PCOS/PMOS Increases Alzheimer’s Risk

PCOS/PMOS Increases Alzheimer’s Risk

Alcohol Tricks Brain Cells Into Destroying Themselves

Alcohol Tricks Brain Cells Into Destroying Themselves

Daytime Napping Linked to Higher Risk of Dementia

Daytime Napping Linked to Higher Risk of Dementia

Prenatal Stress Alters the Placenta to Shape Fetal Brain Development

Prenatal Stress Alters the Placenta to Shape Fetal Brain Development

Key Brain Circuit Linked to Teen Anxiety Identified

Key Brain Circuit Linked to Teen Anxiety Identified

ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas
#Biometrics #Business #Ethics

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

10.14.2026
Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall
#AI #Business #Ethics

Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall

10.14.2026
Tesla’s ‘Security Protocols’ Stopped DHS From Installing a Tracking Device
#Business #Ethics #Government #Technology

Tesla’s ‘Security Protocols’ Stopped DHS From Installing a Tracking Device

10.13.2026
ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system
#AI #Biometrics #Ethics #Government #USA

ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

10.13.2026
ICE contract reveals AI social media monitoring capabilities, raises surveillance questions
#AI #Biometrics #Ethics #Government #USA

ICE contract reveals AI social media monitoring capabilities, raises surveillance questions

10.13.2026
UK sets rules for live facial recognition in immigration enforcement
#Biometrics #Ethics #Technology #World

UK sets rules for live facial recognition in immigration enforcement

10.13.2026

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

South Korea’s Toss is expanding its Facepay facial recognition payment system beyond convenience stores and cafes into department […]

Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall

Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall

New music genre just dropped. Also: A Tesla locks out cops, and more from around the web.

Anthropic Wants You to Be Kind to Claude

Anthropic Wants You to Be Kind to Claude

David Futrelle …even as AI courts serial real-world disasters, defaces the environment with data centers, and is not […]

Companies House secures its first convictions for failure to comply with ID verification

Companies House secures its first convictions for failure to comply with ID verification

Three company directors have been fined at City of London Magistrates’ Court in the first court actions brought […]

Tesla’s ‘Security Protocols’ Stopped DHS From Installing a Tracking Device

Tesla’s ‘Security Protocols’ Stopped DHS From Installing a Tracking Device

This article was produced in collaboration with Court Watch, an independent outlet that unearths overlooked court records. Subscribe […]

ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking technology to turn recorded detainee calls and live surveillance video […]

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USA

ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

Posted on 10.13.2026
ICE contract reveals AI social media monitoring capabilities, raises surveillance questions

ICE contract reveals AI social media monitoring capabilities, raises surveillance questions

Posted on 10.13.2026
TikTok gave children placebo safety controls in undisclosed experiments, New York alleges

TikTok gave children placebo safety controls in undisclosed experiments, New York alleges

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Cops can creep on Airbnb

Cops can creep on Airbnb

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AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo

AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo

Posted on 10.12.2026
NIST launches resource hub to support SP 800-63-4 implementation

NIST launches resource hub to support SP 800-63-4 implementation

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BUSINESS

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas
10.14.2026

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

South Korea's Toss is expanding its Facepay facial recognition payment system beyond convenience stores and cafes into department stores and...

Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall

10.14.2026
Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall

Tesla’s ‘Security Protocols’ Stopped DHS From Installing a Tracking Device

10.13.2026
Tesla’s ‘Security Protocols’ Stopped DHS From Installing a Tracking Device

Character.ai’s Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don’t Work

10.13.2026
Character.ai’s Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don’t Work

Brivas sues Match Group alleging use of FaceTec liveness detection violates 8 patents

10.13.2026
Brivas sues Match Group alleging use of FaceTec liveness detection violates 8 patents

CRIME

Cops can creep on Airbnb
10.12.2026

Cops can creep on Airbnb

Good Monday morning! Today's big story is an investigation from Joseph about cops and an AI tool that takes data...

AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo

10.12.2026
AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo

FBI seizes Chinese hacking tools

10.12.2026
FBI seizes Chinese hacking tools

Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

10.09.2026
Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media Coverage

10.08.2026
Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media Coverage

LAW

Brivas sues Match Group alleging use of FaceTec liveness detection violates 8 patents
10.13.2026

Brivas sues Match Group alleging use of FaceTec liveness detection violates 8 patents

Cops can creep on Airbnb
10.12.2026

Cops can creep on Airbnb

AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo
10.12.2026

AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo

Biometrics industry urges Congress to expand border screening, set limits on traveler profiling
10.09.2026

Biometrics industry urges Congress to expand border screening, set limits on traveler profiling

Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

10.09.2026
Finland prepares for European digital ID wallets ahead of legislative launch

Finland prepares for European digital ID wallets ahead of legislative launch

10.08.2026
Apple, Google lobby lawmakers to remove liability from draft online safety bills

Apple, Google lobby lawmakers to remove liability from draft online safety bills

10.08.2026
Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional

Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional

10.02.2026
Lawyer Cites ChatGPT-Invented Fake Witnesses in Murder Appeal

Lawyer Cites ChatGPT-Invented Fake Witnesses in Murder Appeal

10.01.2026
Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Quietly Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting

Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Quietly Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting

09.24.2026
Civil liberties groups join lawsuit over Reno PD reliance on third-party LFR match

Civil liberties groups join lawsuit over Reno PD reliance on third-party LFR match

09.24.2026

WORLD

Companies House secures its first convictions for failure to comply with ID verification

Companies House secures its first convictions for failure to comply with ID verification

10.13.2026

Three company directors have been fined at City of London Magistrates’ Court in the first court actions brought by the...

UK sets rules for live facial recognition in immigration enforcement
10.13.2026

UK sets rules for live facial recognition in immigration enforcement

The Anatomy of a Literary Scandal
10.12.2026

The Anatomy of a Literary Scandal

Samoa opens market engagement for national digital ID system
10.12.2026

Samoa opens market engagement for national digital ID system


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VIDEODROME

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AI Agents Are Moving Into the Real World

New Higgsfield AI Tool Makes AI Influencer From Scratch
1 week ago

New Higgsfield AI Tool Makes AI Influencer From Scratch


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