The New York Times has a long article ( alt link ) on surveillance systems aimed at babies. They are increasingly using AI. Nanit and its rivals want to own 24/7 health tracking for the sub-four-foot set. And their already astonishing levels of baby data collection are just the beginning. Nanit recently raised $50 million from investors to expand its use of A.I. and use its camera to track speech and language development, motor skills and more, while extending its presence in children’s bedrooms into early adolescence.

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A hospital official told the BBC that the door to the ward was not locked, but manned with security guards, to protect the babies.

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The fire broke out in an air conditioning unit at the mother and child unit in one of Islamabad's main hospitals.

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