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Meta has reportedly discussed introducing facial recognition to its smart glasses, allowing users to identify people they come across. [..] In the U.S., Clearview AI signed a contract with the U.S. Air Force for supplying facial recognition smart glasses back in 2022. The company, which does not sell its technology to the public, previously hinted at plans to integrate its facial recognition technology into augmented reality glasses made by U.S. company Vuzix. […] Last year, two Harvard students made headlines after converting Meta’s smart glasses into a device that automatically captures people’s faces with facial recognition and runs them through face search engines, including those belonging to PimEyes. The software named I-XRAY streamed the video from the glasses, capturing faces which were then matched against pictures on the internet. The program also scoured data sources to find names, phone numbers, home addresses and names of relatives of the people that were recorded.
Scorpions ‘taking over’ Brazilian cities with reported stings rising 155%
Women seeking help for certain gynecological disorders may have their symptoms gaslighted by their doctors or nurses, a new study suggests. In a survey, patients reported dismissive comments and being told to lose weight, go to therapy or drink more alcohol to cope with sexual dysfunction
The prevalence of sexual violence against children (SVAC) is high, with nearly one out of five women and one out of seven men around the globe who are survivors. Regardless of regional or economic status, SVAC prevalence among women is substantial, even in high-income countries such as the Netherlands (30%), New Zealand (29%), the US (28%), and the UK (24%). Low- and middle-income nations like Chile, Costa Rica, India, and Rwanda recorded a high prevalence among women of at least 30%; among men in Bangladesh and Côte d’Ivoire, the prevalence was 28%.
The practice of microdosing psychedelic substances is growing in popularity. The therapeutic potential of microdosing for anxiety and depression in humans remains uncertain. We found no evidence of antidepressant or anxiolytic effects from microdosing in animal studies. […] any effects observed in humans are likely due to placebo effects and expectation biases
Human perception is inclined towards detecting and attending to negative stimuli, a phenomenon known as negativity bias. […] paintings that are rated as emotionally more negative attract longer viewing times than emotionally more positive paintings.
Elizabeth Holmes is in prison for defrauding investors through her blood-testing company, Theranos. In the meantime, Billy Evans, who has two children with Ms. Holmes, is trying to raise money for a company that describes itself as “the future of diagnostics” and “a radically new approach to health testing.” If that sounds familiar, it’s because Theranos similarly aimed to revolutionize diagnostic testing. The Silicon Valley start-up captured the world’s attention by claiming, falsely as it turned out, to have developed a blood-testing device that could run a slew of complex lab tests from a mere finger prick. Mr. Evans’s company is named Haemanthus, which is a flower also known as the blood lily. It plans to begin with testing pets for diseases before progressing to humans. […] Haemanthus says its device will test blood as well as saliva and urine. []
An avatar of Agatha Christie is “teaching” an online writing course
