Brain waves can tell us how much pain someone is in
“The hope is that now that we know where these signals live, and now that we know what type of...
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Morgan Stanley CEO Announces Retirement, Sparks Questions Over Succession
Key takeaways Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman confirmed at the annual shareholder meeting he was stepping down from the role...
The Download: rub-on gene therapy, and safeguarding email memories
The news: Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration approved sales of the first gene therapy that is directly...
How to preserve your digital memories
It got me thinking about my own email records, and the systems that we have—or, more precisely, don’t have—for preserving...
The FDA just approved rub-on gene therapy that helps “butterfly” children
"I think it is really exciting, but I do worry about how durable the treatment is," says Denitsa Milanova, founder...
Should You Add Defense Stocks To Your Portfolio In 2023?
Key takeaways War in Ukraine and U.S.-China relationship breakdown has put a new spotlight on defense stocks Defense spending in...
The Download: preserving digital lives, and more sensitive prostheses
Earlier this week, Google announced its intention to start deleting personal accounts that haven’t been active in over two years...
Your digital life isn’t as permanent as you think it is
It’s a lot to ask of tech companies to host all of our data indefinitely, says Caplan. Although data storage...
I just met the founders of a would-be longevity state
My journey to Zuzalu wasn’t straightforward. My 3 a.m. train to the airport was canceled, and my flight was delayed....
A soft e-skin mimics the way human skin can sense things
It was created by a team of researchers from Stanford University, who implanted soft e-skin electrodes in the brains of...
Short Squeeze Stocks To Watch In 2023: Unraveling The Long And Short Of Squeezes
Key takeaways Short squeezes are when traders bet a company will fall in value, but the amount of short interest...
The Download: future space food, and EV battery swapping
The future of space food could be as simple—and weird—as a protein shake made with astronaut breath or a burger...
Why some companies want you to rent the battery in your EV
If you want to own that battery, and you don’t want to visit swap stations, your vehicle will cost you...
Future space food could be made from astronaut breath
To solve the problem of feeding astronauts on long-duration missions, NASA started the Deep Space Food Challenge in January 2021,...
How 5-minute battery swaps could get more EVs on the road
The specter of Better Place hangs over battery-swap efforts today, but de Souza says Ample’s approach addresses issues that sank...
Morgan Stanley Considers More Layoffs As Banking Worry Continues
Key takeaways Morgan Stanley is rumored to be cutting 40 roles in its Asia-Pacific investment banking arm, having already slashed...
The Download: unlocking Chinese social accounts, and AI voice analysis
—Zeyi Yang When I recently visited China, for the first time since the pandemic, I traveled to Shenzhen in a...
Inside Tencent’s weirdly secretive customer service center
One of my stops in China was Shenzhen, the southern city that’s home to many Chinese tech companies, like Tencent,...
ChatGPT Founder Sam Altman Is Testifying Before Congress Today – Here’s What You Need To Know
Key takeaways CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, is testifying before Congress to decide the first steps in AI regulation Several...
Leading the energy transition
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