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News & Articles By Cassie B.
11/02/2026
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By Cassie B.
Facial recognition cameras are branding innocent shoppers as thieves, and the tech is already in America
Facial recognition systems in UK stores are falsely accusing innocent shoppers of shoplifting. Victims are publicly humiliated and forced to navigate bureaucratic mazes to clear their names. Clearing a false accusation often requires surrendering more personal data to the same companies. Similar flawed facial recognition technology is already being deployed in U.S. police departments. Companies […]
10/26/2026
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By Cassie B.
Could your AI assistant spark the next bank run? Wall Street is worried
Major U.S. banks are restricting AI agents that customers have handed their account logins. Some agents appear to act without explicit instructions, including contacting bank call centers on their own. Banks are also planning for the aftermath of a possible large-scale AI-driven cyberattack. Experts warn AI agents chasing higher yields could drain banks’ cheap deposits. […]
10/23/2026
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By Cassie B.
Russia to unveil ‘Anti-Drone Dome’ at Moscow summit aimed at African partners
Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport will unveil its Anti-Drone Dome at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow on October 28-29. The multilayered system links surveillance, jammers, missiles and physical barriers to protect cities, infrastructure and troops. Each Dome is customized for the buyer and built entirely from Russian-made components. Rosoboronexport Director General Alexander Mikheev says the […]
10/22/2026
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By Cassie B.
Millions of hack attempts follow PHP leak as governments unplug websites
A critical flaw in PHP, the programming language behind up to 70% of websites, sparked a global cybersecurity scramble. Researchers using AI found the vulnerabilities through OpenAI’s Patch the Planet project. A leak and a mistakenly posted video forced an early release of the fix, sending hackers racing to exploit it. Governments in Europe and […]
10/21/2026
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By Cassie B.
Lawmakers want an AI pause but can’t say what they’d actually pause
Policy analyst David Wojick argues the AI policy debate is dangerously vague because no one has defined what should be regulated. He says calls to pause AI development never specify which technologies or activities would actually be paused. Wojick also questions the much-hyped AI race with China, noting no one has explained what winning would […]
10/08/2026
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By Cassie B.
Elon Musk says unnamed ‘oligarchs’ are blocking his Starlink satellite internet from launching in India
Elon Musk blamed unnamed oligarchs for blocking his Starlink satellite internet service from launching in India. Starlink has waited four years and still needs security clearances and spectrum. India’s Communications Ministry called the claim baseless and said all three licensed satellite operators are at roughly the same stage. Companies owned by billionaires Mukesh Ambani and […]
10/05/2026
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By Cassie B.
Trump names intelligence chief Jay Clayton as AI czar, orders 120-day report
Trump has named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the nation’s new artificial intelligence czar. Clayton has 120 days to deliver a report weighing AI’s benefits against its risks to the country. He will lead a new “Super Intelligence Force” tasked with keeping America ahead in AI development. The move comes as Trump resists […]
10/01/2026
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By Cassie B.
Pentagon plans drone and robotics command as experts warn of military AI risks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command to field drones and robotic systems by October 2027. Project Agincourt, led by Owen West and Max Strasiser, will prepare the way in the meantime. Hegseth cited Ukraine’s drone war and said cheap, precise weapons now threaten costly legacy systems. Reports of an AI-linked school […]
09/30/2026
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By Cassie B.
Flock says no to facial recognition, but another company is already pitching it to police
Flock Safety publicly vows its license plate cameras will never use facial recognition. Surveillance vendor VIDIZMO pitched Johnson City, Tennessee police on a tool that adds facial search to Flock and Axon data anyway. VIDIZMO’s CEO admits the export tool isn’t built yet but wants to add it, calling facial recognition inevitable. The company’s software […]
09/29/2026
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By Cassie B.
Reddit polices health claims while drugmakers buy access to its users
Reddit quarantined 54 communities and banned r/NoNewNormal in 2021 amid demands to curb COVID-19 misinformation. Volunteer moderators set their own rules, so the same vaccine post can survive in one forum and vanish in another. Banned users say aggressive moderation silenced legitimate debate, while government pressure on Reddit remains unproven. Drugmakers are courting Reddit users, […]
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