UK Secretly Allows Facial Recognition Scans of Passport, Immigration Databases Summary Privacy groups say the UK government has quietly permitted police facial recognition systems to scan images drawn from passport…
New Method Is the Fastest Way To Find the Best Routes Summary Computer scientists at Tsinghua University and Stanford — led by Ran Duan — have introduced a new algorithm…
Google Tests AI-Powered Google Finance Summary Google is rolling out an AI-powered redesign of Google Finance in the United States over the coming weeks. The update introduces natural-language query processing…
Frequent Nightmares Predict Early Death More Strongly Than Smoking or Obesity, Study Finds Summary Dr Abidemi Otaiku of Imperial College London analysed six long-term studies involving more than 180,000 adults…
Google Ending Steam for Chromebook Support in 2026 Summary Google will discontinue the Steam for Chromebook Beta on 1 January 2026. After that date, the company will remove all installed…
How Intel’s CEO Helped Create China’s Chip Industry Summary Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has come under scrutiny for his four-decade involvement in building China’s semiconductor sector. His San Francisco-based venture…
China Tells Brokers To Stop Touting Stablecoins To Cool Frenzy Summary Chinese financial regulators have instructed local brokerages, think tanks and related bodies to stop publishing research, holding seminars or…
The FCC Will Review Emergency Alert Systems in the US Summary The Federal Communications Commission has announced a re‑examination of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA).…
Summary South Korea has again delayed a decision on Google’s request to export detailed mapping data to overseas servers — the change that would enable full Google Maps functionality (including…
AI Industry Horrified To Face Largest Copyright Class Action Ever Certified Summary The Ninth Circuit faces an appeal after a district court certified a nationwide copyright class action against Anthropic…
