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Elon Musk is planning to stitch a computer into your brain
Last night, Elon Musk presented the first product from his company Neurolink: a tiny computer chip attached to ultra-fine, electrode-studded wires, stitched into living brains by a robot. If the technology works, it will pick up signals from across your brain and translate them into code to do things like control a computer, or maybe even to help the blind see. So far the technology has only been used in rats and primates, but Musk hopes to have it tested on a human patient as soon as the end of next year.
This clever new service auto-cancels your free trials
It feels like everybody these days offers a "free trial." But when you inevitably forget to cancel said free trial, it becomes a whole lot less free. Enter the Free Trial Card. With this virtual credit card, you and your friends can save yourselves from your own forgetfulness by signing up for free trials anonymously, and automatically canceling them before before they renews. Even better: You can use the Free Trial Card under any name, with any email, and any address. Happy trialing!
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Yesterday, executives from Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple took the stand in front of Congress to claim that they face fierce competition, and denied that they were monopolies. That didn't go over so well. “The notion that they all see themselves in fierce competition I think strains credulity,” said one representative. "We’ve seen the total absence of any ability to regulate themselves, so I think it will absolutely require some action by Congress.” Is Congress finally going to crack down on big tech?
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