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Elon Musk says Neuralink’s brain implants could help people with paralysis and blindness
Elon Musk has outlined Neuralink's ambitions for Telepathy and Blindsight, two brain implants targeting paralysis and blindness. He also hopes future technology could help people walk and use their hands again.
AI can describe a picture, but it still struggles to understand blind users
AI-powered visual assistance can help blind users understand their surroundings, but a University of Maryland study finds that lengthy responses and limited user controls can make getting a simple answer unnecessarily complicated.
Etsy cracks down on AI slop listings. Everyone else needs to take note.
A handmade marketplace now wants proof a human was involved, and Spotify, Snap, and LinkedIn are taking similar steps.
This touchscreen is made from thread, and scientists want to put it in your clothes
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a garment with a touchscreen woven into its fibres. The flexible display can show images, play videos, respond to touch, and survive washing.
Scientists have figured out how to send smells over the internet, and coffee is just the beginning
Researchers have developed Scentronic, an AI-powered system that detects and recreates smells remotely. It currently supports five aromas, with potential applications in online shopping and virtual reality.
Mori might be the cutest AI companion robot yet, and it reacts to you like a pet
OKA’s Mori is a cute AI companion that can recognize people, remember interactions, react to music, and behave more like a pet than a home assistant.
Forget seasoning, your music playlist might be the secret ingredient to a tastier meal
Can the right soundtrack make food more enjoyable? A new study suggests music can influence how your brain processes taste.
AI chatbots are falling prey to manipulative prompts that could help stalkers spy on victims
Spyware, tracking and shared accounts need human help. Here’s what to do before trusting a chatbot’s tech-safety advice.
Your AirPods can now double as a retro gaming gun, and you can try it for free
A Duck Hunt experiment lets you aim with an AirPod, shoot with a tap, and play 30 free Mac games.
Researchers developed an AI tool that predicts cancer survival odds by analyzing patients’ face
Could a selfie reveal clues about a cancer patient’s survival risk? Researchers have developed an AI model that estimates biological age and predicts mortality risk, using facial photographs of a patient.
Yelp’s new AI assistant will call restaurants for you so you can skip the dreaded wait-time call
Yelp’s AI agent will call restaurants and text you the wait, but at launch it’s US iPhones only.
A smart scale with a screen on its handle? Wyze might be onto something
For about $30 more than the original, Wyze’s Plus model adds a handle screen and phone-free readouts.
Think parental controls keep kids away from nudify apps? This report says otherwise
Removing nudify apps from stores didn’t disable them on test phones, so parents may need to check devices themselves.
The camera on my smart glasses gives me the ick. The people around me feel the same.
When it comes to taking pictures, however, it doesn't matter whether I use a voice command or a quick tap on the temple. The whole act makes my stomach churn.
E Ink’s new color screen could make PDFs and digital notebooks easier on the eyes
E Ink says its new color e-paper platform improves color range, whites, and contrast, but lists no price or date.
Xreal’s latest AR glasses fix the brightness problem, but leave the rest largely untouched
Xreal's refreshed AR glasses jump to 1,200 nits of brightness and smoother 3D conversion without raising the One Pro’s price.
A $75 gadget that remembers my conversations? Bee has my attention and my reservations
Bee’s new wrist-or-clip Frontier and phone-mounted Eclipse summarize your conversations, but more features need a subscription.
Anthropic warns of imminent self-replicating AI that might even work off an oven or TV
Anthropic claims that these self-replicating AI swarms will need something with as little computing power as an average Internet-connected device, like a smart oven or an Android TV box.
Trending Forward: Fold’s CEO spills on the real future of everyday bitcoin
Fold CEO Will Reeves explains why making Bitcoin boring beats attempts to use volatile crypto as everyday cash. One such scenario? Accumulating modest rewards on mortgages and daily spending.
Tiny robots could shrink weeks of heart infection treatment into a single day
Johns Hopkins engineers built rice-sized magnetic robots that deliver antibiotics straight to infected heart tissue, potentially replacing weeks of IV drugs or risky open-heart surgery.
Meta goes toe-to-toe with the big boys as it launches Muse Wonder AI models
Meta has just launched its latest frontier AI models in the Muse Wonder series, rubbing shoulders against the likes of Claude Opus 5.5, Google Gemini 4 Argon, and OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra.
AI can’t tell if you’re gay or straight, but it thinks it knows what both look like
Researchers tested OpenAI's and Google's image-generation models and discovered a surprising inconsistency. While the models refused to make sensitive judgments about people's appearances, they were far more willing to create images based on those very same assumptions.
A clinical study with Google’s special chatbot shows a strong future for AI in healthcare
A new clinical study suggests Google’s AMIE chatbot could support doctors by gathering patient histories and surfacing possible diagnoses before an appointment.
Relaxation music had one job in this pain study, and favorite songs did it better
Patients who picked their own music reported less pain after an IV insertion in a 204-person study. The tested relaxation music didn’t help, while Mozart’s benefits were limited to patients with preexisting pain.
A tiny humanoid robot uses an Android phone as its brain, and it costs just $400
Researchers have developed an affordable humanoid robot that can walk, follow people, and get back on its feet, all with a little help from an ordinary smartphone.
Intelligent UI turns ChatGPT answers into interactive tools while GPT-6 rolls out to a broader audience
ChatGPT can now build interactive answers like maps and bill splitters, and OpenAI says GPT-6 will provide instant replies to searches sooner.
Checking body medication levels may now be as easy as sucking on a peach-flavoured lollipop
Researchers have developed Lollylab, a candy-coated lollipop with a graphene sensor that can detect acetaminophen in saliva in less than two minutes.
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