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BIOMETRICS

Survey shows social media firms ignoring Australia’s minimum age law

Survey shows social media firms ignoring Australia’s minimum age law

Researchers build cybersecurity framework for EUDI wallets

Researchers build cybersecurity framework for EUDI wallets

Five ID raises M to scale palm biometric payments

Five ID raises $6M to scale palm biometric payments

Amazon shares data on their customer passkey adoption

Amazon shares data on their customer passkey adoption

ICE contract secures nationwide access to private iris biometric database

ICE contract secures nationwide access to private iris biometric database

ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir

ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir

Singapore to roll out biometric, in-car border clearance for all vehicles

Singapore to roll out biometric, in-car border clearance for all vehicles

BREAKING NEWS

War and Data Centers Are Driving Up the Cost of Fiber-Optic Cable
16 hours ago

War and Data Centers Are Driving Up the Cost of Fiber-Optic Cable

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  • #Ethics
  • #Neuroscience
  • #Robotics
  • #Science
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Robotics

Developing active and flexible microrobots

Developing active and flexible microrobots

New understanding of insect flight points way to stable flapping-wing robots

New understanding of insect flight points way to stable flapping-wing robots

A.I.

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?

Police drone programs raise questions about use of AI, facial recognition

Police drone programs raise questions about use of AI, facial recognition

Students Boo Commencement Speaker After She Calls AI the ‘Next Industrial Revolution’

Students Boo Commencement Speaker After She Calls AI the ‘Next Industrial Revolution’

French prosecutors open probe into X, xAI over deepfakes

French prosecutors open probe into X, xAI over deepfakes

Neuroscience

Single Brain Connection Pinpointed as the Starting Point of Learning

Single Brain Connection Pinpointed as the Starting Point of Learning

Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia Diverges Brain Growth in Teens

Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia Diverges Brain Growth in Teens

A New Genetic Entry Point for Autism Traits

A New Genetic Entry Point for Autism Traits

Neural Hotwire: How Biological Synapses Bypass Broken Brain Links

Neural Hotwire: How Biological Synapses Bypass Broken Brain Links

Why Men and Women Hear Differently

Why Men and Women Hear Differently

Single Brain Connection Pinpointed as the Starting Point of Learning

Posted on 05.13.2026

Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia Diverges Brain Growth in Teens

Posted on 05.13.2026

A New Genetic Entry Point for Autism Traits

Posted on 05.13.2026

Neural Hotwire: How Biological Synapses Bypass Broken Brain Links

Posted on 05.13.202605.13.2026

Why Men and Women Hear Differently

Posted on 05.13.202605.13.2026

APOE2 Gene Variant Promotes Neuronal DNA Repair and Enhances Resistance to Aging

Posted on 05.13.202605.13.2026

BUSINESS

War and Data Centers Are Driving Up the Cost of Fiber-Optic Cable
#Business #Ethics #Headlines

War and Data Centers Are Driving Up the Cost of Fiber-Optic Cable

05.13.2026
University Claims Withholding Water From Nuclear Weapons Data Center Is ‘Unlawfully Discriminatory’ to Data Centers
#Business #Education #Ethics

University Claims Withholding Water From Nuclear Weapons Data Center Is ‘Unlawfully Discriminatory’ to Data Centers

05.08.2026
Larry Ellison: Oracle of Surveillance
#Business #Ethics

Larry Ellison: Oracle of Surveillance

05.08.2026
FanDuel’s CEO is “ousted” while investors bet on Kalshi.
#Business

FanDuel’s CEO is “ousted” while investors bet on Kalshi.

05.08.2026
One of America’s best-selling cars is going electric.
#Business #USA

One of America’s best-selling cars is going electric.

05.08.2026
Podcast: Flock Used Cameras at a Children’s Gymnastics Center for a Sales Pitch
#Business #Ethics

Podcast: Flock Used Cameras at a Children’s Gymnastics Center for a Sales Pitch

05.06.2026

Single Brain Connection Pinpointed as the Starting Point of Learning

Single Brain Connection Pinpointed as the Starting Point of Learning

Scientists have pinpointed a single synaptic connection in the basal ganglia as the origin point for vocal learning. […]

Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia Diverges Brain Growth in Teens

Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia Diverges Brain Growth in Teens

A longitudinal study of over 6,000 children has found that those with high genetic risk for schizophrenia experience […]

A New Genetic Entry Point for Autism Traits

A New Genetic Entry Point for Autism Traits

Can autism’s core traits be separated from cognitive ability? Researchers have identified PTCHD1-AS, a long non-coding RNA gene […]

Neural Hotwire: How Biological Synapses Bypass Broken Brain Links

Neural Hotwire: How Biological Synapses Bypass Broken Brain Links

Can we “hotwire” the brain to fix neurological disorders? Researchers have unveiled LinCx, a technology that creates biological […]

Why Men and Women Hear Differently

Why Men and Women Hear Differently

A new study presents evidence that hormonal changes, from monthly cycles to menopause, significantly alter how the brain […]

Survey shows social media firms ignoring Australia’s minimum age law

Survey shows social media firms ignoring Australia’s minimum age law

More data has been released showing that Silicon Valley’s social media giants have no interest in complying in […]

