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A look at Cybathlon, an event by ETH Zurich where researchers team up with people with disabilities in a competition to test brain-computer interfaces (Oliver Whang/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/scien…

At the Cybathlon, May the Best Brain-Computer Interface Win
Every four years at the Cybathlon, teams of researchers and technology “pilots” compete to see whose brain-computer interface holds the most promise.

Neuralink set to launch 'high-volume' brain implant production as competitors weigh in https://thedebrief.org/neuralink-set-to-launch-high-volume-brain-implant-production-as-competitors-weigh-in/

Neuralink Set to Launch ‘High-Volume’ Brain Implant Production as Competitors Weigh In
Science, Tech and Defense for the Rebelliously Curious.

New student computer lab down the hall is pretty nice!
https://www.pfw.edu/news-center/refurbished-kettler-computer-lab-offers-new-options

Refurbished Kettler computer lab offers new options | Purdue University Fort Wayne
The start of the spring semester at Purdue University Fort Wayne will give students a chance to take advantage of a refurbished computer lab in Kettler Hall, Room 217.

Confidence rankings, Super Bowl odds for 8 NFL playoff teams still in contention https://www.nfl.com/news/confidence-rankings-super-bowl-odds-for-8-nfl-playoff-teams-still-in-contention

Welcome to Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at China’s secret cyberattack training platform, #Bithumb’s crypto booboo and Taiwan bringing some reality into the chip relocation conversation.

China’s secret attack platform - Asian Tech Roundup
Welcome to Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at China’s secret cyberattack platform, Bithumb’s crypto booboo and Taiwan bringing ...

George Pickens gets vote of confidence from CeeDee Lamb amid criticism https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/george-pickens-vote-confidence-ceedee-lamb-amid-criticism

🐹 A 1961 Relay Computer Running in Your Browser
#computers #emulation

Minivac 601 Simulator
A 1961 relay computer running in your browser

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is establishing a new "top-level" initiative called Meta Compute to build "tens of gigawatts" of AI infrastructure during this decade (Sara Fischer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/12/meta-compute-ai-infrastructure<…

Meta launches new "Meta Compute" initiative to build AI infrastructure
Zuckerberg said Meta plans to build tens of gigawatts of AI infrastructure this decade, "and hundreds of gigawatts or more over time."

The US DOJ says Peter Williams, former boss of L3Harris' Trenchant, stole and sold tools that can hack millions of computers worldwide to a Russian broker (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/…

DOJ says Trenchant boss sold exploits to Russian broker capable of accessing 'millions of computers and devices' | TechCrunch
The former boss of the L3Harris-owned hacking and surveillance tools maker Trenchant faces nine years in prison for selling several exploits to a Russian broker, which counts the Russian government among its customers.

Opaque, which offers enterprise tools for data privacy in AI workflows, raised a $24M Series B at a $300M valuation, bringing its total raised to $55.5M (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/12/opaque-raises-24m-300m-valua…

Opaque raises $24M at $300M valuation for 'confidential AI' platform - SiliconANGLE
Opaque raises $24M at $300M valuation for 'confidential AI' platform - SiliconANGLE