05 Jun 2026
China approved the world's first commercial brain implant before Neuralink — and the key difference is that NEO's sensors rest on top of the brain's protective…
In March 2026, China’s National Medical Products Administration approved NEO, a brain-computer interface developed by Shanghai-based startup Neuracle Technology with researchers at Tsinghua University, for commercial use in patients with paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries. It is the first invasive BCI to clear a national regulator for use beyond clinical trials anywhere in the world.…
05 Jun 2026
IronWorm and New Miasma Worm Variant Hit npm in Supply Chain Attacks
Multiple software supply chain attacks have hit the npm ecosystem, with threat actors using both malicious and poisoned versions of over 50 legitimate packages to distribute a Rust-based information stealer and a self-spreading worm, respectively.
05 Jun 2026
From Wearables to Power Stations: 10 Best Gadgets From May 2026
May 2026 was the kind of month where the gadget world stopped asking “what’s next?” and just started shipping it. The Fitbit Air went screenless at $99. The Anker SOLIX S2000 promised 35 hours of fridge backup. Google unveiled the Googlebook as Chromebook’s next chapter. Modular phones made a serious comeback, AI moved off your face and onto your ears, and the lower end of the e-bike market got…
05 Jun 2026
The Chip ETF That Turned a $10k Bet Into Nearly $20k This Year
If you put $10,000 into Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXQ) on the last trading day of 2025, you are sitting on about $19,400 this morning. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 (via SPY) is worth roughly $11,140. SOXQ is up 94% year to date through June 2, 2026, against 11% for SPY. The headline writers rounded that gap to 7 to 1. The data says it is closer to 8 to 1, and that is before you…
05 Jun 2026
Anthropic (Sorta) Calls for Pause on AI Development. You Should (Sorta) Take It Seriously
Anthropic is urging a unilateral slowdown on the development of new AI models until rigorous safeguards can be put in place—with a few caveats.
05 Jun 2026
Meta’s AI Glasses Companion App Hides A Complete Face Recognition System
Researchers discover three machine learning models and biometric database hidden in Meta AI companion app
05 Jun 2026
Anthropic warns of AI's rapid development, societal risk ahead of IPO
Anthropic is calling on major artificial intelligence labs to consider a coordinated and verifiable pause in development, warning that rapid advances in the technology could soon allow AI systems to improve themselves faster than society can manage the risks.
05 Jun 2026
Your Consciousness Emerges From a Vast ‘Invisible’ Network, a Breakthrough Study Suggests
For decades, neuroscience has charted the map of consciousness. It identified neurons, mapped brain regions, and painstakingly charted which areas flare to life when you recognize a face, remember a childhood summer, or exclaim “Eureka!” after connecting two ideas. The map has grown ever more detailed, revealing new neurons, circuits, and regions with remarkable precision. But does the map tell…
05 Jun 2026
You Might Soon Own a Piece of SpaceX
Elon Musk is about to set in motion a chain of events that will reshape the global financial order. For starters, when SpaceX formally goes public next week, he is all but guaranteed to become the world’s first trillionaire. His rocket company is targeting a valuation of $1.77 trillion, which would make it one of the 10 biggest companies in the world—bigger than Meta, Walmart, and, for that…
