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This Startup Wants to Put Its Brain-Computer Interface in the Apple Vision Pro

California-based Cognixion is launching a clinical trial to allow paralyzed patients with speech disorders the ability to communicate without an invasive brain implant.

A Journey Into the Heart of Labubu

I made an epic trek across four countries to answer one question: Why is the world going mad for a plushie monster?

The EPA Is Ending Greenhouse Gas Data Collection. Who Will Step Up to Fill the Gap?

Science

With the agency no longer collecting emissions data from polluting companies, attention is turning to whether climate NGOs have the tools—and legal right—to fulfill this EPA function.

Google’s Latest AI Ransomware Defense Only Goes So Far

Security

Google has launched a new AI-based protection in Drive for desktop that can shut down an attack before it spreads—but its benefits have their limits.

How to Use Passkeys With Google Password Manager (2025)

Google can create and manage passkeys from your browser, but the process is more involved than it suggests.

How to Use a Password Manager to Share Your Logins After You Die (2025)

Your logins will live on after you pass on. Make sure they end up in the right hands.

The LA Fires Spewed Out Toxic Nanoparticles. He Made It His Mission to Trace Them

Science

Nicholas Spada is one of the only scientists in the world using a nuclear x-ray process to study deadly nanoparticles in wildfire smoke. What he’s uncovered in California is a nightmare.

Trump Executive Order Will Hand TikTok Over to US Investors

Business

After five deadline extensions and several rounds of negotiations, President Trump signed an executive order to put TikTok’s US operations in the hands of Oracle and other American investors.

Amazon Will Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle FTC Suit That Alleged ‘Dark Patterns’ in Prime Sign-Ups

Business

Amazon will pay both the Federal Trade Commission and consumers directly to settle a lawsuit alleging that it used manipulative and deceptive tactics to encourage sign-ups for Prime.

A Startup Used AI to Make a Psychedelic Without the Trip

Science

Mindstate Design Labs, backed by Silicon Valley power players, has created what its CEO calls “the least psychedelic psychedelic that’s psychoactive.”

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