In 2005, three years before its first successful orbital launch, a fledgling space startup called SpaceX asked the US government to allow it to use the famous Cape Canaveral launch pad once home to the Apollo space program. Old-school space companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin opposed the idea and lobbied aggressively to block the … Read more
A man affected by ALS has become the first person in the world to control an Amazon Alexa digital assistant through his thoughts – thanks to a brain implant created by a New York-based neurotech startup. Synchron – a company specializing in medical technology solutions – has implanted its brain-computer interface (BCI) into a blood … Read more
Michael Kahana, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, has been studying memory for more than 30 years: how it works and what’s happening when it doesn’t. He’s not just fascinated by memory loss caused by traumatic brain injury — which affects more than 5 million people in this country — or the estimated 7 … Read more
Silicon Valley investor Roger McNamee claimed Elon Musk should be “prosecuted” and have restrictions on his free speech because of his strategic defense work with the government. On MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” McNamee of Elevation Partners said the Tesla and SpaceX boss is “undermining” the federal government he does business with by sharing his opinions … Read more
Let’s talk baby. Since the birth chart is a map of the self that shows our tendencies, astrology can help predict desire and outcome when it comes to being a parent. Astrologer Carol Star, whose tagline is “bringing astrology down to Earth,” comes right down to some parenting astro pointers, and if you can’t trust … Read more
A pro-Donald Trump podcaster sparked outrage by appearing to suggest Taylor Swift could be raped or killed by Venezuelan gangs after the singer announced she would endorse Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race. Dave Rubin, a political commentator whose YouTube channel has nearly 2.5 million subscribers, told his audience Wednesday that he thinks … Read more