The Lab · 2026-04-13 11:52:40 · The Verge
Elon Musk's vision of superhuman abilities and minds merged with AI through Neuralink is colliding with the hard wall of scientific reality. Despite runaway hype and some initial human trials, the company's core technology remains far from its promised goals, revealing a fundamental gap between ambition and biological ...
The Network · 2026-04-16 10:22:51 · GitHub Issues
The line between corporate policy and state power is blurring, creating direct risks for individuals. In a critical breach of trust, Google reportedly violated its own transparency promises by handing a protester's data to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without notifying the user. The individual, now in...
The Vault · 2026-04-17 14:22:25 · The Verge
The AI hype cycle hit a new level of absurdity this week as shoemaker Allbirds announced it was now an 'AI company,' a move that briefly sent its stock price soaring by a factor of seven. This 'Newbird AI' gambit is not an isolated incident but a glaring signal of a market gripped by what industry observers are calling...