SMART PEN DEVELOPED TO DETECT PARKINSON’S DISEASE

Fri 06 June 2025: Developed by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the pen features magnetic ink and a special tip that converts hand movements during writing into electrical signals. These signals are then analyzed by AI to detect markers associated with Parkinson‘s. More than 10 million people worldwide are thought to be living […]

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ELON MUSK’S BRAIN-CHIP COMPANY NEURALINK RAISES $650 MILLION

Thu 05 June 2025: Elon Musk‘s brain-implant company Neuralink has raised $650 million from investors in a new funding round, the company announced on Monday. Neuralink’s implant, currently used by five patients with severe paralysis, allows users to control digital and physical devices with their thoughts. The latest funding round follows a $280 million raise in August […]

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YOUR SMARTPHONE IS A PARASITE, ACCORDING TO EVOLUTION

Wed 04 June 2025: Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by design. Its host? Every human on Earth with a wifi signal. Far from being benign tools, smartphones parasitise our […]

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1 IN 4 JOBS GLOBALLY THREATENED BY GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: REPORT

Tue 03 June 2025: A report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Poland’s National Research Institute (NASK) revealed Tuesday that 25% of jobs worldwide are potentially exposed to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), with clerical and highly digital occupations facing the highest vulnerability. The report, “Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational […]

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DON’T CLICK WITHOUT THINKING – AND 4 OTHER WAYS TO KEEP YOURSELF SAFE FROM SCAMS

Sun 01 June 2025: Think about how many things you have done online today. Paid a bill? Logged into your bank account? Used social media or spent time answering emails? Maybe you have used your phone to pay at a supermarket or train station. We are all plugged in, and that’s not necessarily a bad […]

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RUSSIA UNVEILS NATIONAL MESSAGING APP TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON WHATSAPP, TELEGRAM

Sat 31 May 2025: Russia has launched a national messaging service to reduce dependence on foreign platforms and reinforce digital sovereignty, a senior lawmaker said Friday. Sergei Boyarsky, head of the Russian State Duma Committee on Information Policy, said the domestic app would serve as a secure, multifunctional alternative to services like WhatsApp and Telegram. […]

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SAUDI ARABIA EMPLOYS AI TO ACCOMMODATE HAJJ PILGRIMS

Fri 30 May 2025: Saudi Arabia is using smart technologies and AI-driven platforms to provide services to nearly two million Muslim pilgrims during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. The country’s authorities unveiled several smart digital services to make the soul-searching journey easier for the pilgrims. One of these services is Manarah 2, an AI robot serving in over […]

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CHINA LAUNCHES LANDMARK MISSION TO RETRIEVE PRISTINE ASTEROID SAMPLES

Fri 30 May 2025: Chinese state media says the mission aims ‘to shed light on the formation and evolution of asteroids’ and the Earth. China has successfully launched a spacecraft as part of its first-ever mission to retrieve pristine asteroid samples, in what researchers have described as a “significant step” in Beijing’s ambitions for interplanetary […]

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SEVERANCE: WHAT THE HIT SHOW CAN TEACH US ABOUT CYBERSECURITY AND HUMAN RISK

Thu 29 May 2025: What if your work self didn’t know about your personal life, and your home self had no idea what you did for a living? In Apple TV’s Severance, that’s exactly the deal: a surgical procedure splits the memories of employees into “innies” (who only exist at work) and “outies” (who never recall […]

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