“The top 1% of U.S. households held 31.7% of all household wealth in the third quarter of 2025, the highest share recorded since the Federal Reserve began tracking the data” apple.news/AeY28ZHVCRia...

“The top 1% of U.S. households held 31.7% of all household wealth in the third quarter of 2025, the highest share recorded since the Federal Reserve began tracking the data” apple.news/AeY28ZHVCRia...

“I was quite impressed, a little jarred and very surprised. I mean, an AI hired me.” www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovat...

Beware of technological trojan horses. "Neuralink's ability to read data directly from our brains redefines psychopolitical dynamics, as it can influence our unconscious cognitive process, circumventing conscious thought." www.uab.cat/web/newsroom...

Neuralink aims to restore hearing for deaf individuals by directly stimulating the auditory cortex." dataconomy.com/2026/04/06/n...

Online advertisers typically build psychographic profiles on people's behavioral data. "They reverse engineer intentions. Now with brain data we can look straight into the source and collect data that most directly correlates to our intentions and beliefs.” www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...

Online advertisers typically build psychographic profiles on people's behavioral data. "They reverse engineer intentions. Now with brain data we can look straight into the source and collect data that most directly correlates to our intentions and beliefs.” www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...

"A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk’s social platform X against a coalition of advertisers that organized a boycott against the social media company." thehill.com/policy/techn...

How did Melania cast her ballot? Can she find her marriage certificate to prove she legally changed her name?

“When I fired up [World of] Warcraft for the first time with pure thought control,” a Neuralink user wrote, "The first raid felt clunky, but once my brain and the BCI synced, it was pure magic. The freedom is addictive." www.techradar.com/ai-platforms...

32 paralyzed people have received a Chinese brain implant that allows them to control a soft robotic glove. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

“The approval awarded to Neuracle, a private firm founded in 2011, marked the first time globally that an invasive BCI could be sold and used on patients as a commercial product.” www.scmp.com/business/ban...

Oh, hell no! A Big Night Light in the Sky? Start-Up Wants to Launch a Space Mirror. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/c...

“300 billionaires and their immediate family members donated more than $3 billion — 19 percent of all contributions — in federal elections in 2024” It’s time to overturn Citizens United. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

“Ready Player One meets Idiocracy meets 1984’s Oceania, this is a must-read for fans of thought-provoking science fiction—one with the potential to become a dystopian classic.”—BlueInk Review of Virtuality

The tech bros are watching you.

In a shift of strategy, Musk is hiring Video Game Tutors. Not low-level testers, but experts who play games with Grok as part of an elite team and label every action, narrative choice, and combat mechanic to teach the AI what humans actually find fun. thephrasemaker.com/2026/02/23/c...

China’s BrainCo is working on non-invasive BCI devices like focus-enhancing headbands for students or brain-controlled gaming interfaces. www.techbuzz.ai/articles/chi...

Sam Altman is investing in BCI technology that delivers specially engineered proteins into the brain to integrate with neurons and amplify signals produced during neural firing. Ultrasound headbands then detect those amplified signals through the skull. quasa.io/media/openai...

Designed to move with the brain, rather than stay rigid, a new type of implant could improve brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. interestingengineering.com/innovation/c...

“Meta considered adding facial recognition to the first version of its Ray-Ban smart glasses in 2021 but pulled back over technical challenges and ethical concerns. It has renewed its efforts as the Trump administration has aligned closely with big tech companies.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

"Introducing ads in the middle of a therapy session creates a dystopian scenario that Anthropic is smart to exploit. If a user confesses to an AI that they are suffering from depression, the trust is broken if the platform immediately pivots to monetization." fortune.com/2026/02/09/w...

"despite widespread complaints about advertising, the economic reality remains that most consumers tolerate ads and prefer paying with their time and attention rather than their wallets." www.mediavillage.com/article/ai-a...

'If we don't feed the advertisers, then we'll be forced to pay artists for their creative work' The horrors! www.theregister.com/2026/02/02/a...

"The SCAM Act, would require social media platforms to take “reasonable steps” to combat fraudulent advertising or face legal action by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general." www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

50 years ago today, the Supreme Court gutted campaign spending limits in a case known as Buckley v. Valeo. There's been movement every since to reverse that ruling. medium.com/@DerekCressm...

