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Optogenetics: The Future of Brain Science? If I were to bet on a brain technology that might win a Nobel Prize, it would be optogenetics. This technology uses light to control the brain by targeting specific neurons. It's a groundbreaking mix of neurobiology and engineering, allowing scientists to
TECHNOLOGY
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been allowed to sell about 69,370 Bitcoin taken from the Silk Road darknet marketplace. This amount is worth about $6.5 billion right now, according to DB News on Wednesday. The sale will settle a long legal fight over who owns
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A man from Manhattan has admitted to helping set up a secret police station in New York City for the Chinese government. Chen Jinping, who is 60 years old, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to act as an agent for a foreign government in a federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday.
TECHNOLOGY
Since late 2023, Meta, the company behind Instagram and Facebook, quietly introduced AI-powered accounts on its platforms. These accounts, created alongside AI versions of celebrities, could post AI-generated images and chat with users through direct messages. However, these AI accounts didn’t gain much attention until recently, when they sparked
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A recent DMT experiment is cracking reality’s code, uncovering what researchers describe as a mysterious 'alien language.' Danny Goler discusses groundbreaking experiments using DMT, a powerful psychedelic, to explore the nature of reality. Goler's research involves using lasers to interact with DMT, which he claims
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Ukraine's former top military leader, Valery Zaluzhny, says World War III has already begun because Russia's allies are now directly helping in its war against Ukraine. "I believe that in 2024 we can absolutely believe that the Third World War has begun," said Zaluzhny,
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T-Mobile's network was one of several systems hacked in a Chinese cyber-espionage attack that targeted both U.S. and international telecom companies. The Wall Street Journal reported this on Friday, based on information from sources familiar with the situation. Hackers connected to a Chinese intelligence agency broke into
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Mike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, has been arrested on charges of sex trafficking and interstate prostitution, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Jeffries was arrested in West Palm Beach, Florida, along with two associates, Matthew Smith from West Palm Beach and James Jacobson from Wisconsin. They were all
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The United States' Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is seeking companies to help create fake online users, known as deepfakes, that are so realistic that neither people nor computers can tell they're fake. This is according to a document reviewed by The Intercept. The plan, found in a
SPACE
Whitley Strieber, an author known for his work on alien abductions, talks about his experiences with extraterrestrials. Strieber shares personal stories about being abducted by aliens and discusses his ongoing encounters with extraterrestrial beings. He talks about an implant he believes was placed in him by aliens, his experiences with
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Discord has been added to the growing list of tech companies banned by Russia. According to Russia's news agency, TASS, the platform is accused of breaking the country's laws. This is the latest step by the government as it continues to increase control over the internet.
TECHNOLOGY
Ford has received a U.S. patent to show targeted ads inside its cars using information from users, including their conversations. The patent, approved last month, describes a "in-vehicle advertisement presentation system" that displays commercial ads on the car's infotainment screen. The patent also suggests that