Technology & Surveillance
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The Digital ID Gatekeeper Is Coming To Windows
For most of the personal computer’s history, the relationship was simple: you owned the machine, opened a program, and expected it to obey. But Microsoft is preparing Windows for a very different digital future–one in which applications may first ask the operating system what kind…
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The People Building Superintelligence Admit They Cannot Control It
Jacob Coxon did not leave the artificial intelligence industry because he feared losing his job to a machine. He left because he feared what the machines themselves may become. After spending three years conducting AI pretraining research at OpenAI and Anthropic—two of the most powerful…
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There Is No Off Switch: How Surveillance Followed Us Home
The television is off. The screen is dark. The family has stopped watching. But what if the television has not stopped watching them? A major investigation into LG smart televisions has uncovered an extraordinary amount of data collection occurring through a device millions of families…
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China Readies Humanoid Robots For Combat
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in China last month, robots jumped, boxed and danced. Some fleet-footed bots ran faster than Usain Bolt over 100 meters. Spectators cheered the machines’ improving capabilities and their meme-worthy stumbles. Two days after the Games ended, the People’s Liberation…
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The Blackout Weapon: Could China Or Russia Turn Off America?
America’s enemies do not necessarily have to destroy our cities to cripple the country. They may only need to make those cities stop functioning. That uncomfortable reality is coming into focus as Iranian-linked hackers threaten attacks against America’s energy, water and telecommunications infrastructure, while lawmakers…
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The Age Of AI Agents Has Arrived – What Happens When We Give Them Bodies?
AI entrepreneur Matt Shumer was in his bedroom when he suddenly heard people talking in his apartment. For a moment, he thought someone might actually be inside. There was someone talking—but they weren’t people. Shumer, founder and CEO of OthersideAI, had asked OpenAI’s new GPT-6…
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Playing God With The Weather: Are We Opening A Door We Can’t Close?
Let’s begin by getting something out of the way. Weather modification is not a conspiracy theory. It is happening right now.
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The September Perfect Storm: Too Many Warning Lights Are Flashing At Once
September has barely begun, and already the warning lights are flashing. War is escalating in the Middle East, oil prices are surging, diesel costs are soaring, and government bond yields are reaching levels not seen in decades. At the same time, America is carrying approximately…
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Nothing New Under The Sun: Burning Man And The Return Of Ancient Spirituality
Right now, tens of thousands of people are gathered in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert for one of the strangest cultural events in America. For one week, an empty stretch of desert becomes Black Rock City. Massive art installations rise from the dust as people wander…
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The AI Financial Threat: Will The Next Crisis Accelerate Digital ID?
For years, the greatest fears surrounding artificial intelligence have centered on jobs, misinformation and machines eventually becoming too powerful for humans to control. Now one of the world’s most important financial watchdogs is warning about another threat that could hit much closer to home: AI…
