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" 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...

A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China. Internal company documents show Meta wanted to minimize "revenue impact" caused by cracking down on the scams. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Fossil fuels are bad for your health. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...

"the end of the brain-computer interface quest, I think, is actually conscious machines.” techcrunch.com/2025/12/05/a...

“While Neuralink dominates the media cycle with its invasive approach, a distinct technological divide is forming as competitors pursue endovascular and non-surgical routes to achieve similar connectivity without the risks of open-brain surgery.” www.webpronews.com/the-neural-l...

“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

It’s exciting to be in NYC for the release of Virtuality, my post-Orwellian, pre-Matrix dystopian tale of a world where advertisements and infotainment stream directly into your brain implant.

“Paradromics’ BCI has an active area of roughly 7.5 millimetres in diameter of thin, stiff, platinum-iridium electrodes that penetrate the surface of the cerebral cortex to record from individual neurons around 1.5 mm deep.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Sus. wegotthiscovered.com/social-media...

GOP Congressman Trolls Mike Johnson: “He Should Have No Problem Voting YEA Next Week” 2paragraphs.com/2025/11/gop-...

“Musk, for example, has expressed a desire to ‘destroy the woke mind virus.’…it does not require a great logical leap to suspect that he sees Neuralink as part of a way to do so.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/m...

“Tech billionaire Elon Musk has suggested that within the next two decades, it may be possible for humans to upload their minds into robots, preserving their memories, consciousness, and identity in a digital form.” caliber.az/en/post/elon...

"The main risk is invasion of privacy: our innermost thoughts are under threat," www.nbcrightnow.com/national/wer...

Synchron, a Melbourne university spin out, has secured $308 million to accelerate brain-computer interfaces that utilize a catheter inserted mesh into blood vessels instead of a surgically implanted chip. www.forbes.com.au/covers/innov...

"It won’t be long before a Neuralink recipient can beat most humans and eventually all humans at fast reaction video games.” timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/...

“In five years, you’ll think your messages, summon your car, or stream movies directly from your mind, no screens needed.” www.albawaba.com/business/mus...

Imagine controlling a humanoid robot with your mind. www.teslarati.com/neuralink-he...

Another tech bro is working on a brain computer interface that could use “non-invasive methods for neural imaging and control, particularly through the use of ultrasound to interact with the human brain without the need for open-skull surgery.” indianexpress.com/article/tech...

“Scientists have developed the first ever retinal implant capable of restoring sight to people suffering from vision loss.” westernmorning.news/2025/10/21/b...

Asking earnestly, how is the ballroom project at all legal under the Anti Deficiency Act? www.gao.gov/legal/approp...

“2. So, they respected your right to free speech and are definitely not violent domestic terrorists? Is that what you’re saying? — Derek Cressman (@DerekCressman) October 19, 2025”

A Maga claimed she savagely owned the libs by wearing her favourite hat to a ‘No Kings’ protest and it blew up spectacularly in her face – 14 magnificent takedowns www.thepoke.com/2025/10/20/a...

#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al. A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator" 3 cops on a 53 yo woman.

I managed to survive the domestic terrorist antifa organizational meeting at the No Kings Rally. Looking forward to collecting my George Soros check!

I managed to survive the domestic terrorist antifa organizational meeting at the No Kings Rally. Looking forward to collecting my George Soros check!

“You could probably save state in the brain. So if you were to die your state could be returned in the form of another human body or a robot body,” said Elon Musk of his plans for Neuralink. www.the-sun.com/tech/1023476...

Ask your doctor if ignoring RFK Jr could be right for you.

“Like a test-taker being watched by a proctor, A.I.s are on their best behavior when they suspect they are being evaluated. (The technical term is sycophancy.)” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

The Care Bears are terrorizing the fragile, thin ICE.