Neuroprosthetics Update

"A Man With Paralysis Has Regained Feeling and Movement in His Hands After an Experimental Brain Implant". 

Original article in Nature: "A neuroprosthesis for restoring hand movement and sensation in a person with complete tetraplegia".

PLA Vs. USN

"PLA scientists propose a plan to destroy US carrier groups from 3,000 km away". If accurate, this is not good news for the US.

Tap-To-Pay Fraud

"Scammers Are Tapping into Contactless Payments"

Single Problem Math Books

"23 Mathematics Books Dedicated to a Single Problem". 

 FWIW, I really liked Stan Wagon's excellent book on the mind-binding Banach-Tarski Paradox.

iPhone Security

NYT: "The 4 iPhone Security Settings You Should Turn On Right Now"

Medical Literature Reliability

Dr. F. Perry Wilson: "Can We Trust the Medical Literature?"

Catching AI Cheaters

"Brown Professor Suspects Majority of His Class Used AI to Cheat"

Pigeon Radiologists

"Pigeons excel at spotting abnormalities on CT scans"

Tough Times In SF

The New York Times reports that a salary of $180,000 is not a living wage in San Francisco.

Synthetic "Cell"

"World's first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle could revolutionize biological engineering"

AI Vs. Medieval Ciphers

"Plots, love letters and remedies: The medieval secrets being revealed by AI"

Hsieh Forbes Column: "Midjourney's Whole Body Ultrasound System—A Radiologist's Thoughts"

My latest Forbes is out: "Midjourney's Whole Body Ultrasound System -- A Radiologist's Thoughts"

Starfall

"With Starfall, SpaceX eyes an edge in global cargo delivery from orbit". (Via H.R.)

Quantum Computing Progress

"Aram Harrow, quantum researcher: 'These computers won't take 10 years; they'll arrive sooner'"