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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

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Category: #Business

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

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

Xcelerate Solutions and its subcontractor Socure have been awarded a five-year, $163 million call order to provide identity […]

Facewatch retail facial recognition to notify police of repeat offender matches

Facewatch retail facial recognition to notify police of repeat offender matches

The Facewatch live facial recognition system used by over 125 retailers operating thousands of stores across the UK […]

AI Made Cloning Games Easier Than Ever

AI Made Cloning Games Easier Than Ever

Freya Holmér’s had this idea in her head for a long time—Tetris, but the whole board rotates. The […]

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

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

Fiction written by artificial intelligence is easy to detect because it struggles with complex story structure and tends […]

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

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

Putting on the $3,000 Katalyst suit is like sliding around with an electric eel. First you lay out […]

Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators’ Work for AI Training

Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators’ Work for AI Training

Patreon announced on Thursday that it’s partnering with Cloudflare to block crawlers from stealing creators’ work to train […]

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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
New research enables a robot to chart a better course

New research enables a robot to chart a better course

06.17.2026

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

3 weeks ago

VIDEODROME

Why Young Investors Are Taking On So Much Risk
5 days ago

Why Young Investors Are Taking On So Much Risk

How AI Changes if Open Source Gets Banned
6 days 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
1 day ago

Mitsubishi Reveals New AI Humanoid Robot “N” Coming 2027

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

Dream Job Abroad? It Could Be a Trafficking Trap

C1 Neurons Drive Chronic Anxiety
4 days ago

C1 Neurons Drive Chronic Anxiety

Meta’s New AI Mode is Turning Your Posts into AI Search Results
3 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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