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Meta is pushing the boundaries of brain-computer interfaces with its Brain2Qwerty system, which translates neural activity into text without a single incision. Using non-invasive recordings, the AI decodes what you intend to type — a meaningful step forward for accessibility, though questions about privacy and the limits of the technology remain very much open.
Shifting to cybersecurity, the FBI is sounding the alarm over a Russian intelligence campaign targeting Signal users, particularly officials and military personnel connected to Ukraine. Attackers are impersonating Signal support staff and tricking users into handing over their backup recovery keys — which can unlock not just Signal but other accounts tied to the same phone number. If you use Signal, enable registration lock now.
And in open-source hardware news, the Zluda project — which lets AMD graphics cards run software built for Nvidia's CUDA platform — has lost its commercial funding and returned to hobby status. The latest version six release still brings real improvements, including thirty-two-bit PhysX support, but the loss of backing is a reminder of how fragile the infrastructure beneath our tools can be.
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