Neuralink video shows patient using brain implant to play chess on laptop
Neuralink video shows patient using brain implant to play chess on laptop Neuralink’s N1 implant. | Image: Neuralink Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company has released a video purporting to show the first human patient using Neuralink’s brain implant to control a mouse cursor and play a game of chess. The patient, identified as 29-year-old Noland […]
Surveillance has a body count
Surveillance has a body count Photo by John Moore / Getty Images Customs and Border Protection (CBP) just released updated data on migrant deaths at the US-Mexico border, and the results are staggering. At least 895 people died at the border during the 2022 fiscal year — a 57 percent increase from the previous fiscal […]
TapeACall is about to get a lot more expensive
TapeACall is about to get a lot more expensive Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The cost of TapeACall, the occasionally glitchy app many reporters use to record their interviews, will increase significantly in less than a month. I discovered this thanks to a pop-up notification when I opened the app, which alerted me […]
House passes bill banning data brokers from selling personal data to foreign adversaries
House passes bill banning data brokers from selling personal data to foreign adversaries Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images A week after the House of Representatives passed a bill that seeks to force TikTok to separate from its Chinese parent company, it passed a second bill that aims to protect Americans’ […]
These toddler games for iPad are actually good — and that’s all too rare
These toddler games for iPad are actually good — and that's all too rare These toddler games for iPad are actually good — and that’s all too rare C’mon, how cute is that little ghost in the window? | Image: Sago Mini / The Verge Kids entertainment can be a special kind of hell if […]
LK-99 superconductor physicist accused of ‘research misconduct’
LK-99 superconductor physicist accused of 'research misconduct' LK-99 superconductor physicist accused of ‘research misconduct’ Screenshot by Alex Cranz / The Verge An investigation has found that the physicist who claimed to have developed the world’s first room-temperature superconductor engaged in “research misconduct,” according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Ranga Dias, a researcher […]
The best note-taking apps for collecting your thoughts and data
The best note-taking apps for collecting your thoughts and data Photo by James Bareham / The Verge These days, we are all dealing with huge amounts of information, from meeting notes to social media, to photos and videos, to whatever else we’ve collected — and we are all trying to find some way to store […]
Apple isn’t living up to the letter or spirit of court order in Epic suit, Meta and Microsoft say
Apple isn't living up to the letter or spirit of court order in Epic suit, Meta and Microsoft say Apple isn’t living up to the letter or spirit of court order in Epic suit, Meta and Microsoft say Illustration: The Verge Apple is not living up to the letter or spirit of an order issued […]
Here are all the best tech deals from Amazon’s spring sale
Here are all the best tech deals from Amazon's spring sale Here are all the best tech deals from Amazon’s spring sale Bose’s travel-friendly QuietComfort Ultra Headphones are $50 off. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Spring is a season of refreshment and renewal. It’s an “upgrade season,” if you will, and Amazon’s […]
Fortnite players can now build their own Lego games
Fortnite players can now build their own Lego games Image: Epic Games The worlds of Lego and Fortnite are continuing to intertwine. At its State of Unreal keynote at GDC, Epic announced that, starting today, creators will now be able to use Lego templates and other Lego-branded elements to craft their own games inside of […]