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Adversarial Clothing Designed to Fool Facial Recognition Systems

There are many companies manufacturing adversarial clothing designed to confuse facial recognition systems. It’s a cool idea, but I worry that it’s mostly security theater: “Our patterns play with that chaos, confuse algorithms and make it way harder to pin you down,” he said. Bell, however, said “none of these products are tried and tested, and a lot of these surveillance technologies can deal…

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Brian Kelly predicts Notre Dame football’s 2026 regular season record

Former Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly has moved to the booth this fall, and has predicted how Notre Dame’s 2026 regular season will shake out.

  • Former Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly predicts 2026 undefeated season.
  • Notre Dame expected to finish 2026 with 12-0 record.
  • Kelly emphasizes opportunity to mend relationships with program.

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