5 Of The Best Uses For Your Computer's Empty USB Ports

Did you know the internet is full of USB accessories that add a whole new layer of convenience to your computer, such as DVD drives, Wi-Fi adapters, and more?
TechRadar

In 1970 a patent for an obscure computer device was granted - and it changed personal computing forever

In November 1970 a patent was granted for a device dubbed an “X-Y position indicator for a display system”. Amidst the plethora of patents granted that year, you would’ve been forgiven for not ...
Psychology Today

AI Copilot Boosts Brain-Computer Interface’s Performance

An important milestone for brain-computer interfaces has been achieved. A new peer-reviewed neuroscience study led by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) demonstrates a ...
Wired

China Is Building a Brain-Computer Interface Industry

In a policy document released this month, China has signaled its ambition to become a world leader in brain-computer interfaces, the same technology that Elon Musk’s Neuralink and other US startups ...
CNET

PS5 Beta Update Brings Simultaneous DualSense Controller Pairing to Multiple Devices

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...
TechCrunch

Meta researchers are developing a gesture-controlled wristband that can interact with a computer

Meta researchers are developing a wristband that lets people control a computer using hand gestures. This includes moving a cursor, opening apps, and sending messages by writing in the air as if using ...
Bleeping Computer

FBI: BADBOX 2.0 Android malware infects millions of consumer devices

The FBI is warning that the BADBOX 2.0 malware campaign has infected over 1 million home Internet-connected devices, converting consumer electronics into residential proxies that are used for ...
KVUE

Austin-based neurotechnology company completes first implantation of brain-computer device in a human

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-based neurotechnology company Paradromics says it has reached a major milestone in brain technology. The company, which is developing the "highest data-rate brain-computer ...
Wired

A Neuralink Rival Just Tested a Brain Implant in a Person

Brain-computer-interface startup Paradromics today announced that surgeons successfully inserted the company’s brain implant into a patient and safely removed it after about 10 minutes. It’s a step ...
BGR

Io's First ChatGPT Device Will Be An Ambient Computer, But What Does That Even Mean?

What began as exciting speculation a few years ago is now reality. Former Apple design guru Jony Ive is building the first ChatGPT hardware device, which should be introduced in 2026. The screenless ...
Wall Street Journal

Coming to a Brain Near You: A Tiny Computer

A high-stakes technology race is playing out in the human brain. Brain-computer interfaces are already letting people with paralysis control computers and communicate their needs, and will soon enable ...