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New Payment Tech Uses Palm Reading

Palm ID, a new technology announced by the UAE, uses unique vein patterns in individuals' palms for financial transactions. An effort by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security (ICP) and the Central Bank…

Is AI Already a Bad Actor?

You might be surprised by some of AI's shenanigans. Did you know that many AI systems already deceive humans, even ones trained to be helpful and honest? An article published in the journal Patterns describes how researchers analyze the…

The Pentagon and the Technology Gap

According to a recent article by Tony DeMartino of Pallas Advisors, specializing in the intersection of technology and national security, while AI will benefit the military with real-time information, a report by the GAO dinged the DoD…

Who Stole My Cheese?

Did you know that there’s a $2 billion fake cheese industry? Makers of Italian Parmigiano cheese are fighting back with an unlikely tool: microchips. The Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium (PRC) has tried for a century to combat cheaper…

A First: Robot Able to Smell

We've come a long way. Eight years ago, I updated an article series I originally contributed to Digi-Key in 2011. That update, The Five Senses of Sensors—Part I: Smell, Taste, and Hearing, discusses the technology that was available at the…