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BIOMETRICS

INTERPOL report finds AI linked to more than half of cybercrime in Africa

INTERPOL report finds AI linked to more than half of cybercrime in Africa

Meta invokes financial institution exemption to fight biometric AI lawsuit

Meta invokes financial institution exemption to fight biometric AI lawsuit

Australia opens myID to business, brings private providers into govt system

Australia opens myID to business, brings private providers into govt system

South Africa begins testing biometric asylum registration platform

South Africa begins testing biometric asylum registration platform

New facial age estimation training datasets from Unidata capture kids, teens aging

New facial age estimation training datasets from Unidata capture kids, teens aging

US Democrats prepare to scrutinize federal biometric surveillance

US Democrats prepare to scrutinize federal biometric surveillance

Ring’s surveillance network is learning to move as Amazon unveils autonomous cameras

Ring’s surveillance network is learning to move as Amazon unveils autonomous cameras

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Robotics

AIhub coffee corner: Are humanoids the future of embodied AI?

AIhub coffee corner: Are humanoids the future of embodied AI?

A.I.

INTERPOL report finds AI linked to more than half of cybercrime in Africa

INTERPOL report finds AI linked to more than half of cybercrime in Africa

Meta invokes financial institution exemption to fight biometric AI lawsuit

Meta invokes financial institution exemption to fight biometric AI lawsuit

Apple details HomeView biometric security as anti-spoofing safeguards emerge

Apple details HomeView biometric security as anti-spoofing safeguards emerge

Biometric defenses put to the test with faster AI face-swap model

Biometric defenses put to the test with faster AI face-swap model

Neuroscience

Why Viruses Make You Sneeze: COVID Proteins Directly Hijack Sensory Nerves

Why Viruses Make You Sneeze: COVID Proteins Directly Hijack Sensory Nerves

Genetic Switch Helped Evolve the Large Primate Brain

Genetic Switch Helped Evolve the Large Primate Brain

CRISPR Enhancer Editing Rescues Autism Brain Organoids

CRISPR Enhancer Editing Rescues Autism Brain Organoids

Mapping the Brain’s Energy Budget: How ATP Fuels Thought

Mapping the Brain’s Energy Budget: How ATP Fuels Thought

3D Genome Atlas Reveals Early Roots of Schizophrenia

3D Genome Atlas Reveals Early Roots of Schizophrenia

ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

Meta invokes financial institution exemption to fight biometric AI lawsuit
#AI #Biometrics #Business #Data #Ethics #Law

Meta invokes financial institution exemption to fight biometric AI lawsuit

11.13.2026
Ring’s surveillance network is learning to move as Amazon unveils autonomous cameras
#Biometrics #Business #Data #Ethics

Ring’s surveillance network is learning to move as Amazon unveils autonomous cameras

11.13.2026
Massive CSCTelecom breach exposes 125 million SMS records across the Baltics
#Biometrics #Crime #Data #Ethics

Massive CSCTelecom breach exposes 125 million SMS records across the Baltics

11.13.2026
Pentagon seeks new identity system as modernization gaps persist
#Biometrics #Data #Ethics #Government #USA

Pentagon seeks new identity system as modernization gaps persist

11.13.2026
UK consumers expect banks to answer for failed identity checks, Digidentity finds
#Biometrics #Business #Ethics #World

UK consumers expect banks to answer for failed identity checks, Digidentity finds

11.13.2026
Apple details HomeView biometric security as anti-spoofing safeguards emerge
#AI #Biometrics #Business #Ethics

Apple details HomeView biometric security as anti-spoofing safeguards emerge

11.13.2026

INTERPOL report finds AI linked to more than half of cybercrime in Africa

INTERPOL report finds AI linked to more than half of cybercrime in Africa

Press release Artificial intelligence is enabling 55 per cent of reported cybercrimes across Africa making attacks faster, more […]

Meta invokes financial institution exemption to fight biometric AI lawsuit

Meta invokes financial institution exemption to fight biometric AI lawsuit

Meta is urging an Illinois federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action accusing it of illegally harvesting […]

Australia opens myID to business, brings private providers into govt system

Australia opens myID to business, brings private providers into govt system

Australia’s government Digital ID system opens to the private sector in three weeks. From December 1, businesses can […]

South Africa begins testing biometric asylum registration platform

South Africa begins testing biometric asylum registration platform

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has begun testing its new digital asylum system, which allows people […]

New facial age estimation training datasets from Unidata capture kids, teens aging

New facial age estimation training datasets from Unidata capture kids, teens aging

A biometric facial age estimation (FAE) algorithm is only as good as the dataset it’s trained on. Citing […]

US Democrats prepare to scrutinize federal biometric surveillance

US Democrats prepare to scrutinize federal biometric surveillance

The balance of power over federal biometric surveillance is about to change. Democrats will take control of both […]

