The device works by combining two things that don't usually go together in a wearable: gentle ultrasound stimulation and electrodes that read brain activity. This allows it to reach deep brain regions associated with REM sleep while also tracking the brain's response in real time from outside the skull. Read...
Memory prices have erased 20 years of progress in a single year, researcher says
According to computer science researcher and software performance expert Daniel Lemire, skyrocketing memory prices are a "historical anomaly," with the unprecedented increases effectively erasing decades of steady, exponential cost reductions. Read Entire Article
A jailbreak for iOS 26 is finally here, 326 days after launch
The release also adds compatibility with devices running iOS 16.5.1 through iOS 17.3.1. That widens the range of iPhones, iPads, and Apple silicon devices that can run Dopamine, particularly older firmware versions that were not previously covered. Read Entire Article
Meta CTO says employees should use AI productivity gains to do more work, calls request for extra days off “very dumb”
Bosworth gave his Victorian workhouse-style opinion on what employees should do with their free time from AI-related productivity gains at a July Q&A, reports Business Insider. Read Entire Article
Trump goes unmentioned but not ignored as Clinton, Bush and Obama step up as essayists on presidents
Three ex-presidents have joined an all-star roster of historians in contributing to a series of essays about presidents back to George Washington
ICE expects to equip every field officer with body cameras by end of August
The rapid expansion could provide an unprecedented visual record.
Dangerous wildfire keeps crews from reaching helicopter crash in Utah
A large Utah wildfire has kept emergency responders from safely reaching the remote site of a helicopter crash
Pentagon pushes defense companies to boost weapons production after concerns of depleted stocks
The Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted in the ongoing war with Iran
Trump is blocking billions of dollars of grants that would fix the grid
In Wisconsin, utility Alliant Energy has called off a project meant to reduce power outages in disadvantaged and tribal communities, after the Trump administration terminated a federal grant that would have supported it. In California, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, which has deployed and upgraded hundreds of thousands of advanced smart meters,...
How Trabzonspor shocked Turkish rivals to make Mohamed Salah their Black Sea saviour
Never before has a big name rejected Istanbul for Trabzon, but former Liverpool striker was offered more than riches It began with a text sent during the World Cup. Ertugrul Dogan, the president of Trabzonspor, was watching Egypt when he picked up his phone and messaged his manager, Fatih Tekke....