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First ‘plug and play’ brain prosthesis demoed in paralyzed person Cursor

First ‘plug and play’ brain prosthesis demoed in paralyzed person

In a significant advance, UC San Francisco Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers working towards a brain-controlled prosthetic limb have shown that machine learning techniques helped an individual with paralysis learn to control a computer cursor using their brain activity without requiring extensive daily retraining, which has been a requirement of…
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September 7, 2020
Canadian lawyers file suit against Google claiming it unlawfully collects and profits from users’ personal info Google

Canadian lawyers file suit against Google claiming it unlawfully collects and profits from users’ personal info

The suit was filed by lawyers in B.C, Ontario and Quebec Lawyers in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec have filed a proposed class-action suit against Google and its parent company Alphabet on behalf of millions of Canadian. The suit alleges that Google unlawfully collects and profits from personal information from…
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September 7, 2020
Labour Day bringing Joe Biden to Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris and Mike Pence to Wisconsin Joe Biden

Labour Day bringing Joe Biden to Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris and Mike Pence to Wisconsin

SynopsisDemocratic candidate Joe Biden is collecting a trio of Labour Day endorsements from organised labour while running mate Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence are set to campaign in Wisconsin as the 2020 presidential race, disrupted for months by the pandemic, enters its final phase. AgenciesDemocratic candidate Joe Biden…
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September 7, 2020
Saudi court sentences eight to prison but commutes death sentences in killing of Jamal Khashoggi Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi court sentences eight to prison but commutes death sentences in killing of Jamal Khashoggi

The Riyadh Criminal Court announced prison sentences for eight defendants in the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, state media reported Monday, in a trial criticised by international human rights groups.  Saudi state TV revealed few details about the final verdicts issued against the Saudi nationals, whose names were not made public. The…
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September 7, 2020