Algorithms · September 2026Gaffe level: Blunder
A housing authority put noise and motion sensors in 300 homes. The tenants are suing to rip them out
A public housing authority in Concord, New Hampshire installed noise and motion monitoring devices in 300 homes. The tenants are now suing to get the Minut sensors removed. Nothing says home like a landlord-grade panopticon.
Source: The New York Times
A Thought-Controlled Bionic Arm Moved Into Its First Home Trial
Avi Davidson, who lost his left arm 17 years ago, is the first person to take the University of Utah's thought-controlled LUKE Arm home for a full year. The direct nerve interface lets him move the arm with his thoughts and feel pressure and texture through it, so within days he was making a sandwich and holding his wife's hand.
Source: University of Utah