When technology can read your brain waves, who owns your thoughts?

Brain Computer Interface (BCI) companies are charging ahead with devices and services attempting to understand and manipulate human neural pathways. Some medical focused neurotechnology companies like Synchron are using surgically implanted devices to send signals to paralyzed patients’ brains in order to help them regain function of limbs. Other consumer focused firms are using chunky … Read more

Who will lead the LVMH luxury empire?

Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. BERNARD ARNAULT likes to describe LVMH as une affaire de famille. The world’s richest man calling the €400bn ($425bn) luxury empire, of which he is chief executive, chairman and controlling shareholder, “a family business” is … Read more

Jupiter’s moon Io has been a volcanic inferno for billions of years

Io, Jupiter’s innermost moon, is the most volcanically active body in the solar system Joshimer Binas/Alamy Stock Photo Jupiter’s moon Io has been continuously remodelled by volcanic eruptions for billions of years, possibly since it first formed. Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system, spewing plumes of sulphurous material from its … Read more

Palestinian bid for UN membership set for Security Council vote | United Nations News

Palestinian and Israeli representatives have addressed the UNSC ahead of a vote on a resolution granting Palestinians full membership to the body. A United Nations resolution granting the observer State of Palestine full membership at the international body would be an “important pillar in achieving peace in the region”, Ziad Abu Amr, UN special representative … Read more

Keir Starmer says police should investigate Mark Menzies allegations | Conservatives

Keir Starmer has called for a police investigation into allegations that campaign funds were misused by the MP Mark Menzies, who has lost the Conservative whip. The Labour leader said there were “unanswered questions” in relation to the allegations against the MP for Fylde in Lancashire, who has also been suspended as a government trade … Read more

Synovus Financial Corp. (SNV) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE:SNV) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript April 18, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Jennifer Demba – Head of Investor RelationsKevin Blair – Chairman, President and CEOJamie Gregory – CFORobert Derrick – Chief Credit Officer Conference Call Participants Jon Arfstrom – RBC Capital MarketsEbrahim Poonawala – Bank of AmericaSteven Alexopoulos – JP … Read more

The Download: American’s hydrogen train experiment, and why we need boring robots

Like a mirage speeding across the dusty desert outside Pueblo, Colorado, the first hydrogen-fuel-cell passenger train in the United States is getting warmed up on its test track. It will soon be shipped to Southern California, where it is slated to carry riders on San Bernardino County’s Arrow commuter rail service before the end of … Read more

How Bitcoin Works

What Is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, a digital token first launched in 2009 when an anonymous individual or group going by the user name Satoshi Nakamoto posted a whitepaper on a discussion board. Bitcoin operates without a financial system or government authorities. It can be used as an alternative to fiat currencies or as … Read more

CD Rates Are Doing Something They Haven’t Done Since the 1980s — and It’s Good News for Savers

Certificates of deposit (CDs) have become a popular investment in recent years. As the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates, CD rates have skyrocketed in response. But some investors may notice something weird about the CD market right now. There’s something going on that hasn’t happened since the 1980s, and it’s a phenomenon that could … Read more