Wi-fi signal tracks heartbeat without wearables(spectrum.ieee.org)

77 points by JeanKage 1 year ago | 59 comments

Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world(news.ucsc.edu)

414 points by XzetaU8 11 months ago | 284 comments

UC Santa Cruz news article reporting research suggesting early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world.

Low-Power Wi-Fi Extends Signals Up to 3 Kilometers(spectrum.ieee.org)

142 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 63 comments

Conversations remotely detected from cell phone vibrations, researchers report(psu.edu)

83 points by giuliomagnifico 1 year ago | 24 comments

SETI Home Flags 100 Signals After Sorting 12B Others(news.berkeley.edu)

80 points by TMEHpodcast 9 months ago | 37 comments

Wi-Fi Goes Long Range on New WiLo Standard(spectrum.ieee.org)

179 points by thebeardisred 2 years ago | 86 comments

WiFi could become an invisible mass surveillance system(scitechdaily.com)

420 points by mgh2 8 months ago | 178 comments

SciTechDaily article on KIT researchers warning that WiFi signals could be used to identify and track people, enabling invisible mass surveillance.

Telecom Industry Is Mad Because the FCC Might Examine High Broadband Prices(techdirt.com)

432 points by rntn 2 years ago | 249 comments

Techdirt article by Karl Bode on telecom industry opposition to an FCC Notice of Inquiry considering broadband prices in its deployment assessments.

I'm Tired of Being on the Network(matduggan.com)

97 points by sagacity 1 month ago | 93 comments

A personal blog essay by Mat Duggan about growing weary of smartphones and the always-online, constantly connected life.

Artificial intelligence is losing hype(economist.com)

453 points by bx376 2 years ago | 663 comments

An Economist Free exchange column arguing that artificial intelligence is losing hype and asking whether that signals the technology will eventually succeed.

Surveilling the masses with wi-fi-based positioning systems(arxiv.org)

413 points by belter 2 years ago | 138 comments

arXiv paper showing how Apple's Wi-Fi-based positioning system can be abused to geolocate over 2 billion BSSIDs worldwide and track device movements.

What your Bluetooth devices reveal(blog.dmcc.io)

501 points by ssgodderidge 8 months ago | 182 comments

A personal blog journal post from January 2026 about what nearby Bluetooth devices reveal about their owners, apparently introducing a tool called Bluehood.