• China’s CRISPR Twins Might Have Brain-Enhanced Intelligence

    The renegade scientist who edited the gene of twin girls said it was for HIV resistance, but now it is learned that the same gene is directly related to enhanced cognition. This may have been the real goal from the beginning. ⁃ TN EditorNew research suggests that a controversial gene-editing experiment to make children resistant to HIV may also have enhanced their ability to learn and form memories.
    he brains of two genetically edited girls born in China last year may have been changed in
  • As Your Phone And TV Track You, Political Campaigns Listen In

    Who isn’t tracking you these days? Technocrats thrive on data, without which their precious AI programs will sit there like inert rocks. National privacy legislation is desperately needed. ⁃ TN EditorIt was a crowded primary field and Tony Evers, running for governor, was eager to win the support of officials gathered at a Wisconsin state Democratic party meeting, so the candidate did all the usual things: he read the room, he shook hands, he networked.
    The digital fence enabled Ever
  • China’s Social Credit System Now Bans Millions From Trains, Planes

    When China said that it was ‘turning on’ its social credit scoring system, it poured on the coal. Already 17 million are banned from flying and 5.5 million cannot purchase high-speed train tickets. Offenders are shamed by exposing their data to the public. ⁃ TN Editor  
    Millions of Chinese individuals and businesses have been labelled as untrustworthy on an official blacklist banning them from any number of activities, including accessing financial markets or travelling by

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