How many AI agents does it take to screw in a light bulb?

50 years ago today, the Supreme Court gutted campaign spending limits in a case known as Buckley v. Valeo. There's been movement every since to reverse that ruling. medium.com/@DerekCressm...

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

" In 2025 the [advertising] industry’s own body released its All In census data to reveal 60% of practitioners disagree with the statement that advertising is a trustworthy business, and 56% disagreed that advertising has a positive impact on society." www.bigissue.com/opinion/adve...

“Advertising models reward platforms for maximising engagement, yet the content that best sustains attention is often misleading, emotionally charged or harmful to health. This is why voluntary restraint by online platforms has repeatedly failed.” theconversation.com/openai-will-...

“OpenAI can't risk users feeling squeamish that the app they used as their on-demand mental health therapist is now trying to sell them sneakers. And it must reassure users that ads won't bias the answers OpenAI responds with.” www.businessinsider.com/how-openai-c...

“Who wouldn’t want a robot, provided it’s very safe, to take care of your children, to take care of your pets. If you have elderly parents — a lot of my friends say that taking care of elderly parents is very difficult,” Musk believes. dev.ua/en/news/opti...

"A critical manufacturing partner responsible for some of Apple's most important products has fallen victim to a sophisticated ransomware attack, potentially exposing sensitive design files and future product plans." apple.gadgethacks.com/news/apple-s...

"Neuralink’s brain chips run firmware that can be updated wirelessly, meaning patients can enhance the speed, accuracy, signal processing capability, and reliability of the brain-computer interface system without surgery, akin to Tesla’s OTA upgrades." news.futunn.com/en/post/6754...

“We are building the NeuroDeep Mind OS. It exists as a 'Virtual Brain,' empowering your health ecosystem throughout your entire life cycle. It understands you and complements you, but never replaces you." newsroom.submitmypressrelease.com/2026/01/19/t...

"Audiences are more receptive to advertising that reaches them during moments of relaxation, according to research by Samsung Ads and independent consumer research company, LongTerm CoLab." www.adnews.com.au/news/adverti...

The EPA ruled on Thursday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company had acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines to power huge datacenters in Tennessee. How long before Trump reverses this? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Maria Machado's gift of Nobel medal to Trump slammed: 'As worthless as FIFA’s Peace Prize' SAD. news.meaww.com/maria-machad...

"entrepreneurs and investors across Silicon Valley anticipate a future where artificial intelligence is so advanced that humans will be willing - and perhaps compelled - to augment their brains to take advantage of it." www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...

So, Elon Musk’s “Grokepedia” seems to have discovered me. This “bio” is mostly accurate, with a few glaring factual errors and more than a tad pro-billionaire editorializing. Should I be creeped out, semi-flattered that it knows I exist, or entirely unconcerned? grokipedia.com/page/derek_c...

New York has passed a law requiring ads to disclose use of"synthetic" (AI) performers. www.regulatoryoversight.com/2026/01/new-...

“Poor sales have reportedly forced Apple to cut production of the Vision Pro headset that it had hoped would herald a new era in “spatial computing”. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

It’s happening. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Meta’s AI guru says ““I’ll have kids after Neuralink is very advanced, because children’s brains in the first seven years are more flexible.” timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/meta-ai-chief-alexandr-wang-says-will-have-kids-only-after-elon-musks-neuralink-/articleshow/126263932.cms

Just found this review that is too good not to share. “If Black Mirror, Blade Runner, and Amazon Prime’s Upload had a literary lovechild, it would be Derek Cressman’s Virtuality.

I just stumbled upon this review: "If Black Mirror, Blade Runner, and Amazon Prime’s Upload had a literary lovechild, it would be Derek Cressman’s Virtuality . This is satirical dystopian sci-fi that feels less like fiction and more like a documentary from ten years in the future."

Brain implant recipients in China have "used implanted BMI systems to steer power wheelchairs, command robotic dogs to collect deliveries, and operate a robotic arm to pick up a cup and drink water." www.eweek.com/news/china-b...

Google is rolling out photorealistic “Likeness” avatars on Android XR, giving users a new way to appear in video calls – and putting Apple’s Vision Pro Personas firmly in its sights. www.uctoday.com/devices-work...