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You will know me by the buzz in my head. SkullConduct, a biometric system made by Stefan Schneegass at the University of Stuttgart in Germany and his team, uses the unique way a sound wave changes as it passes through bone in our skull to ID individuals with 97 per cent accuracy. It could be built into smart glasses or VR headsets to log people in automatically.
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UK transport minister Robert Goodwill admits we don鈥檛 yet know if a drone was involved in the 鈥渄rone strike鈥� of 17 April
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a back-off button. A number of people complained last week about sexual harassment in AltspaceVR, one of the Oculus Rift鈥檚 most well-received apps, in which people can watch films together or shop in virtual stores. But women have reported male avatars coming too close or making sexual gestures. They have called for VR to include ways to protect personal space.
