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The Pentagon is asking Congress for thirty point three million dollars over five years to build what it's calling Polygraph Plus — an AI-powered lie detection system that would read physiological signals remotely, without wires or sensors attached to a subject. It raises serious questions about accuracy, consent, and what happens when machine learning gets into the business of deciding who's telling the truth.
On a quieter but meaningful front, GrapheneOS — the privacy-focused mobile operating system built on hardened Android — is expanding beyond Google's Pixel lineup for the first time. The Motorola Signature twenty seven will be the first non-Pixel device to officially support it, a small but significant step toward giving privacy-conscious users more hardware choices without sacrificing security.
And after years of promises, Tesla's Semi truck appears to be arriving in earnest. A Nevada event targeting fleet managers marked what could be a genuine turning point for heavy freight electrification — a sector that accounts for a disproportionate share of transportation emissions. The audience was niche, but the implications for commercial shipping are anything but.
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