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BIOMETRICS

Face biometrics use cases outnumbered only by important considerations

Louisiana bill would bring biometric age checks to bars

EU pushes AI Act deadlines for high-risk systems, including biometrics

New York proposes biometric checks for sports betting apps

UK project uses supercomputers, synthetic data to improve emotion recognition

Agentic AI pushes financial sector toward continuous identity

UK lawmakers prepare for contentious national digital ID, police biometrics bills

A giant cell tower is going to space this weekend

This weekend’s scheduled Blue Origin rocket launch is rather momentous. Success would signal an end to SpaceX’s monopoly on reusable orbital launch vehicles, and set up a three-way race to make that “No Service” indicator on your phone disappear forever. On Sunday morning, Jeff Bezos’ massive New Glenn rocket is scheduled to launch with the […]

Families Share Pics of Paltry Meals From Soldiers Aboard US Warships

In the images one tray contains little more than shredded meat and a single tortilla, and another shows an unidentifiable “grey” processed slab.

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The ‘AI is inevitable’ trap

In the latest sign of AI silly season, Allbirds, the shoe company, told the world it was now an AI company and briefly managed to septuple its stock price. The Newbird AI story is really just one of a bunch of things this week that made us wonder: have we reached the peak of AI, […]

Could Alzheimer’s Begin in the Nerves, Not the Brain?

Researchers using “human-on-a-chip” technology have found that Alzheimer’s-related movement issues may start in the peripheral nerves, rather than the brain, offering a new path for early diagnosis.

Ghost orchid in the machine

Vacuum cleaners, personal massagers, electronic baby rockers, and walking pads: These are the secondhand machines Rachel Youn sources to create their kinetic sculptures. Made with artificial flowers, metal hardware, and these used electronic components, each one possesses a humanlike presence. Slow Burn is made from an artificial orchid, a neck massager, bits of metal that […]

The South Korean president is doing quote-post diplomacy

“This is no different from Comfort Women or the Holocaust,” wrote South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on X last week, quoting a post with a video of Israeli Defense Forces soldiers throwing a body off a rooftop in Gaza. The president’s post kicked off an internet firestorm for a thousand different reasons, not least because […]