by alex | Jun 7, 2023 | newsletter
An Observer investigation has reported uncovering evidence that 20 NHS Trusts have been collecting data about patients’ medical conditions and sharing it with Facebook. Using A Covert Tracking Tool The newspaper’s investigation found that over several years, the...
by alex | Jun 7, 2023 | newsletter
Hmm, where have we seen this before? Stanford University scientists have created a multi-layered, self-healing electronic skin for robots and prosthetics that has a sense of touch and can realign itself autonomously when cut. Layered Polymers The research team...
by alex | Jun 7, 2023 | newsletter
With the Metropolitan Police Services’ (MPS) director of intelligence recently defending and pushing for a wider rollout of facial recognition technology, we look the current situation, the likely way forward, and its implications. What Is Facial Recognition...
by alex | Jun 7, 2023 | newsletter
With the UK, US, and Australian military trialling the use of ‘AI drone swarms’ that can overwhelm enemy defences, we look at whether drone wars could soon become a reality. UK Drone Swarm Trial The first UK military trial of an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled...
by alex | Jun 7, 2023 | newsletter
Japan’s Kyoto University working with Nasa and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) plan to launch wood rather than metal-based satellites into orbit from next year. LignoSat As part of the LignoSat Space Wood Project, which began in April 2020, as a...