Scorn will make your stomach churn and your brain hurt
We played 45 minutes of Scorn, a grotesque horror game that's not for those with weak stomachs......»»
Microsoft introduces AI model that can understand image content, pass IQ tests
Microsoft believes a multimodal approach paves the way for human-level AI. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of an electronic brain with an eyeball. (credit: Ars Technica) On Monday, researchers from Microsoft introduced K.....»»
Study: Bronze Age remains in Israel show signs of trepanation
Remains of one of two brothers found buried together showed signs of brain surgery. Enlarge / Two Bronze Age skeletons (brothers) were found at Tel Megiddo in Israel. One showed evidence of trepanation. (credit: Kalisher et al.,.....»»
Study: Bronze Age Israeli man’s remains shows signs of trepanation
Remains of one of two brothers found buried together showed signs of brain surgery. Enlarge / Two Bronze Age skeletons (brothers) were found at Tel Megiddo in Israel. One showed evidence of trepanation. (credit: Kalisher et al.,.....»»
More trepanation news: Evidence of brain surgery in Bronze Age Israel
Remains of one of two brothers found buried together showed signs of trepanation Enlarge / Two Bronze Age skeletons (brothers) were found at Tel Megiddo in Israel. One showed evidence of trepanation. (credit: Kalisher et al., 202.....»»
Can mind-controlled VR games help stroke patients?
The neurotech firm Cogitat is among those building a system which translates brain activity into actions......»»
Rovio delists pay-to-own Angry Birds because it hurt free-to-play earnings
A sad end of an era for one of the original paid, viral mobile hits. Enlarge / Angry bird is angry. (credit: Rovio) Back in the days before practically every mobile game was a free-to-play, ad- and microtransaction-laden.....»»
A world of hurt for Fortinet and Zoho after users fail to install patches
Attackers are capitalizing on organizations' failure to patch critical vulnerabilities. Enlarge Organizations around the world are once again learning the risks of not installing security updates as multiple threat acto.....»»
Boyfriend tracking girlfriend with AirTag ends predictably
A 19-year-old woman in Australia says she felt "sick to her stomach" when she discovered she was being tracked with an AirTag by her new boyfriend.Apple AirTagApple's AirTags had a bumpy introduction in Australia, with the local authorities warning o.....»»
Reimagining drugs for a rare brain disorder
A team of researchers has developed a new method to screen FDA-approved drugs to determine if they could be repurposed or improved to help patients with a rare, debilitating disease of the nervous system......»»
Neuralink transported brain implants covered in pathogens, group alleges
This is the second federal probe for Musk's brain-computer interface company. Enlarge / Pager, a 9-year-old Macaque, plays MindPong with his Neuralink. (credit: YouTube/NeuraLink) The US Department of Transportation is i.....»»
Atom-thin walls could smash size, memory barriers in next-gen devices
For all of the unparalleled, parallel-processing, still-indistinguishable-from-magic wizardry packed into the three pounds of an adult human brain, it obeys the same rule as the other living tissue it controls: Oxygen is a must......»»
New approach puts brain scans on the witness stand in trademark disputes
Imagine you're browsing the toothpaste aisle and see next to Colgate a new brand called Colddate, packaged in a box with similar colors and designs. "You might think this is clearly a copycat brand," said Ming Hsu, William Halford Jr. Family Chair in.....»»
Perform A Brain Transplant On A See-N-Say To Add Custom Sounds
Hacking childhood toys is somewhat of a maker’s right of passage around here. John Park over at Adafruit has made a habit of it for many years though. His latest, he shows how to transplant the brain of a See-N-Say to have your own custom mess.....»»
Scientists develop new device to detect brain tumors using urine
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have used a new device to identify a key membrane protein in urine that indicates whether the patient has a brain tumor. This protein could be used to detect brain cancer, avoiding the need for invasive tests.....»»
Aptiv posts double-digit revenue growth, profit boost in Q4
Fourth-quarter net income soared to $233 million from $15 million a year earlier, when one-time special costs and a decline in revenue hurt results......»»
Rivian to cut 6% of jobs following Ford, Tesla price cuts
Price cuts by Tesla and Ford are expected to hurt EV upstarts such as Rivian, Lucid Group and British startup Arrival, which Monday said it would lay off half its staff. .....»»
Which groups of people tend to overestimate their IQ?
Vaitsa Giannoul, a social scientist with European University Cyprus, has looked into the question of which group or groups of people tend to overestimate their own level of intelligence. The study is published in the journal Brain and Behavior......»»
Migration of academics: Economic development does not necessarily lead to brain drain
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock, Germany, developed a database on international migration of academics in order to assess emigration patterns and trends for this key group of innovators. T.....»»
Political orientation could be predicted by differences in brain activation and synchronization
A first-of-its-kind study scanned the brains of dozens of politically involved participants while they watched campaign-ads and speeches by parties from both ends of the political spectrum, just before one of the last rounds of elections. The partici.....»»
Special vascular cells adjust blood flow in brain capillaries based on local energy needs
When we smell hot dogs, it may trigger memories of backyard barbeques or attending baseball games during childhood. During this process, the areas of the brain that control smell and long-term memory are rapidly firing off impulses. To fuel these sig.....»»