Hard Tech

A close-up of an engine test firing, showcasing various connected hoses and cables, with the engine emitting blue flames from the nozzle, reminiscent of a powerful jet engine.

Ian Brooke wants to revolutionize flight as we know it

This Y Combinator-backed startup has invented a new kind of jet engine, radically more efficient and versatile than anything before it.

Ross Pomeroy

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Batteries

Solid-state batteries are finally making their way out of the lab

Solid-state batteries could soon challenge lithium-ion as the dominant tech for powering smartphones, EVs, and more.

Kristin Houser

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Employment

“Cybersecurity shortage” could reach 85 million workers by 2030

The global talent shortage could reach 85 million workers by 2030, causing approximately $8.5 trillion in unrealized annual revenue.

Michelle Meineke | Senior Writer | World Economic Forum

Neuroscience

New brain-computer interface turns mental handwriting into text

A new brain-computer interface translated a paralyzed man’s “mental handwriting” into text on a computer screen.

Kristin Houser

Economics

We bought an NFT of this article about NFTs

Here's why this might be the future of the Internet.

Transportation

Transloc is using big data to create a more efficient public transit system

In partnership with Ford

Cities across the U.S. are creating on-demand van transportation systems that work like Uber, but for the cost of a bus fare.

Accessibility

Simulated walking is a big step forward for VR accessibility

Researchers in Japan have developed a system that makes your brain think you're walking — even when you're sitting still.

Jesse Damiani

Apps

What’s at stake in the Epic vs. Apple trial

One of the biggest antitrust lawsuits in the history of Big Tech kicked off this week — here’s what you need to know.

Jesse Damiani

Making VR more accessible for the hearing impaired

In his latest project, Myles de Bastion shows how VR accessibility could be extended to the hearing-impaired in remote settings through ‘environmental captioning’ and sign language.

Jesse Damiani

Neuroscience

These brain-sensing headphones could help you focus

Boston startup Neurable is now accepting preorders for Enten, brain-sensing headphones that use EEG data to help users’ maximize their focus.

Kristin Houser

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You can now live forever. (Your AI-powered twin, that is).

Mind Bank AI wants to create a “personal digital twin” of you to forever be around. Is AI eternity around the corner?

B. David Zarley

Robotics

Stanford’s ankle exoskeleton lets you walk 40% faster

An ankle exoskeleton that significantly increases self-selected walking speed could make it easier for older people to get around.

Kristin Houser

Can we stop “deepfake geography”?

To highlight the problem of “deepfake geography,” University of Washington researchers built AIs to create and detect the fake satellite images.

Kristin Houser

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