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Sci-Fi author and satirist probing the nexus of advertising, brain implants, Citizens United, and post-truth reality. Regenerative olive farmer. Climate hawk. https://www.derekcressman.com/

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Brain chip startup restores vision loss, overtaking Neuralink | Western Morning News Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inboxSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterScientists have developed the first ever re...

โ€œScientists have developed the first ever retinal implant capable of restoring sight to people suffering from vision loss.โ€

westernmorning.news/2025/10/21/b...

22.10.2025 17:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Asking earnestly, how is the ballroom project at all legal under the Anti Deficiency Act?

www.gao.gov/legal/approp...

21.10.2025 23:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5848    ๐Ÿ” 1594    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 585    ๐Ÿ“Œ 91

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So, they respected your right to free speech and are definitely not violent domestic terrorists? Is that what youโ€™re saying?

โ€” Derek Cressman (@DerekCressman) October 19, 2025โ€

21.10.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Maga claimed she savagely owned the libs by wearing her favourite hat to a โ€˜No Kingsโ€™ protest and it blew up spectacularly in her face โ€“ 14 magnificent takedowns To the historic โ€˜No Kingsโ€™ protests which took place all over America at the weekend in protest at the increasing and frankly terrifying authoritarianism of Donald Trumpโ€™s return to the White House. W...

A Maga claimed she savagely owned the libs by wearing her favourite hat to a โ€˜No Kingsโ€™ protest and it blew up spectacularly in her face โ€“ 14 magnificent takedowns

www.thepoke.com/2025/10/20/a...

21.10.2025 16:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.

18.10.2025 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8748    ๐Ÿ” 3773    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1515    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1576
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I managed to survive the domestic terrorist antifa organizational meeting at the No Kings Rally. Looking forward to collecting my George Soros check!

18.10.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I managed to survive the domestic terrorist antifa organizational meeting at the No Kings Rally. Looking forward to collecting my George Soros check!

18.10.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Save your brain like a game' says Elon Musk as Neuralink plans revealed ELON Muskโ€™s Neuralink brain chip company has inserted its first device in a human, according to the billionaire CEO. Musk has previously revealed big plans for the chip and weโ€™ve roundeโ€ฆ

โ€œYou could probably save state in the brain. So if you were to die your state could be returned in the form of another human body or a robot body,โ€ said Elon Musk of his plans for Neuralink.
www.the-sun.com/tech/1023476...

15.10.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Ask your doctor if ignoring RFK Jr could be right for you.

11.10.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Opinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World

โ€œLike a test-taker being watched by a proctor, A.I.s are on their best behavior when they suspect they are being evaluated. (The technical term is sycophancy.)โ€

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

11.10.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Care Bears are terrorizing the fragile, thin ICE.

11.10.2025 00:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Neuralink Has a Huge Patient Waitlist. Bring on the Robot Surgeons Neuralink President DJ Seo says its robotic surgical arm is the company's key differentiator, and could bring its implant to the masses.

"Neuralink has a backlog of 10,000 individuals interested in having its N1 device drilled into their skulls, according to President and Co-Founder Dongjin (DJ) Seo."
www.pcmag.com/news/neurali...

10.10.2025 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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California law forces Netflix, Hulu to turn down ad volumes The law could set a de facto national standard, given the Golden Stateโ€™s massive sway in the entertainment industry.

"Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law banning excessively loud advertisements on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime that could become a de facto national standard."
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

09.10.2025 18:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025 | Ember Solar and wind outpaced demand growth in the first half of 2025, as renewables overtook coalโ€™s share in the global electricity mix.

During the first half of 2025, renewable energy produced more electricity than coal world wide. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

09.10.2025 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis controls robotic arm with Neuralink A man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis controls a robotic arm with Neuralink's neural interface, regaining independence.

Man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis controls robotic arm with brain implant

www.redhotcyber.com/en/post/man-...

09.10.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Psychedelics Without the Trip? Heavyweights Like Neuralink, Coinbase, Twitch Back AI Startup Developing 'Least Psychedelic Psychedelic' Drug Mindstate Design Labs is developing drugs that aim to deliver psychedelic benefits without a trip, drawing funding from Y Combinator and the founders of OpenAI, Neuralink, Instacart (NASDAQ:CART), Coi...

