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A new wearable called the Atlas one point zero is turning heads in the neuroscience space. The Pioneer Edition sits behind your ear and claims to monitor your stress, attention, and focus in real time. At four hundred ninety nine dollars, the first batch sold out quickly, though questions remain about how accurate consumer-grade brain scanning can really be.
Meanwhile, Boston Scientific is counting the cost of a cyberattack that hit its systems last month. The medical device giant warned investors in an SEC filing that it will likely miss both its third quarter and full year earnings guidance. It's a sharp reminder that attacks on healthcare infrastructure carry consequences well beyond the server room.
And in a notable move for privacy-focused users, Proton VPN has quietly added something most of its rivals won't touch: a Chinese IP address. The new Smart Routing server lets users outside China connect to Chinese content and services, putting Proton on a very short list of VPN providers willing to navigate that particular tightrope.
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