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Biometrics ∙ Robotics ∙ Artificial Intelligence ∙ Neuroscience
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  • #Neuroscience
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  • #Science
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BIOMETRICS

Xcelerate and Socure win 3M Login.gov identity proofing contract

Xcelerate and Socure win $163M Login.gov identity proofing contract

NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers

NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers

California quadruples access to mobile driver’s licenses

California quadruples access to mobile driver’s licenses

Court rejects deal, reopens Clearview AI lawsuit over biometric data collection

Court rejects deal, reopens Clearview AI lawsuit over biometric data collection

Facewatch retail facial recognition to notify police of repeat offender matches

Facewatch retail facial recognition to notify police of repeat offender matches

Missouri’s new age assurance law specifies data storage restrictions

Missouri’s new age assurance law specifies data storage restrictions

US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification

US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification

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

Robotics

A flapping robot swims and flies like a diving bird

A flapping robot swims and flies like a diving bird

Wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with their own movements

Wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with their own movements

A.I.

Hack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius

Hack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius

Court rejects deal, reopens Clearview AI lawsuit over biometric data collection

Court rejects deal, reopens Clearview AI lawsuit over biometric data collection

AI Model Predicts Complex DNA Binding

AI Model Predicts Complex DNA Binding

AI Made Cloning Games Easier Than Ever

AI Made Cloning Games Easier Than Ever

Neuroscience

GLP-1’s Reduce Binge Eating Symptoms

GLP-1’s Reduce Binge Eating Symptoms

Macrophage Receptor Blockade Reverses Multi-Organ Aging

Macrophage Receptor Blockade Reverses Multi-Organ Aging

Widespread M1 Receptor Deficits in Schizophrenia Found

Widespread M1 Receptor Deficits in Schizophrenia Found

Single Neural Population Detects Both Warm and Cool Sensations

Single Neural Population Detects Both Warm and Cool Sensations

Brain Sugars Essential for Maintaining Nerve Signal Speed

Brain Sugars Essential for Maintaining Nerve Signal Speed

Purified THC/CBD Oil Dramatically Lowers Dementia Agitation

Posted on 07.14.202607.14.2026

Study Maps Brain Stem Networks to Help Patients Regulate PTSD

Posted on 07.14.202607.14.2026

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed

Posted on 07.10.202607.13.2026

Brainless: Artificial Intelligence

Posted on 06.25.2026

What Addiction Does to the Brain

Posted on 06.19.202607.13.2026

BUSINESS

Xcelerate and Socure win 3M Login.gov identity proofing contract
#Biometrics #Business #Ethics

Xcelerate and Socure win $163M Login.gov identity proofing contract

07.15.2026
Facewatch retail facial recognition to notify police of repeat offender matches
#Biometrics #Business #Crime #Ethics

Facewatch retail facial recognition to notify police of repeat offender matches

07.14.2026
AI Made Cloning Games Easier Than Ever
#AI #Business #Entertainment

AI Made Cloning Games Easier Than Ever

07.14.2026
AI Fiction Is Easy to Detect Because It’s Stupid and Bad, Research Finds
#AI #Business #Entertainment #Research

AI Fiction Is Easy to Detect Because It’s Stupid and Bad, Research Finds

07.13.2026
I Bought the ,000 Fitness Suit That Electrocutes You. I’m Sending It Back
#Business #Health #Media #Science #Society #Technology

I Bought the $3,000 Fitness Suit That Electrocutes You. I’m Sending It Back

07.13.2026
Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators’ Work for AI Training
#AI #Business #Crime #Ethics

Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators’ Work for AI Training

07.09.2026

GLP-1’s Reduce Binge Eating Symptoms

GLP-1’s Reduce Binge Eating Symptoms

A new study establishes that GLP-1 receptor agonists significantly reduce core behavioral markers of Binge Eating Disorder, including […]

Macrophage Receptor Blockade Reverses Multi-Organ Aging

Macrophage Receptor Blockade Reverses Multi-Organ Aging

Age-related multi-organ decline is driven by an EP2-receptor-mediated failure of tissue-resident macrophages to clear senescent neutrophils.

Widespread M1 Receptor Deficits in Schizophrenia Found

Widespread M1 Receptor Deficits in Schizophrenia Found

A new study utilizes a novel PET radiotracer to provide the first in vivo evidence of widespread muscarinic […]

Single Neural Population Detects Both Warm and Cool Sensations

Single Neural Population Detects Both Warm and Cool Sensations

A new study demonstrates that non-painful thermal perception is governed by a single population of bidirectional neurons rather […]

Brain Sugars Essential for Maintaining Nerve Signal Speed

Brain Sugars Essential for Maintaining Nerve Signal Speed

Branched O-mannose glycans synthesized by the brain-specific enzyme MGAT5B are essential for maintaining the narrow architecture of the […]

Long Sleep Hours Link to Elevated Alzheimer’s Blood Protein

Long Sleep Hours Link to Elevated Alzheimer’s Blood Protein

A new study utilizes Restricted Cubic Splines to establish a robust non-linear association between long sleep duration and […]

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  • GLP-1’s Reduce Binge Eating Symptoms
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ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

The UK plans to ban romantic AI chatbots for under-18s. Young people have bigger worries about AI.

