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Brain-computer interfaces tap AI to enable a man with ALS to speak
Brain-computer interfaces are a groundbreaking technology that can help paralyzed people regain functions they’ve lost, like moving a hand. These devices record signals from the brain and decipher the...
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Why gift card fraud slips through the cracks of America’s banking regulation...
Protections against banking fraud in the U.S. have never been able to keep pace with criminals. The reason why has its roots in the start of the national banking system proposed by Abraham Lincoln and...
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View ArticleFrom Kamala’s kicks to Tim’s baseball caps: Here’s a breakdown of candidates’...
With Election Day approaching, candidates are courting voters with everything they’ve got: targeted ads, texts, taunts, and stump speeches. As a fashion historian, I think an overlooked aspect of...
View ArticleDNC 2024: Harris memes-turned-ephemera head to the Smithsonian
At the 2024 Democratic National Convention, alongside politicians and delegates from across the country are political history curators from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, who...
View ArticleHow to reclaim a few hours of meeting time a week (and still get more done)
Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on career, leadership, and productivity advice. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here.I’ve worked fully remotely for the last...
View ArticlePeacock crushed its Olympics coverage. Now comes the hard part
After striking gold with its Paris Olympics coverage, Peacock now seeks to become one of the must-have streaming platforms. President Kelly Campbell shares what makes Peacock different, and the...
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Polaris Dawn mission: Watch the risky private spaceflight launch humans...
One of the riskiest private spaceflights in history is scheduled for launch in the early-morning hours on Tuesday (August 27, 2024). Polaris Dawn’s four-hour launch window opens at 3:38 a.m. ET. It...
View ArticleMeet the 4 astronauts who will be on SpaceX’s high-risk Polaris Dawn mission
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission is poised to make history this week with the first privately managed spacewalk, a risky endeavour previously undertaken only by government astronauts. Two of the...
View ArticleUtah is suing the U.S. for control of 18.5 million acres of public land
This story was originally published by High Country News. Last Tuesday, Utah filed a lawsuit, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether the federal government can retain millions of acres...
View ArticleHow Taylor Swift is ‘shining a light’ on U.S. food insecurity
Ahead of Taylor Swift’s July 14, 2023, concert in Denver, Aditi Desai, chief marketing officer at the Food Bank of the Rockies, got an unusual call. The billionaire pop star wanted to donate tens of...
View ArticleWalmart recall: Great Value apple juice sold in these 25 states feared to...
Apple juice may be a refreshing drink to beat the August heat, but if you’ve recently purchased any of the beverage from Walmart stores, you might want to check the label. That’s because the retail...
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Where analysts forecast mortgage rates will go in 2025
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Speaking from Jackson Hole on Friday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell made it clear that he...
View ArticleAustralian employees get the ‘right to disconnect’ after work ends, thanks to...
Is your boss texting you on the weekend? Work email pinging long after you’ve left for home? Australian employees can now ignore those and other intrusions into home life thanks to a new “right to...
View ArticleUber hit with $324 million fine by Dutch data agency
Uber has been fined €290 million ($324 million) in the Netherlands for improperly sending driver data from Europe to the U.S. in violation of EU rules, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) said...
View ArticleKroger and Albertsons merger heads to federal court. Here’s what to know
The largest proposed grocery store merger in U.S. history is going to court. On one side are supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, which say their planned merger will help them compete against...
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Niantic wants users to share 3D scans of their favorite landmarks
Niantic is hoping to make 3D scans go viral. The company on Monday released Scaniverse 4, the latest version of its app that allows users to capture 3D scans of their environments or particular...
View ArticleWhy federal policies are costing residents more on flood insurance
Conflicting federal policies may force thousands of residents in flood-prone areas to pay more for flood insurance or be left unaware of danger posed by dams built upstream from their homes and...
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Procreate’s CEO thinks the tech industry is killing creativity. He’s right
James Cuda, CEO of the creativity app Procreate, shocked the creative and technology worlds last week when he announced on X that his company was never going to use generative artificial intelligence...
View ArticleWalgreens and Bilt want to help you stop wasting money on healthcare when FSA...
The leading resident loyalty and payments program, Bilt, is collaborating with Walgreens in the healthcare space. Bilt is known for helping renters earn points on paying their rent, which, for many,...
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