New implant helps patient spell out entire sentences using only brain signals

Researchers hope the implant will one day be wireless. YouTube New improvements in a brain implant developed by researchers at the University of California Berkeley are providing a paralyzed man unable to speak the ability to communicate by translating just their brain signals into text. The research, , published this week in Nature Communications, demonstrates…

Intel finally unveils Xeon Max Sapphire Rapids, new data center GPU

Intel has finally unveiled its long-awaited Sapphire Rapids update to the Xeon CPU family, alongside the company’s new data center GPU.  Both are now available in Max Series form, and will soon be installed in prominent supercomputers, such as the Argonne National Laboratory’s Aurora. “To ensure no [high performance computing] HPC workload is left behind,…

FEC flags excessive contributions to Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and challenger Adam Laxalt in pivotal Nevada race that’s still undecided

Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada; Trump-backed Senate hopeful Adam Laxalt Getty Images The FEC is asking questions about campaign contributions to Adam Laxalt and Catherine Cortez Masto. The queries focus on excessive invidual donors, corporate PACs, and a former Trump official. The two candidates remain locked in Nevada’s too-close-too-call US Senate race. Both…

FTX investor Sequoia removed its glowing 13,000-word profile of Sam Bankman-Fried and replaced it with somber note after its investment cratered to $0

A side-by-side of Sequoia Capital’s profile of Sam Bankman-Fried and its updated page linking to its letter to investors about marking down its investments in FTX to $0. Sequoia Capital VC firm Sequoia Capital removed a lengthy September profile of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried this week. The URL now shows Sequoia’s note telling investors it’s…

Dow gains 1,200 points and Nasdaq surges 7% in blistering rally following October CPI report

Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stocks soared as much as 7% on Thursday after a cool CPI report sparked hopes of a Fed pivot.US inflation was up 7.7% year-over-year in October, below the average economist estimates of 7.9%.The 10-year US Treasury yield plunged 31 basis points and the US dollar Index fell more than 2%. US…

Taco Bell and Chick-fil-A are warning customers about a lettuce shortage that could impact their orders

Kate Taylor Taco Bell and Chick-fil-A are both displaying warnings in their apps about potential lettuce shortages. Panera also confirmed an industrywide shortage that it is working to minimize. Diseases in the major lettuce-growing region of the US reduced this year’s crop and drove up prices. Fast-food chains are facing a lettuce shortage and inflated…

Legumes can help fight climate change, but ‘bean hesitancy’ might stand in the way

The dry, edible seeds of plants in the legume family, including peas, beans, lentils, and chickpeas. Business Wire/AP Photo Lentils, beans, and peas are low-carbon protein sources that can help prevent fertilizer pollution. “Bean hesitancy” may prevent Americans from eating more legumes, researchers suspect. Legumes are cheaper than meat and alternative meats, but some people…