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Tech

U.S. Intelligence Building System to Track Mass Movement of People Around the World

05.22.23

By Matthew Gault
Tech

After Uvalde, Texas Public Schools Send Home DNA Kits For Kids

10.19.22

By Claire Woodcock
Tech

Eye-Scanning Silver Orb Cryptocurrency Launches With $1 Billion Valuation

10.21.21

By Edward Ongweso Jr
Tech

Documents Show Agreements Between CBP and JetBlue for Facial Recognition Boarding

03.01.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

A University Stopped Requiring Biometric Devices After Students Complained

08.06.20

By Nick Keppler
Tech

Students Are Campaigning to Ban Facial Recognition From College Campuses

01.14.20

By Edward Ongweso Jr
Tech

Amazon’s Facial Recognition Misidentified 1 in 5 California Lawmakers as Criminals

08.13.19

By Madeleine Gregory
Food

This Japanese Company Wants to 3D-Print Custom Sushi for Each Diner

03.11.19

By Bettina Makalintal
Tech

Researchers Created Fake ‘Master’ Fingerprints to Unlock Smartphones

11.15.18

By Daniel Oberhaus
Tech

Facing Tomorrow’s High-Tech School Surveillance

10.29.18

By Rose Eveleth
News

Canada is about to start fingerprinting way more people entering the country

07.26.18

By Kieran Delamont
Tech

Cops Got a Drug Dealer’s Fingerprints From Photos of His Hand on WhatsApp

04.16.18

By Daniel Oberhaus

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Gaming

Bungie Accused of Plagiarizing Yet Again: ‘Marathon’ Seemingly Lifts Assets from an Artist’s Original Work without Their Knowledge

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Gaming

“Meat” Your Maker in ‘SWAPMEAT’, a New Co-Op Roguelike Shooter With a Playtest Happening RIGHT NOW (Until May 22)

‘SWAPMEAT’ is essentially ‘Risk of Rain 2’ meets ‘The Thing’, and I’m very eager to see how this playtest is going to pan out.

14 hours ago

By Shaun Cichacki
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Gaming

If Capcom Won’t Do It, ‘Kidbash: Super Legend’ Will. This ‘Mega Man’-Inspired Roguelike Has Its Hooks in Me (Demo Impressions)

I had the opportunity to go hands-on with a demo build of ‘Kidbash: Super Legend’, and I walked away incredibly impressed by this debut game.

15 hours ago

By Shaun Cichacki
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Gaming

The Atari 7800+ Is the Definitive Way To Relive Your Past, Especially if You Love Collecting Physical (Review)

The Atari 7800+ is the definitive way to play your favorite classic games, but you may want to consider looking into a ProLine controller.

16 hours ago

By Shaun Cichacki