Here’s a video of the first human Neuralink patient controlling a computer with his thoughts
Earlier this year, Elon Musk announced that the first human patient had received a Neuralink brain implant as part of the company’s first clinical trial.…
Texas Immigration Law: Here’s the Latest on SB4
As dizzying legal developments sowed confusion along the border, an appeals court panel appeared split over whether Texas’ migrant arrest law should remain on hold while the court fight continues.…
Condé Nast’s Owners Set to Reap a $1.4 Billion Windfall From Reddit
The Newhouse family, which controls the Advance media empire, made a 2006 investment of $10 million in the social site, which plans to go public on Thursday.…
SpaceX’s workhorse launch pad now has the accoutrements for astronauts
Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida. (credit: NASA/SpaceX)
Upgrades at SpaceX's most-used launch pad in Florida got a trial run Thursday with the liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon cargo ship heading for the International Space Station.
‘Notcoin’ Game Hits 30 Million Telegram Players as NOT Airdrop Nears
Notcoin hype is picking up as the Telegram-based game hits a big user milestone and sets a new record for daily players.…
BlackRock Enters Asset Tokenization Race with New Fund on the Ethereum Network
"This is the latest progression of our digital assets strategy," said Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock’s Head of Digital Assets.
Netanyahu Assails Schumer, Dramatizing Partisan Split Over Israel
The prime minister addressed Senate Republicans remotely after Senator Chuck Schumer called him out in an explosive speech urging a new election in Israel.…
Biden Aims to Bolster Chip Manufacturing, but More Investment May Be Needed
The president hopes the money will kick-start semiconductor production in America, but that might take a lot more investment in the future.…
Reddit prices IPO at $34 per share, the top of the range
Reddit priced its stock on Wednesday at $34 a share, the top of the anticipated range, a signal that investors are excited about the company’s IPO on Thursday.…
Russian Crypto Mining Hotspot Cracks Down on Illegal Miners
The Russian crypto mining hotspot of Irkutsk appears to be cracking down on illegal and quasi-legal miners.
Per a Telegram post from the Irkutsk Prosecution Service, an unnamed crypto miner, aged 35, will “stand trial for stealing electricity” in the town of Cheremkhovo.…
It’s Not Safe to Click Links on X
I think the kindest thing you can say about X (the social network formerly known as Twitter) in 2024 is that it's impressive the site is actually still up and running.…
Even Elon Musk’s SpaceX isn’t using Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertrucks
The Ford F-150 Lightning has earned the SpaceX seal of approval before the Tesla Cybertruck, and it has been photographed bearing the livery of Elon Musk’s commercial spaceflight company.…
Top Crypto Gainers Today on DEXScreener – PIPI, PNUT, FAP
As crypto markets pump in wake of a more dovish than expected Fed policy announcement, with Bitcoin (ETH) and Ether (ETH) bouncing 11% and 14% from intra-day lows to near $68,000 and $3,500, trader hunting for the top crypto gainers today are flocking to the on-chain markets.…
There’s a YouTube channel just for drivers crashing into the same curve over and over
We all love a bit of schadenfreude on occasion, who can blame us, we’re only human. So when a new YouTube channel pops up and it’s just footage of drivers taking a sharp corner too quickly, and the results of their screwup, of course we’re going to sit and watch these videos until the cows come home.…
FTX Was Down to Last 105 Bitcoins When Bankruptcy Rescue Crew Arrived: John Ray
John J. Ray III Fires Back Against SBF’s ‘Delusional’ Claims Customers Lost No Money in FTX Collapse
Mark Zuckerberg beat Elon Musk to the punch on a new feature
Mark Zuckerberg began testing a horizontal swiping feature on Wednesday for his pet project, Threads, the app whose main purpose seems to be trolling Elon Musk.…
Texas border security law paused again by court
State police have been blocked from arresting illegal migrants, hours after the US Supreme Court gave them a green light
Implementation of a new Texas law enabling the state to arrest and expel illegal migrants has again been put on hold, after a federal court ordered it temporarily blocked pending the outcome of a legal challenge from President Joe Biden’s administration.…
With backing from NATO Innovation Fund, OTB Ventures will invest $185M into European deep tech
OTB Ventures' new $185 million fund for deep tech in Europe will mostly be deployed at the Series A stage; but up to 10% could be allocated to seed funding, and more than 50% to follow-on investments.…
Blade Runner and Knives Out actor M Emmet Walsh dies
Veteran actor M Emmet Walsh, who starred in Blade Runner and Knives Out, has died aged 88.
War in Gaza Leaves Power Vacuum
Analysts say the Israeli military’s return to the largest hospital complex in the enclave may foretell more chaos without governance.
The Potency of Trump’s ‘Lost Cause’ Mythmaking
Like the “Lost Cause” ideology, Donald Trump’s propagandistic mythology negates the truth.
A Bunch of Nanoleaf Smart Lights Are 20% Off
I'm a fan of Nanoleaf. Sure, you can use the 16 million color combinations the LEDs provide for all kinds of party-ready light schemes, but Nanoleaf does calming and subtle light schemes exceedingly well, too.…
Ex-Man City footballer will serve prison sentence in Brazil for rape
Ex-Manchester City footballer Robinho has been told by judges he must serve a nine-year prison sentence for rape in Brazil.
FOMC Interest Rate Decision Signals All Clear For Bitcoin Bull Run
The Bitcoin (BTC) bull run has clear skies above following the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) interest rate decision on Wednesday.…
Check Out This Functional 3D Printed Macintosh
Designer Kevin Noki recently spent months creating his own homemade, functional Macintosh built from the ground up, which he dubbed the "Brewintosh."…
Amazon says its plastic packaging can be recycled. It usually isn’t
Jan Dell, an independent chemical engineer and founder of the environmental nonprofit The Least Beach Cleanup, has been deploying her own trackers too.…
The world’s most expensive drug has a new $4.25 million price tag
Medical bills have never looked higher. A gene therapy for a rare disease afflicting infants has set its price: $4.25 million, making it the most expensive drug in the world.…
Reddit priced its shares at $34, in the first social media IPO in years
Reddit priced its initial public offering at $34 per share Wednesday evening, valuing the company at $6.4 billion.
UK troops won’t ‘fight side by side’ with Ukrainians – London
Britain has ruled out a “full-blown military deployment,” the PM’s spokesman said
London has no plans of sending its troops to fight Russia alongside Ukrainian soldiers, a UK government spokesman told Russia’s TASS news agency on Wednesday.…