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The AI doctor will charge you now

Artificial intelligence is likely to alter the medical profession — by making care even more expensive. 2 hours ago

The iSync Wave EEG helmet, seen here on the head of an attendee at the 2023 CES tech show, is part of a new category of "neurotherapeutics" devices.

What if companies could read your mind? Neurotechnology is coming, and your cognitive liberty is at stake.

Nita Farahany makes the case for a new human right: cognitive liberty. 2:34 p.m.

Farmer Byer Junfin, 37, surveyed land and water flow near a Flow Meter Station on Feb. 22 in Quemado, Texas. Agriculture and livelihoods along the Rio Grande are threatened by severe drought conditions as record-high dry spells continue straining the region.

The world needs more water flowing where it’s needed most

Better market design paired with deep technology can best address drought. 3:00 a.m.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last month in the case Twitter v. Taamneh, one of several recent cases the court is hearing involving large social media companies and the user content they host on their platforms.

Algorithms aren’t neutral. Ask the humans who created them.

Anger and violence will bring users to certain platforms and increase corporate profits. A line has been crossed — and a choice made — when the company’s officers decide to promote these kinds of drivers to make money. 2:30 a.m.

An artifact of the hyper-networked age: fiber-optic cables in an IT room at an office in London.

Ideas

How to make online life more pleasant

Software engineer David Auerbach says it’s time to give up on traditional approaches to tech governance — and explains why Facebook would rather appear evil than powerless. 9:44 a.m.