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CBP trials walk-through facial recognition at land border exit

US Customs and Border Protection is testing facial recognition that captures pedestrians leaving the US at a Texas crossing.

src: Biometric Update

Palantir case files show observer data feeding ICE border stops

Unsealed court records show data on people who observed Maine immigration arrests fed into ICE's Palantir analytics system.

src: Biometric Update

Over 400 French schools shut as student protests continue

France will close or partly close more than 400 schools as authorities brace for another week of student unrest.

src: Guardian - Protest

Class action filed over Google Gemini's access to Gmail

A 2026 class action targets Google over Gemini's privacy implications for Gmail users.

src: r／privacy (top daily)

Open-source search aggregator degoog hits 1.0 stable release

Degoog, an open-source search engine aggregator positioned as a Google alternative, has reached its first stable release.

src: r／selfhosted (top daily)

Hacker builds a working laptop around an 8-bit AVR microcontroller

A maker built a laptop-form-factor device running video, audio and games on an Arduino-compatible AVR board.

src: Hackaday

PS Vita turned into a native wired Android Auto head unit

Vita Auto's first release lets a PS Vita run Android Auto natively, with video, touch, audio and controls working.

src: r／hardwarehacking (top daily)

Maker adds Q-switch to benchtop laser for megawatt peak power

A hobbyist upgraded a pulsed benchtop laser with a Q-switch, pushing its peak power far beyond its average output.

src: Hackaday