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Submission + - China creates remote-controlled cyborg BEES that could be used for spy missions (dailymail.co.uk)

schwit1 writes: Chinese scientists have successfully turned bees into cyborgs by inserting controllers into their brains.

The device, which weighs less than a pinch of salt, is strapped to the back of a worker bee and connected to the insect’s brain through small needles.

In tests the device worked nine times out of 10 and the bees obeyed the instructions to turn left or right, the researchers said.

The cyborg bees could be used in rescue missions – or in covert operations as military scouts.

The tiny device can be equipped with cameras, listening devices and sensors that allow the insects to collect and record information.

Given their small size they could also be used for discreet military or security operations, such as accessing small spaces without arousing suspicion.

Submission + - Google Bets Big on Nuclear Fusion (oilprice.com)

schwit1 writes: Google signed the first direct corporate power purchase agreement for nuclear fusion energy with Commonwealth Fusion Systems.

The global race to achieve commercial nuclear fusion is intensifying, with significant investments from the U.S., China, and the European Union.

Nuclear fusion promises to deliver abundant, clean energy, potentially revolutionizing the global energy landscape and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

Comment A cashless society means your money is not yours (Score 1) 180

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The GoFundMe cancellation of the truckers' money should make you all aware of how a cashless society will work. The government gets mad at you and they wipe out your money. The end. Think they can't get mad at you, you're a good citizen? Welcome to the social credit system.

In a cashless society your money is yours only as long as the banks and government allow it.

Submission + - Chinese military-tied company is choosing new hires at Ford battery plant (justthenews.com)

schwit1 writes:

Chinese company appears to be in charge of hiring workers for Ford’s new battery plant in Michigan, contradicting the company’s statements that it will be an American-owned and operated project, and amplifying concerns from locals about potential national security implications.

The plant has generated significant controversy because of Ford’s partnership with China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited, known as CATL, which closely collaborates with the Chinese military and government. The U.S. Defense Department earlier this year marked CATL as a Chinese Military Company to warn American firms about the risks of doing business.

Despite the security concerns about its partner, Ford has promised that the battery manufacturing facility, which the company says will help it develop a reliable U.S.-based supply of electric vehicle batteries in Marshall, Michigan, would be completely owned and operated by the American firm. The only contribution from CATL, the company has said, will be Ford’s licensing of its proprietary battery technology.

At the same time, online job listings on multiple recruiting platforms show that CATL’s American subsidiary—Contemporary Amperex Technology Kentucky (CATK)—has posted job listings for roles at the factory, seemingly contradicting Ford’s assurances and revealing a far more active role in management by the Chinese company.

Exit quote: "The Ford plant has drawn scrutiny from Republicans in the Michigan legislature who are concerned that the state government failed to properly vet the project and Ford’s partners in the endeavor."

Who got paid off?

Submission + - AI tool detects 9 types of dementia from a single brain scan (medicalxpress.com)

schwit1 writes: The tool, StateViewer, helped researchers identify the dementia type in 88% of cases, according to research published online on June 27, 2025, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. It also enabled clinicians to interpret brain scans nearly twice as fast and with up to three times greater accuracy than standard workflows. Researchers trained and tested the AI on more than 3,600 scans, including images from patients with dementia and people without cognitive impairment.

Submission + - California's Corporate Cover-Up Act Is a Privacy Nightmare (eff.org)

schwit1 writes: California lawmakers are pushing one of the most dangerous privacy rollbacks we’ve seen in years. S.B. 690, what we’re calling the Corporate Cover-Up Act, is a brazen attempt to let corporations spy on us in secret, gutting long-standing protections without a shred of accountability.

The Corporate Cover-Up Act is a massive carve-out that would gut California’s Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and give Big Tech and data brokers a green light to spy on us without consent for just about any reason. If passed, S.B. 690 would let companies secretly record your clicks, calls, and behavior online—then share or sell that data with whomever they’d like, all under the banner of a “commercial business purpose.”

Simply put, The Corporate Cover-Up Act (S.B. 690) is a blatant attack on digital privacy, and is written to eviscerate long-standing privacy laws and legal safeguards Californians rely on. If passed, it would:
  • Gut California’s Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)—a law that protects us from being secretly recorded or monitored
  • Legalize corporate wiretaps, allowing companies to intercept real-time clicks, calls, and communications
  • Authorize pen registers and trap-and-trace tools, which track who you talk to, when, and how—without consent
  • Let companies use all of this surveillance data for “commercial business purposes”—with zero notice and no legal consequences

This isn’t a small fix. It’s a sweeping rollback of hard-won privacy protections—the kind that helped expose serious abuses by companies like Facebook, Google, and Oracle.

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