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B ∙ R ∙ A I ∙ N ∙ W A V E S

  • The Doctor Who Helped Build Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint Has a List of Dos and Don’ts for Longevity Hackers
    ❖ | INC
  • Science Has a Word for People Who Attract Bad Luck—and a Solution 
    ❖ | INC
  • Sleep Duration Linked to Accelerated Aging
    ❖ | NEUROSCIENCE NEWS
  • Why Men and Women Hear Differently
    ❖ | NEUROSCIENCE NEWS
  • Heated PLA Robo-octopus gripper goes limp to grapple, hard to lift
    ❖ | NEW ATLAS
  • Honeybees teach drones how to navigate
    ❖ | TECHXPLORE
  • Wired to Withhold: The Neuroscience Behind Hiding Mental Distress and Why Talking Still Matters
    ❖ | KNOWING NEURONS
  • Human-like robot voices boost customer support after mistakes, five experiments show
    ❖ | TECHXPLORE
  • Developing active and flexible microrobots
    ❖ | ROBOHUB
  • Hello Robot Sets the Standard for Practical, Safe Home Robots
    ❖ | IEEE SPECTRUM

ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

Researchers build cybersecurity framework for EUDI wallets

Researchers build cybersecurity framework for EUDI wallets

Posted on 05.13.202605.13.2026
Five ID raises M to scale palm biometric payments

Five ID raises $6M to scale palm biometric payments

Posted on 05.13.202605.13.2026
War and Data Centers Are Driving Up the Cost of Fiber-Optic Cable

War and Data Centers Are Driving Up the Cost of Fiber-Optic Cable

Posted on 05.13.202605.13.2026
Privacy-preserving age assurance has arrived; now, it has to keep its promises

Privacy-preserving age assurance has arrived; now, it has to keep its promises

Posted on 05.11.202605.11.2026
Police drone programs raise questions about use of AI, facial recognition

Police drone programs raise questions about use of AI, facial recognition

Posted on 05.11.202605.11.2026
The question AI can’t answer for us

The question AI can’t answer for us

Posted on 05.10.202605.10.2026

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Widespread Hidden Mpox Spreads Among MSM
05.13.2026

Widespread Hidden Mpox Spreads Among MSM

In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications, researchers have uncovered extensive cryptic circulation of the mpox virus among men...

A Personalized Vaccine For Brain Cancer? It’s Already Here

05.13.2026
A Personalized Vaccine For Brain Cancer? It’s Already Here

Slowing Parkinson’s by Blocking a Key Protein

05.12.2026
Slowing Parkinson’s by Blocking a Key Protein

Personalized DNA Vaccine Doubles Glioblastoma Survival Rates

05.12.2026
Personalized DNA Vaccine Doubles Glioblastoma Survival Rates

Decoding the Metabolic Roots of Bipolar Disorder

05.12.2026
Decoding the Metabolic Roots of Bipolar Disorder

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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
05.02.2026

How Scientists Cracked the Ketamine Code for Depression

Why Agentic AI Requires More Than Better Models
04.30.2026

Why Agentic AI Requires More Than Better Models

“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
43% of Antipsychotics for Seniors Start in Hospitals

43% of Antipsychotics for Seniors Start in Hospitals

04.28.2026
Scientists Investigated a Frequency Linked to ‘Paranormal’ Encounters. The Results Were Unsettling.

Scientists Investigated a Frequency Linked to ‘Paranormal’ Encounters. The Results Were Unsettling.

04.28.2026

WORLD

Survey shows social media firms ignoring Australia’s minimum age law
05.13.2026

Survey shows social media firms ignoring Australia’s minimum age law

AI can design viruses, toxins and other bioweapons. How worried should we be?
05.13.2026

AI can design viruses, toxins and other bioweapons. How worried should we be?

UK project uses supercomputers, synthetic data to improve emotion recognition
05.08.2026

UK project uses supercomputers, synthetic data to improve emotion recognition

UK supercomputing power will be used to test a new facial emotion recognition system that relies on synthetic image data....

‘HELLO BOSS’: Inside the Chinese Realtime Deepfake Software Powering Scams Around the World

‘HELLO BOSS’: Inside the Chinese Realtime Deepfake Software Powering Scams Around the World

05.08.2026
UK lawmakers prepare for contentious national digital ID, police biometrics bills

UK lawmakers prepare for contentious national digital ID, police biometrics bills

05.08.2026
They can read your thoughts. Who will protect your mind?

They can read your thoughts. Who will protect your mind?

05.06.2026
If you build it, they will leave: experts warn UK gov’t on digital ID approach

If you build it, they will leave: experts warn UK gov’t on digital ID approach

05.06.2026
UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition

UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition

05.05.2026
Germany launches program to bring open source maintainers into standards bodies

Germany launches program to bring open source maintainers into standards bodies

05.01.2026
Austria adds digital student id to eAusweise wallet with Youniqx Identity

Austria adds digital student id to eAusweise wallet with Youniqx Identity

05.01.2026

DIG DEEPER
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
‘Nature’ Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education

‘Nature’ Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education

05.04.2026
A Climate Change Novel That Questions Everything

A Climate Change Novel That Questions Everything

04.30.2026
The Destroyed Remnants of a Lost World Are Falling to Earth, Scientists Discover

The Destroyed Remnants of a Lost World Are Falling to Earth, Scientists Discover

04.17.2026

VIDEODROME

New OMNI Humanoid Robot 2026 Release SHAKES AI Industry
1 week ago

New OMNI Humanoid Robot 2026 Release SHAKES AI Industry

Why Agents Make Every Job a Startup
1 week ago

Why Agents Make Every Job a Startup

The Fake MAGA Influencer: How AI Powers New Scams
1 week ago

The Fake MAGA Influencer: How AI Powers New Scams

How to Spot a Russian Deepfake | Bloomberg Investigates
1 week ago

How to Spot a Russian Deepfake | Bloomberg Investigates

Time Travelers of the Mind: Inside the Extraordinary World of Hyperthymesia
2 weeks ago

Time Travelers of the Mind: Inside the Extraordinary World of Hyperthymesia


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