The Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act targets smart appliances that can record conversations and track people, and aims to safeguard the privacy and security of American homes.
Former CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield reveals in a resurfaced interview that gain-of-function research has been conducted on bird flu viruses and expresses concern that society should debate the safety and responsibility of such research, with a coming bird flu pandemic predicted to be worse than COVID-19 and requiring a proportional investment in national security preparedness.
Bodycam footage has been released showing the lead-up to the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Chase Allan by police officers during a traffic stop in a Salt Lake City suburb after he refused to identify himself and was found to be carrying a gun.
The FBI and the Department of Defense helped to research and develop the software needed for facial recognition in street cameras and drones, according to internal documents.
Four-year colleges and universities have become such minefields for free speech that substantial portions of self-identified liberal professors — the overwhelming majority of faculty — fear blowback to their careers and reputations for their expression, according to a national faculty survey commissioned by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.