DARPA’s O-Circuit program looks to build a new class of biologically inspired computer equipped with odorant sensing systems that would allow drones to smell danger, such as explosives and chemical agents, using olfactory receptor neurons. This week, US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced it will hold proposers workshop on April 10 for its Organoid […]
World Economic Forum (WEF) founder Klaus Schwab tells Swiss media he’s exploring ways to choose his successor, that he won’t comment further on Borge Brende’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein, and that board members like interim co-chairs Larry Fink and Andre Hoffmann shouldn’t have conflicts of interests. In the past year, […]
DARPA GO could be used for human performance enhancement & bioengineered super-soldiers, along with the ability for total mind control by reading, writing into the brain: perspective DARPA’s Generative Optogenetics (GO) program is gathering advisers across three working groups who will address the biosecurity risks and regulatory hurdles for the […]
Digital disclosure leads to embarrassing exposure, and the new world emperors want their clothes back: perspective The gloves are off and the mask has been thrown aside. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has declared war on the internet and has designated his idealogues as the arbiters of truth. Not even […]
Digital ID, in whatever form it takes, is just one cog in the wheel for the digital control grid: perspective Digital ID on its own isn’t enough to satisfy the World Bank; it must be made interoperable with Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in order to control access to all life […]
The UN compliance portal is about making sure govts work with the private sector to get the digital gulags up-and-running: perspective The United Nations launches the “Digital Cooperation Portal” to track and facilitate public-private compliance with the Global Digital Compact. Launched on December 4, the Digital Cooperation Portal “aggregates cooperation initiatives globally, on […]
Criticizing UN policies is now considered to be dangerous disinformation for impeding progress on Agenda 2030: perspective At COP30 in Brazil a UN rep denounces “purveyors of climate disinformation,” stating, “We must fight all attempts in the information ecosystem to undermine climate action, regardless of the actor.” Speaking at the […]
Humanoid robots will be walking and talking among us in the next four or five years, according to a discussion on tech regulation at the World Economic Forum (WEF). The joint WEF Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity concluded on October 16, with discussions ranging from neurotech to food […]
Digital economy ministers call for interoperable digital ID across the entire African continent The 50-in-5 campaign to accelerate digital ID, fast payment systems, and data exchanges in 50 countries by 2028 reaches a 30 country milestone. Launched in November 2023, the 50-in-5 campaign is a joint effort of the United […]