"Mindstate Design Labs is developing drugs that aim to deliver psychedelic benefits without a trip, drawing funding from Y Combinator and the founders of OpenAI, Neuralink, Instacart (NASDAQ:CART), Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), and Twitch, according to Wired."
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/psyched...

03.10.2025 16:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gavin Newsom Epically Shuts Down Suggestion That Kid Rock Should Be Doing Super Bowl Halftime Show

Yaasss ๐Ÿ˜ญ

01.10.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 563    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Engagement-based advertising models are coming for AI | Computer Weekly Tech companies are eyeing ad-driven revenue streams to offset a possible investment market recession. Without proper oversight, this risks immense user exploitation.

โ€œIf you look at the trajectory, itโ€™s not a matter of โ€˜ifโ€™ ads end up in AI outputs, but how quickly and deeply they get embedded. The driver isnโ€™t user benefit; itโ€™s the survival of an ad-tech business model that has monopolised the internet for two decades.โ€
www.computerweekly.com/feature/Enga...

30.09.2025 20:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Neuralink: Musk Prepares an Implant to Communicate Directly with AI - 3DVF A device that turns silence into sentences is about to face its biggest test. When a medical lifeline doubles as a shortcut to AI, who owns the words in your head?

Neuralink announced clinical trials for a brain implant designed to enable direct communication between the human mind and AI systems. Typing on a keyboard could become optional, as the device aims to rely solely on usersโ€™ neural activity.
3dvf.com/en/neuralink...

25.09.2025 21:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Precision Neuroscience announced that the company has received approval for its brain-computer interface, or BCI, called the "Layer 7 Cortical Interface," which it has already temporarily implanted in 37 patients.
www.msn.com/en-au/health...

25.09.2025 21:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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"Elon's Chips Read Your Thoughts": Brain Implants Converting Minds Into Text While Privacy Disappears Forever Neuralink, the brainchild of Elon Musk, is poised to revolutionize the way humans interact with artificial intelligence. By moving beyond traditional

"Neuralink, Elon Musk's pioneering brain-machine interface company, is set to transform human-AI interaction with its latest brain implant, capable of translating thoughts directly into text."
www.rudebaguette.com/en/2025/09/e...

22.09.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is off the charts bonkers. So bad that even Trump deleted it.

21.09.2025 00:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fossil fueled vehicles are a disaster waiting to happen.

15.09.2025 01:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you put your head in the sand, suddenly thereโ€™s no pollution to be seen.

12.09.2025 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AR Dining: Apple Vision Pro Menus Taking Shape on Restaurant Tables - AppleMagazine Diners no longer need to flip through laminated pages or scroll through their phones. Instead, they can simply look at the restaurant tables, where dishes materialize in front of them...

"Each eye receives more pixels than a 4K television, which provides AR menus with a level of detail sharp enough to make food appear realistic. Diners can see textures, portion sizes, and even the shimmer of sauces as if they were right in front of them."
applemagazine.com/ar-dining-ap...

12.09.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Elon Musk's Neuralink says 12 people have received its implants - The Economic Times This marks an increase from a prior announcement in June, when its partner Barrow Neurological Institute said that seven individuals with severe paralysis had received Neuralink's implants and were us...

Neuralink claims 12 people have used their brain implants over 2,000 days and accumulated over 15,000 hours of use.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startup...

12.09.2025 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Amazon Enters AR Glasses Race Against Meta's Hypernova And Apple's Lagging Vision Pro - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Amazon is developing AR glasses for delivery drivers and consumers, codenamed Jayhawk, with mic, speaker, camera, and display. Meta and Apple are competitors.

Amazon's forthcoming augmented reality glasses will integrate microphones, speakers, a camera, and a full-color display positioned in one eye.
www.benzinga.com/markets/tech...

Just wink to buy now?

11.09.2025 18:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Scientists link hundreds of severe heat waves to fossil fuel producers' pollution A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.

A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.

11.09.2025 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 708    ๐Ÿ” 234    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Good things happen when Democrats are in charge.

10.09.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Artificial intelligence generates content showing products performing functions they cannot actually perform, creating unrealistic consumer expectations. These advertisements target vulnerable demographics, particularly elderly consumers and parents shopping for children."
ppc.land/ai-advertisi...

04.09.2025 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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