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BIOMETRICS

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

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

Samoa opens market engagement for national digital ID system

Samoa opens market engagement for national digital ID system

FBI seizes Chinese hacking tools

FBI seizes Chinese hacking tools

ICE scraps visa vetting system recompete in favor of Palantir Foundry

ICE scraps visa vetting system recompete in favor of Palantir Foundry

ICE voter data, nonprofit investigations expose expansive surveillance machinery

ICE voter data, nonprofit investigations expose expansive surveillance machinery

UK begins rollout of contactless eGates across airport network

UK begins rollout of contactless eGates across airport network

ROC looks beyond biometrics with unified Vision AI strategy

ROC looks beyond biometrics with unified Vision AI strategy

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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.

The Anatomy of a Literary Scandal

The Anatomy of a Literary Scandal

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

ROC looks beyond biometrics with unified Vision AI strategy

ROC looks beyond biometrics with unified Vision AI strategy

TSA: Integrating generative and predictive AI into checkpoint screening

TSA: Integrating generative and predictive AI into checkpoint screening

Neuroscience

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

Early Blindness Tunes Pitch Perception

Early Blindness Tunes Pitch Perception

ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

TikTok gave children placebo safety controls in undisclosed experiments, New York alleges
#Biometrics #Ethics #USA

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

10.12.2026
Cops can creep on Airbnb
#Crime #Ethics #Law #USA

Cops can creep on Airbnb

10.12.2026
The Anatomy of a Literary Scandal
#AI #Ethics #World

The Anatomy of a Literary Scandal

10.12.2026
ROC looks beyond biometrics with unified Vision AI strategy
#AI #Biometrics #Ethics #Technology

ROC looks beyond biometrics with unified Vision AI strategy

10.09.2026
Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional
#Crime #Ethics #Law #USA

Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

10.09.2026
ROC expands into developer market with debut of facial age estimation SaaS
#Age #Biometrics #Business #Ethics

ROC expands into developer market with debut of facial age estimation SaaS

10.09.2026

Alcohol Tricks Brain Cells Into Destroying Themselves

Alcohol Tricks Brain Cells Into Destroying Themselves

Researchers discover microglia tear down brain scaffolding during heavy drinking, driving alcohol sedation and frontal brain damage.

Daytime Napping Linked to Higher Risk of Dementia

Daytime Napping Linked to Higher Risk of Dementia

A new study links frequent daytime naps to a 48% higher risk of dementia, highlighting daytime sleep as […]

Prenatal Stress Alters the Placenta to Shape Fetal Brain Development

Prenatal Stress Alters the Placenta to Shape Fetal Brain Development

Researchers find prenatal stress alters placental immune and metabolic pathways, revealing how maternal stress impacts fetal brain development.

Key Brain Circuit Linked to Teen Anxiety Identified

Key Brain Circuit Linked to Teen Anxiety Identified

Brain scans of 3,500 teens link anxiety to disrupted circuits connecting the amygdala, thalamus, and cerebellum, detectable by […]

Early Blindness Tunes Pitch Perception

Early Blindness Tunes Pitch Perception

Early blindness enhances pitch discrimination not by improving the ears, but by reducing “internal noise” in the brain, […]

LSD Microdosing Enhances Sustained Attention in Women

LSD Microdosing Enhances Sustained Attention in Women

A double-blind trial finds low-dose LSD microdosing significantly sharpens sustained attention and cuts attention lapses in women, but […]

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USA

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

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

Posted on 10.12.202610.12.2026
Cops can creep on Airbnb

Cops can creep on Airbnb

Posted on 10.12.2026
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

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

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

Posted on 10.09.2026
Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted on 10.09.2026

BUSINESS

ROC expands into developer market with debut of facial age estimation SaaS
10.09.2026

ROC expands into developer market with debut of facial age estimation SaaS

Colorado-based ROC has taken the first step toward establishing a new revenue base by delivering its Vision AI platform to...

ICE observer lawsuit shows how Palantir records can feed border screening, analytics

10.08.2026
ICE observer lawsuit shows how Palantir records can feed border screening, analytics

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

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

CEOs Are Losing Control of AI

09.24.2026
CEOs Are Losing Control of AI

People Training OpenAI’s AI Fired for Using AI to Train the AI

09.24.2026
People Training OpenAI’s AI Fired for Using AI to Train the AI

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

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
10.09.2026

Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

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
‘Flock City PD:’ The Fake Flock-Owned ‘Police Department’ That Searched Real Cameras for Real People

‘Flock City PD:’ The Fake Flock-Owned ‘Police Department’ That Searched Real Cameras for Real People

09.17.2026

WORLD

The Anatomy of a Literary Scandal

The Anatomy of a Literary Scandal

10.12.2026

June Loper, Harrison Stetler The pillorying of Canadian-Haitian novelist Thélyson Orélien, accused of using AI to write his new novel,...

Samoa opens market engagement for national digital ID system
10.12.2026

Samoa opens market engagement for national digital ID system

FBI seizes Chinese hacking tools
10.12.2026

FBI seizes Chinese hacking tools

UK begins rollout of contactless eGates across airport network
10.09.2026

UK begins rollout of contactless eGates across airport network


DIG DEEPER

Will robots do our housework?
6 days ago

Will robots do our housework?

Teleoperation: The human behind the humanoid
6 days ago

Teleoperation: The human behind the humanoid

AI Companies Begin to Align Around Slowdown
4 weeks ago

AI Companies Begin to Align Around Slowdown

VIDEODROME

AI Agents Are Moving Into the Real World
1 week ago

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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4 weeks ago

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