Scientists have created synthetic human embryos using stem cells, in a groundbreaking advance that sidesteps the need for eggs or sperm. Scientists say these model…
Reports continue to indicate that all autonomous (aka self-driving) vehicles –not just Tesla’s – are plagued with safety problems (see 1, 2, 3, 3, 4). …
The Dutch government is unrelenting in shutting down “pollution-emitting” farmers and forcing them to sell to the government. The lever is a severe cutback in…
LEEDS, United Kingdom — Phone addiction could shorten kids’ lives, a child expert and psychotherapist claims. Dr. Charlotte Armitage says that along with social media…
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has acknowledged that “massive immigration just doesn’t work” as he announced changes to the country’s border control policy that would…
By as early as March 2024, Japan’s Seven Bank will allow customers to make deposits and withdrawals using facial recognition at roughly 20,000 ATMs in…
Flyers in Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in Delhi, India, can now use facial recognition to move throughout the terminal, including security and boarding areas, without…
Amazon and coffee retailer Starbucks are being sued in U.S. federal district court for misusing customers’ biometric identifiers. The proposed class action (2:23-cv-00852) has been…
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Council has adopted a new set of recommendations on how digital identity should be governed. The OECD recommendations…
Cameroon’s Minister of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Alamine Ousmane Mey, on Friday June 9, signed a partnership agreement with the French Development Agency,…
The AC Marriott hotel in Escazú, Costa Rica, reportedly is using robotics that can scan faces to interface with guests, reports QCostaRica. Sold by the…
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program is now accepting applications around the topic of privacy-preserving digital credential wallets and verifiers.…
Munich-based Infineon is considering moving a bigger chunk of its production to the US, the FT reports. The prospective move would be made to comply…
A great work-life balance, excellent transport, a chosen spot of major tech companies, and a social culture featuring currywurst and Oktoberfest… welcome to Germany, a…
This week, Ford opened its new EV production facility in Cologne. The move is part of the American automaker’s push to make its entire European…
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced it will adopt the European Union’s digital Covid vaccine passport framework to create a global network of digital health…
While the IMF is currently gearing up to introduce its new global CBDC system called the UMU (also known as the Unicoin), The Bank for…
It has been years in the making, but Apple has officially debuted an augmented reality headset at its annual World Wide Developers Conference. Vision Pro…
A universal basic income of £1,600 a month is to be trialled in England for the first time in a pilot programme. Under the pilot…
The ice shelves surrounding Antarctica grew in overall size during the 11 years to 2019, according to dramatic new evidence published by three climate scientists…