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7 minutes 18 seconds

China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces

China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement.

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2 May 2024, 10:00 am
11 minutes 32 seconds

She Painted a Few Champagne Bottles. Then Came Meta’s Customer Support Hell

A fashion influencer’s struggles to unblock her Instagram account highlight a long-standing problem with Meta’s lackluster customer service. Users and regulators say the company must step up.

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1 May 2024, 10:00 am
10 minutes 42 seconds

Can’t Afford a House? Buy a Piece of One Instead

In a chaotic housing market that has shut many buyers out, fractional home ownership and investing trends are taking off.

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30 April 2024, 10:00 am
7 minutes 23 seconds

What’s the Safest Seat on an Airplane?

The back of the plane is safest, according to common wisdom, but that’s not really true. Let us explain.

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29 April 2024, 10:00 am
4 minutes 57 seconds

We Finally Know Where Neuralink’s Brain Implant Trial Is Happening

After months of secrecy, Neuralink revealed that the partner site for its brain implant study is the Barrow Neurological Institute.
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26 April 2024, 10:00 am
8 minutes 15 seconds

Doctors Combined a Heart Pump and Pig Kidney Transplant in Breakthrough Surgery

In the first procedure of its kind, a 54-year-old New Jersey woman received a genetically engineered pig kidney and thymus after getting a heart pump.
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25 April 2024, 10:00 am
5 minutes 9 seconds

No, Dubai’s Floods Weren’t Caused By Cloud Seeding

Heavy rain has triggered flash flooding in Dubai. But those pointing the finger at cloud seeding are misguided.
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24 April 2024, 10:00 am
8 minutes 1 second

Green Roofs Are Great. Blue-Green Roofs Are Even Better

Amsterdam is experimenting with roofs that not only grow plants but capture water for a building’s residents. Welcome to the squeezable sponge city of tomorrow.
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23 April 2024, 10:00 am
8 minutes 47 seconds

Unruly Gut Fungi Can Make Your Covid Worse

An infection can upset your microbiome, and if certain gut fungi run riot, this can kick the immune system into overdrive.
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22 April 2024, 10:23 am
12 minutes 7 seconds

The Rise of the Carbon Farmer

Farmers around the world are reigniting the less intensive agricultural practices of yesteryear—to improve soil health, raise yields, and trap carbon in the atmosphere back down in the soil.
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19 April 2024, 10:00 am
8 minutes 24 seconds

US Infrastructure Is Broken. Here’s an $830 Million Plan to Fix It

WIRED spoke with US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg about recent grants to fix ancient roads, bridges, and other critical infrastructure before it’s too late.
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18 April 2024, 10:00 am
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