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Crypto Leben (Life aka misc)
Opponents to a US Digital Dollar Include Several US Presidential Hopefuls
In the U.S., at least three early candidates for president from both parties “want to make it clear they would not support any proposals for a central bank-backed digital US dollar,” reports Bloomberg — which may be a little premature, because “A central bank digital currency, or CBDC, is far Read more…
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Smart Gun Operating On Facial Recognition Goes On Sale In US
Colorado-based Biofire Tech is taking orders for a smart gun enabled by facial-recognition technology, the latest development in personalized weapons that can only be fired by verified users. But in a sign of the long, challenging road that smart guns have faced, a prototype twice failed to fire when demonstrated Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Humane’s Wearable AI Projector in Action
Humane, the top-secret tech startup founded by ex-Apple vets Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, just showed off the first demo for its projector-based wearable at a TED talk. Axios’ Ina Fried broke the news, and Inverse has seen a recording of the full TED talk given by Chaudhri. Journalist Zarif Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
‘Devastating’ Melt of Greenland, Antarctic Ice Sheets Found
The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new comprehensive international study. Using 50 different satellite estimates, researchers found that Greenland’s melt has gone into hyperdrive in the last few years. Read more…
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Researchers Discover Our ‘Motor Cortex’ Actually Links to Other Parts of the Brain
While medical textbooks teach that our movements are controlled solely by the brain’s motor cortex — that may be wrong, reports NPR, with another area keeping track of the entire body. “Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that previously overlooked areas of the brain’s Read more…