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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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How Posture Boosts Risk-Taking and Positive Mood

How Posture Boosts Risk-Taking and Positive Mood

A new study reveals that implicit upright posture boosts strategic risk-taking rewards and feelings of pride.

AI Analyzes Sleep Data to Predict Cognitive Decline and Health

AI Analyzes Sleep Data to Predict Cognitive Decline and Health

A new study shows an AI model extracting hidden sleep study signals to predict heart disease, cognitive decline, […]

Brain Turns Hearing Inward During REM Sleep

Brain Turns Hearing Inward During REM Sleep

A new study reveals that during REM sleep, the brain turns its listening inward, suppressing external sounds while […]

Songs You Imagine Can Be Decoded Directly From Your Brain

Songs You Imagine Can Be Decoded Directly From Your Brain

Relative pitch sequence of imagined melodies can be decoded from intracranial brain signals to reconstruct songs.

Why Gaining Free Time Unexpectedly Makes People Late

Why Gaining Free Time Unexpectedly Makes People Late

Unexpectedly gained free time subjectively expands in our minds, causing people to perform tasks slower and arrive late.

Psychedelics and Ketamine Rewire Brain Immune Signals in Depression

Psychedelics and Ketamine Rewire Brain Immune Signals in Depression

Ketamine and psychedelics share a neuroimmune signaling pathway involving IL-15 and IL-7, offering blood-based biomarkers to predict antidepressant […]

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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

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

VIDEODROME

Why Young Investors Are Taking On So Much Risk
4 weeks ago

Why Young Investors Are Taking On So Much Risk

How AI Changes if Open Source Gets Banned
4 weeks ago

How AI Changes if Open Source Gets Banned

Mitsubishi Reveals New AI Humanoid Robot “N” Coming 2027
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Mitsubishi Reveals New AI Humanoid Robot “N” Coming 2027

Dream Job Abroad? It Could Be a Trafficking Trap
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Dream Job Abroad? It Could Be a Trafficking Trap

C1 Neurons Drive Chronic Anxiety
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