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Charging Your Heart Monitor- Wireless Charger for Implants
This revolutionary prototype paves the way for wireless charging of implants.
Medical technology advancements have allowed us to implant bioelectronic devices like pacemakers into human...
Call for Startups – iHLS Innovation Centre
iHLS is an accelerator for the security sector and its various unique characteristics that provides startups with recognition, international exposure, access to investors and...
Password Reuse is Still a Major Threat
44% of users worldwide reportedly reuse their passwords on multiple accounts, putting tons of sensitive data at risk.
Dashlane is a password manager, and its...
Will Passkeys Finally Eliminate Passwords?
A new report states that despite the rise of new secure authentication methods, passwords are here to stay.
Despite having had shortcomings and presenting substantial...
23andMe Investigates Data Leak Claims
Malicious actors claim to have acquired a large amount of private user data from one of the most popular genetic testing services “23andMe”. There...
Calls to Ban AI Facial Recognition in the UK
A group of politicians and privacy campaigners say police and private companies should immediately stop using facial recognition surveillance, raising concerns regarding human rights,...
New York Bans Facial Recognition in Schools
New York State has recently banned the use of facial recognition technology in schools due to a report stating the risks to student privacy...
EU Surveillance Tech Bans Supported by Rights Advocates
Rights advocates call for the ban of various forms of biometric surveillance, predictive policing, and “harmful” uses of AI in migration control in the...
Is AI Racist? Possibilities and implications
Racially biased artificial intelligence systems are not only misleading but can be detrimental and destroy people’s lives. A press release by University of Alberta...
Worldcoin Faces Criticism for Dubious Privacy Practices
Worldcoin is a new cryptocurrency company co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that requires users to give their iris scans in exchange for a...
Optical Eyeball Scanning for Financial Security in the Age of AI
A new cryptocurrency eye-scanning venture will verify whether the person in front of it is actually human. Only after "proving" you are human, can you...
Brain Hacking – Reality or Fiction?
The world of biohacking and neurotechnology- a future of implanting microchips and altering brain processes. Yet how can we navigate this new frontier without...
Eurostar Biometric Check-Ins Cause Debate
Biometric check-ins are common in airports worldwide, and now railways are adopting them, which is fuelling ongoing debates on whether the convenience of ticketless...
Surveillance Plans for the 2024 Paris Olympics Raise Concerns
In an attempt to control the crowds arriving for the 2024 Paris Olympics next summer, the authorities plan to use real-time cameras and artificial...
EU to Ban Predictive AI Technology
On May 11th, 2023, The European Parliament voted for amendments to be made to the AI Act, with those amendments including the ban of...
AI Face Identification Puts Innocent Man In Jail
Robert William, who was wrongfully identified by an AI algorithm and subsequently arrested, is suing the Detroit Police Department for the traumatizing experience he...
AI Can Now Recognize Your Friends
Surveillance technology has long been able to identify you. Now, with help from artificial intelligence, it's trying to figure out who your friends are.
With...
Speech Recognition for Industrial Manufacturing
The practice of using voice-controlled machines in manufacturing was previously considered prone to errors, and as a result, it was hardly ever adopted. Now,...
Journalist Used AI Voice To Break into Bank Account
A Vice journalist, broke into his own bank account using an artificially generated voice. When phoning the bank's automated service line, rather than speaking...
How Does Face ID Technology Look Today?
As biometric technology continues to develop faster and faster, promising safety and security to customers, so has facial recognition or face ID. Facial recognition...
New Technology will Prevent Fake Facial Identification
The advent of facial recognition technology carried with it the promise of great benefits, especially for law enforcement who use facial recognition to detect...
Top Five Technology Trends You Must Look Out For
In the next decade, technological innovation will have more and more impact on our lives in many fields. Technological innovation opens up new opportunities,...
