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Deep & Emerging Tech·July 17, 2026·1 min read

Pete Hegseth wants widespread testosterone testing in the military. Researchers say US men already have a T problem.

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Debates over hormone testing and treatment in the military highlight how quickly health metrics can become politicized when scaled across an institution. Any healthtech or data platform touching biomarkers for large populations needs a clear governance story for who sees what, and how those numbers drive decisions.

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‘Adversarial clothing’: are garments designed to confuse facial recognition systems about to go mainstream?

If adversarial fashion goes mainstream, it’s a sign that privacy is moving from policy debates into consumer behavior — and that CV systems will face a live, adaptive adversary in public spaces. Any deployment of facial recognition in retail, transit, or security should assume partial obfuscation and plan for degraded performance and public pushback.