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SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES

Meta Quietly Added Facial-Recognition Tech to Smart Glasses, Report Says

A Wired report found a feature called “NameTag” embedded in Meta’s AI app for smart glasses that could identify people seen through the camera and alert the wearer when a match is found.

The system could also crop and store unrecognized faces in a “pending” folder. Meta disputes claims that the feature is close to launch or fully developed, saying it is still exploring the addition of the feature to Meta smart glasses and that no final decision has been made. (Read More)

Iran Launches Missiles at Israel for First Time Since Ceasefire; Israel Strikes Back

Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel on Sunday, the first such attack since the April 8 ceasefire, after an Israeli airstrike on a Hezbollah command center in Beirut killed at least two people. The IDF said it intercepted all missiles.

In retaliation, Israel said it struck military targets in western and central Iran on Sunday. No further details were provided on casualties or the exact locations of the strikes. (Read More)

Navy Sailor Among Three Arrested for Supporting ISIS Plot to Attack U.S. Troops

The FBI arrested three men, including a former U.S. Navy sailor, for allegedly conspiring to support ISIS in attacks against U.S. troops overseas, according to the Department of Justice.

Prosecutors say the suspects pledged allegiance to ISIS and sent more than $2,000 to someone they believed was an ISIS member to buy drones and grenades for use against U.S. forces. All three face material-support charges. (Read More)

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CONFLICT UPDATES

➤ An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on Saturday killed nine people, including a Lebanese army brigadier general and two soldiers, the Lebanese military said. The army said the officers were killed in a strike on their military vehicle on the Khardali–Nabatieh road. (Read More)

➤ Taiwan’s coast guard said it deployed more than five vessels to monitor four Chinese government ships operating east of the island. Chinese state media said the activity was part of a “law enforcement operation” in response to planned Japan-Philippines talks on delimiting a maritime boundary near Taiwan, which Beijing called unilateral and illegal. (Read More)

➤ Ukraine launched hundreds of drones at targets across Russia, including the St. Petersburg region, on the final day of Russia’s economic forum attended by delegations from several countries. Russia’s Defense Ministry said many of the drones were intercepted, though one reportedly struck a military facility west of the city. (Read More)

SECURITY UPDATES

➤ The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a second case of New World screwworm in Zavala County, Texas, six miles from where an earlier case was detected. The agency said the U.S. food supply remains safe, noting the parasite does not infest food products and that any affected animals would be identified and kept out of commerce. (Read More)

➤ OpenAI has begun rolling out a ChatGPT Lockdown Mode, an optional security setting that limits tools and external connections to reduce the risk of data exfiltration from prompt injection attacks. It is designed for users handling sensitive information and is available to logged-in users on Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans, as well as self-serve ChatGPT Business accounts. (Read More)

➤ A 37-year-old Gaza man reportedly granted asylum in Greece was arrested on Crete for allegedly plotting an attack on an Israeli cruise ship, according to reports. The MS Crown Iris, an Israeli cruise ship, was believed to be the target of the planned attack. (Read More)

TECHNOLOGY UPDATES

➤ Russian strikes damaged two Ukrainian search-and-rescue vessels operating on a humanitarian mission in Ukraine’s maritime corridor in the Black Sea. Several crew members were injured. (Read More)

➤ France’s Ministry of Defence has announced the first successful supersonic launch of the MICA NG air-to-air missile from a Rafale fighter jet, marking a key milestone in extending the service life of the mid-1990s missile design. (Read More)

➤ Russia’s Rassvet broadband constellation has lost its first satellite after it reentered Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday, less than three months after launch. The failure marks the first confirmed loss in Russia’s effort to build a domestic low-Earth-orbit broadband network intended to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. (Read More)

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SPECIAL CATEGORY

➤ NASA’s $30 billion plan to establish a permanent base at the lunar south pole by the mid-2030s starts with robotic scouting missions in the late 2020s, followed by the development of power systems, communications, and initial surface habitats around 2029, before expanding into larger crewed facilities in the early 2030s.

➤ New York’s legislature has passed a one-year freeze on data center permits, the first such measure in any U.S. state. The bill pauses permits for facilities drawing 20 megawatts or more while the state studies impacts on water use, land use, and electronic waste.

➤ A 37-year-old Brazilian woman allegedly spent 14 months posing as a 12-year-old runaway to persuade a family to adopt her. The family was preparing for a legal adoption before community suspicions led to her arrest. She was later charged with fraud and identity theft.

On this day in history:On June 8th, 1949, George Orwell published 1984, his novel of a dystopian future whose all-seeing leader, "Big Brother," became a universal symbol of intrusive government and surveillance, and gave English terms like "doublethink" and "thought police."

SENTIMENT COLLECTION

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