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Anything that can be hacked will be hacked
A long time ago I read “Future crimes”. The lesson: anything that can be hacked will be hacked. That was in 2015. With AI (and soon Quantum AI), that should be on the forefront of your mind. Particularly when technology get access to your individuals cells and your brain. Wirelessly…..
Researchers have developed molecular quantum nanosensors that operate inside living cells. Biocompatible. Measuring temperature and radical signals in real time. Inside you.
The FDA has cleared the first US trial of a wireless brain implant for treatment-resistant depression. The DOT device sits above the brain. Wireless. Programmable. For patients, hope. For security strategists, a wireless endpoint connected to a human brain.
- https://phys.org/news/2026-04-molecular-quantum-nanosensors-reveal-temperature.html.
- https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-trial-wireless-brain-implant-depression
We spent twenty years learning every networked device is a target. Now the devices are going inside us. The security frameworks we built for laptops weren’t designed for wetware.
When technology moves inside the human body, who owns the security model?
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MIT engineers’ virtual violin produces realistic sounds
Based on the physics of how the instrument produces sound, the model could help violin makers in the design process.
https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-engineers-virtual-violin-produces-realistic-sounds-0429
Rice grain-sized solid-state battery could power next-gen smart lenses, wearables
Scientists have just unveiled a tiny solid-state battery measuring only several tens of cubic millimeters, which is designed to fit inside a contact lens and power the next generation of ocular wearables.
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/rice-grain-sized-solid-state-battery
Battery-free smart home sensors are smaller than a penny
Like other kinds of smart home sensors, the tags are designed to be mounted on a cabinet or doorframe, for example, using a 3D-printed base. A small tab is attached to the corresponding door or drawer. When it’s opened, the tab strikes the metal disk, triggering a brief ultrasonic pulse imperceptible to human ears but detectable by a wearable device that logs the activity.
https://www.futurity.org/smart-home-sensors-3331212/
The Future of Consumer Tech Is Hybrid, Immersive, and Already Here
The next frontier in consumer technology is not about escaping reality. It is about enhancing reality.
The Future of Consumer Tech Is Hybrid, Immersive, and Already Here
