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12.21.25
SCIENCE
Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit
BY EMILY MULLIN | 2-MINUTE READ
Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup that seeks to read brain activity using ultrasound, is being spun out of Forest Neurotech, a Los Angeles nonprofit.
Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize
BY STEVE NADIS | 6-MINUTE READ
The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better.
BUSINESS
Scammers in China Are Using AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds
BY ZEYI YANG | 3-MINUTE READ
From dead crabs to shredded bed sheets, fraudsters are using fake photos and videos to get their money back from ecommerce sites.
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GEAR
We’ve Never Seen Our Favorite Bluetooth Speaker Sell for Less
BY LOURYN STRAMPE | 1-MINUTE READ
The JBL Flip 7 is our top tried-and-tested Bluetooth speaker, and this is the best deal we've tracked.
THE BIG STORY
The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians
BY EVAN RATLIFF | 52-MINUTE READ
A handful of gifted young tech people set out to save the world. For years, WIRED has been tracking each twist and turn of their alleged descent into mayhem and death.
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