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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has dismissed more staff over access to attack victims’ records and says it will introduce a new protection system, the BBC reports.
Dismissals address staff misconduct, but patients’ confidentiality also depends on how the trust limits access, detects misuse, and responds before further records are viewed.
HTC began selling its $499 Vive Eagle smart glasses in the US in September, offering cameras, audio, and an AI assistant without a social-network tie, Wired reports.
Buyers can avoid a social-network dependency, but they still need to assess AI service costs, recording controls, and what happens to captured information.
Canada is contemplating surveillance legislation that Wired reports could expand data retention and compel changes to encrypted services; Signal and Psiphon have threatened to leave if it passes.
Requirements to retain more data or redesign encrypted services could expose users to additional security risks and lead providers to withdraw services from Canada.
Amazon has deployed more than 1 million robots, including mechanical arms, floor loaders, and pallet-sorting machines, Futurism reports, alongside a workforce exceeding 1.5 million people.
Amazon’s decisions about production targets, staffing, and task allocation determine whether automation reduces workers’ physical burdens or increases the demands on them.
The International Bureau of Weights and Measurements said it would stop issuing leap seconds in May 2027, ending a correction to Coordinated Universal Time, Wired reports.
Operators of databases, APIs, and booking systems will need to coordinate the transition rather than assume that an announced retirement has already changed their clocks.
Amazon launched the $75 Bee Frontier wearable microphone with advertised seven-day battery life and AI-assisted recall functions, Futurism reports.
Buyers need recording, storage, deletion, and account terms to judge whether the device offers useful recall without obligations they cannot readily end.