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USA

Pentagon seeks new identity system as modernization gaps persist

Pentagon seeks new identity system as modernization gaps persist

Posted on 11.13.2026
Treasury seeks identity security contractor as Login.gov mandate takes hold

Treasury seeks identity security contractor as Login.gov mandate takes hold

Posted on 11.09.2026
American Voters Overwhelmingly Reject AI Data Centers

American Voters Overwhelmingly Reject AI Data Centers

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‘There Is One Fight’: American Voters Reject Tech Oligarchy

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David Sacks’s Sack of Lies

David Sacks’s Sack of Lies

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Cops Warned to Look for ‘Suspicious Behavior’ From People Opposing Flock at City Council Meetings

Cops Warned to Look for ‘Suspicious Behavior’ From People Opposing Flock at City Council Meetings

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BUSINESS

Meta invokes financial institution exemption to fight biometric AI lawsuit
11.13.2026

Meta invokes financial institution exemption to fight biometric AI lawsuit

Meta is urging an Illinois federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action accusing it of illegally harvesting facial biometric...

Ring’s surveillance network is learning to move as Amazon unveils autonomous cameras

11.13.2026
Ring’s surveillance network is learning to move as Amazon unveils autonomous cameras

UK consumers expect banks to answer for failed identity checks, Digidentity finds

11.13.2026
UK consumers expect banks to answer for failed identity checks, Digidentity finds

Apple details HomeView biometric security as anti-spoofing safeguards emerge

11.13.2026
Apple details HomeView biometric security as anti-spoofing safeguards emerge

How the “ambitious” City of Amsterdam is using digital twins to solve localised challenges

11.10.2026
How the “ambitious” City of Amsterdam is using digital twins to solve localised challenges

CRIME

INTERPOL report finds AI linked to more than half of cybercrime in Africa
11.13.2026

INTERPOL report finds AI linked to more than half of cybercrime in Africa

Press release Artificial intelligence is enabling 55 per cent of reported cybercrimes across Africa making attacks faster, more scalable, and...

Massive CSCTelecom breach exposes 125 million SMS records across the Baltics

11.13.2026
Massive CSCTelecom breach exposes 125 million SMS records across the Baltics

Philippine agencies investigate data breaches amid biometric theft claims

11.13.2026
Philippine agencies investigate data breaches amid biometric theft claims

Western Australia live facial recognition trial results:1.4M faces, 122 arrests

11.05.2026
Western Australia live facial recognition trial results:1.4M faces, 122 arrests

Amadeus discloses data exposure incident affecting APAC airlines

11.04.2026
Amadeus discloses data exposure incident affecting APAC airlines

LAW

Meta invokes financial institution exemption to fight biometric AI lawsuit
11.13.2026

Meta invokes financial institution exemption to fight biometric AI lawsuit

Bad news for kinky Brits
11.09.2026

Bad news for kinky Brits

UK unveils plan for police facial recognition guardrails and oversight
11.05.2026

UK unveils plan for police facial recognition guardrails and oversight

Someone Opened a CashApp In Her Name. She Faces Years in Prison
11.01.2026

Someone Opened a CashApp In Her Name. She Faces Years in Prison

Florida Attorney General sues Discord, claims messaging site is ‘public nuisance’

Florida Attorney General sues Discord, claims messaging site is ‘public nuisance’

10.19.2026

WORLD

INTERPOL report finds AI linked to more than half of cybercrime in Africa

INTERPOL report finds AI linked to more than half of cybercrime in Africa

11.13.2026

Press release Artificial intelligence is enabling 55 per cent of reported cybercrimes across Africa making attacks faster, more scalable, and...

South Africa begins testing biometric asylum registration platform
11.13.2026

South Africa begins testing biometric asylum registration platform

Ada Lovelace Institute wants UK to make retail facial recognition code mandatory
11.13.2026

Ada Lovelace Institute wants UK to make retail facial recognition code mandatory

Australia gets conflicting feedback on Digital Duty of Care
11.13.2026

Australia gets conflicting feedback on Digital Duty of Care


DIG DEEPER

Digital Clones, Real Money: How athletes are trying to cash in on AI
2 weeks ago

Digital Clones, Real Money: How athletes are trying to cash in on AI

How Criminal Gangs Are Stealing Homes in Mexico City
2 weeks ago

How Criminal Gangs Are Stealing Homes in Mexico City

Can Microbes Solve the Copper Problem? | Bloomberg Primer
4 weeks ago

Can Microbes Solve the Copper Problem? | Bloomberg Primer

VIDEODROME

What is AI doing to our brains?
2 weeks ago

What is AI doing to our brains?

Why Big AI Is Pouring Millions Into the Midterms
4 weeks ago

Why Big AI Is Pouring Millions Into the Midterms


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