The UK plans to ban romantic AI chatbots for under-18s. Young people have bigger worries about AI.

Posted on 07.15.2026
Hack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius

Hack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius

Posted on 07.15.2026
Xcelerate and Socure win 3M Login.gov identity proofing contract

Xcelerate and Socure win $163M Login.gov identity proofing contract

Posted on 07.15.2026
NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers

NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers

Posted on 07.14.202607.14.2026
Court rejects deal, reopens Clearview AI lawsuit over biometric data collection

Court rejects deal, reopens Clearview AI lawsuit over biometric data collection

Posted on 07.14.202607.14.2026
LAPD Regularly Pulled Over Innocent People Because License Plate Readers Flagged Their Cars As Stolen

LAPD Regularly Pulled Over Innocent People Because License Plate Readers Flagged Their Cars As Stolen

Posted on 07.14.2026

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Late-Night Snacking Triggers Metabolic Disease in Night Owls
07.14.2026

Late-Night Snacking Triggers Metabolic Disease in Night Owls

A new study reveals that evening chronotypes (night owls) experience significantly higher body fat percentages, visceral adiposity, elevated blood glucose,...

Study Maps Brain Stem Networks to Help Patients Regulate PTSD

07.14.2026
Study Maps Brain Stem Networks to Help Patients Regulate PTSD

Some Pre-Cooked Seafood May Carry More Chemicals Than Raw Fish, Study Finds

07.13.2026
Some Pre-Cooked Seafood May Carry More Chemicals Than Raw Fish, Study Finds

I Bought the $3,000 Fitness Suit That Electrocutes You. I’m Sending It Back

07.13.2026
I Bought the ,000 Fitness Suit That Electrocutes You. I’m Sending It Back

Meta Patents AI Device That Tracks Your Emotions, Watches You Take Your Meds

07.09.2026
Meta Patents AI Device That Tracks Your Emotions, Watches You Take Your Meds

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with their own movements
07.13.2026

Wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with their own movements

I Bought the ,000 Fitness Suit That Electrocutes You. I’m Sending It Back
07.13.2026

I Bought the $3,000 Fitness Suit That Electrocutes You. I’m Sending It Back

Decreasing Productivity Can Precede a Dementia Diagnosis by Years
07.12.2026

Decreasing Productivity Can Precede a Dementia Diagnosis by Years

Study Maps the 9 Distinct Types of Procrastinators
07.11.2026

Study Maps the 9 Distinct Types of Procrastinators

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed

07.10.2026
The “Merge” With AI Has Already Begun

The “Merge” With AI Has Already Begun

07.09.2026
US Army begins fielding next-generation battlefield biometrics system

US Army begins fielding next-generation battlefield biometrics system

06.29.2026
Scientists Propose Black Holes Don’t Exist, Are Something Much Stranger

Scientists Propose Black Holes Don’t Exist, Are Something Much Stranger

06.22.2026

WORLD

NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers

NZ Policing Bill raises MPs alarm over expanded biometric powers

07.14.2026

New Zealand’s Policing Amendment Bill takes in expanded biometric collection. The country’s justice select committee has recommended the bill be...

US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification
07.13.2026

US passport photo plan points to new layer of remote biometric verification

Mercosur advances cross-border digital ID for South America
07.13.2026

Mercosur advances cross-border digital ID for South America

Austria showcases operational contactless fingerprint system at UN counterterrorism event
07.13.2026

Austria showcases operational contactless fingerprint system at UN counterterrorism event


DIG DEEPER
Vast ‘Structures’ In Space Reveal the Universe Isn’t What We Thought

Vast ‘Structures’ In Space Reveal the Universe Isn’t What We Thought

3 weeks ago
Scientists Propose Black Holes Don’t Exist, Are Something Much Stranger

Scientists Propose Black Holes Don’t Exist, Are Something Much Stranger

4 weeks ago

VIDEODROME

Why Young Investors Are Taking On So Much Risk
1 week ago

Why Young Investors Are Taking On So Much Risk

How AI Changes if Open Source Gets Banned
1 week ago

How AI Changes if Open Source Gets Banned

Why South Korea’s AI Stock Mania Is a Warning to the World
3 weeks ago

Why South Korea’s AI Stock Mania Is a Warning to the World

5 Ways Claude Tag Could Change How You Use AI
3 weeks ago

5 Ways Claude Tag Could Change How You Use AI

New Female Humanoid Robot MOYA Stuns AI Industry With 100+ DoF (3,000)
3 weeks ago

New Female Humanoid Robot MOYA Stuns AI Industry With 100+ DoF ($173,000)

Mitsubishi Reveals New AI Humanoid Robot “N” Coming 2027
3 days ago

Mitsubishi Reveals New AI Humanoid Robot “N” Coming 2027

Dream Job Abroad? It Could Be a Trafficking Trap
4 days ago

Dream Job Abroad? It Could Be a Trafficking Trap

C1 Neurons Drive Chronic Anxiety
6 days ago

C1 Neurons Drive Chronic Anxiety

Meta’s New AI Mode is Turning Your Posts into AI Search Results
4 weeks ago

Meta’s New AI Mode is Turning Your Posts into AI Search Results

The Models Trying to Replace Fable
4 weeks ago

The Models Trying to Replace Fable


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