Neuralink Livestreams Paralyzed Patient Playing Video Games With His Mind

Neuralink, Elon Musks neuroscience startup,live-streamedan interview with its first patient on Wednesday. The C4-C5 is asection of the spinal cord. Nolands ability to play video games has been seriously improved by Neuralinks chip, he says. Screenshot: X/Neuralink Noland compared learning to use the cursor with his mind to learning to use the Force from Star Wars. Neuralink has suffered from criticism in the past. A lawsuit filed by an animal rights group previouslyaccused the company of torturingits subjects....

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 86 words · Kenneth Vargas DVM

Relying on AI to Identify Mushrooms Could Kill You

Local knowledge is vital, as different species are found in different parts of the country. If its growing on wood, foragers also have to identify the species of wood. In addition, 40 are known to be poisonous if eaten raw but are safe to eat after cooking. Don’t trust your life to AI mushroom identifiers, consumer advocates say.Illustration: Jody Serrano / Gizmodo / Shutterstock At least 133,000 cases of mushroom poisoningwere reported from 1999 to 2016....

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 174 words · Holly Ward

Streamers and Loops: What the Sun’s Hyperactive Phase Means for the Upcoming Solar Eclipse

We might also witness some extraordinary activity on the Sun during those rare moments of totality. At the time of totality, the Suns disc is blocked by the Moon. What remains is the solar coronathe outermost layer of the Suns atmosphere thats made up of plasma. Coronal loops on the Sun captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.Image: NASA/SDO During solar maximum, however, anything goes, according to MacGregor. So theres just a lot more structure in the corona....

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 185 words · Kevin Olson

Tech Billionaires’ Project to Build a New City Accused of Tricking People Into Signing Petition

If voted for in November, the project would finally be able to move ahead. To get the necessary signatures, the project has recently ramped up outreach and canvassing efforts throughout the county. Those efforts may be having the opposite intended effect, however. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg (Getty Images) the 70-year-old retired school teacher asked the man with the petition. And he goes, No, no, its for better roads. I said, Let me see....

March 21, 2024 · 2 min · 252 words · Eric Hayes

The Greatest App of All Time Day 21: SwiftKey vs. Duolingo

Welcome back to Gizmodos March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Yesterdays tournament brought us our biggest upset to date with Venmo crushing Twitters dreams. Today, we have SwiftKey taking on DuoLingo. Graphic: Gizmodo For people who could get on the apps zen wavelength, this was rocket fuel for mobile typing. But that didnt last too long. But diehard fans still love the OG. Graphic: Google...

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 133 words · Pamela Hall

This Website Tells Travelers If They’re Flying on a Boeing Plane

But is there any way to easily check the bang out of plane youll be flying on? All you need is your flight number and the date youre flying. Boeings been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows a gaping hole where the paneled-over door had been at the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, Jan. 7, 2024Photo: National Transportation Safety Board (AP)...

March 21, 2024 · 2 min · 225 words · Cory Whitehead

U.S. Accuses Apple of Running a Monopoly

They accuse Apple of building a monopoly with the iPhone. The suit alleges Apples changes to its rules and high fees created a degraded user experience. If left unchallenged, Apple will only continue to strengthen its smartphone monopoly. Photo: Songquan Deng (Shutterstock) Apple says the suit is wrong on the facts and the law. It would also set a dangerous precedent, empowering government to take a heavy hand in designing peoples technology....

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 201 words · Dr. Kenneth Young

Wendy’s Drones Begin Airdropping Biggie Bags on Virginia

If an order has too many items, a team of three drones will deliver your order. Most homes within a 2.5-mile radius of the 2355 N. Franklin Street Wendys location will be eligible. All deliveries should take between 10 and 30 minutes, according to DoorDash. Photo: DoorDash The Wendys collaboration is DoorDashs first time offering drone delivery for hot, fresh foods in the United States. There are increased challenges with drones delivering these items, as time and delicacy are especially important....

March 21, 2024 · 2 min · 234 words · Miranda Moore

We’re Getting aNeverEnding StoryReboot

Friday the 13th-inspired storyIn A Violent Naturegets its trailer. News from the future, delivered to your present. Get your finest dark clothing and all your creepy things, part one ofWednesdayseason two is dropping in August. Image: Warner Bros. Graphic: G/O Media Photo: Netflix Photo: Netflix Photo: Netflix

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 47 words · Craig Curry

A Blackberry With a Cracked Screen Led to Some Weird Moments in the Biden Impeachment Inquiry

He stated he is willing to provide it to the committee so it should be simple. someone on a hot mic: “you might’t make this stuff up. This is Jurassic Park. Tony Bobulinski’s Blackberry still has his texts involving Hunter Biden even though WhatsApp doesn’t support the phone any longer.Screenshot: C-SPAN He asked if Bobulinski would voluntarily provide his phone to the committee. News from the future, delivered to your present....

March 20, 2024 · 1 min · 119 words · Mrs. Kim Carter

Alien: RomulusWas Inspired by anAliensDeleted Scene

Fede Alvarez started making an Alien movie without realizing he was making an Alien movie. And suddenly, I was pitching, but I was not really being asked to do it. The key here is young space colonizers, an idea Alvarez took from his DVD of Aliens. Cailee Spaeny with a very familiar-looking gun in Alien: Romulus.Image: Fox And when it comes to having them encounter the creature, the dynamics are completely different....

March 20, 2024 · 1 min · 166 words · Eric Lopez

Best Noise-Canceling Headphones in 2024

I think one thing we can all agree on is that the world is a pretty noisy place. We can also agree on the fact that no one likes that. And, at least sometimes, wed ideally like to shut it all out. Photo: Dua Rashid / Gizmodo We thoroughly tested a number of ANC headphones and curated a list of the ones we liked the most. We have a pick for every user and every budget....

March 20, 2024 · 2 min · 353 words · Melinda Ramirez

Deeply Unhappy Gen Z and Millennials Cause U.S. to Drop in Global Happiness Ranking

Sadly, it looks like Americans under the age of 44 are to blame for our national malaise. The best possible life is ranked as a 10 and the worst possible is a 0. Unfortunately, it appears the unhappiness of Gen Z and Millennials is the reason were sliding so rapidly. Photo: DimaBerlin (Shutterstock) But the U.S. wasnt entirely alone in this regard. Whats causing this huge disparity in happiness among American generations?...

March 20, 2024 · 1 min · 188 words · Melissa Jones