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How hackers extorted $1.14m from University of California, San Francisco — BBC

A leading medical-research institution working on a cure for Covid-19 has admitted it paid hackers a $1.14 million ransom, writes Joe Tidy. Here is the...

Brain-computer interfaces are developing faster than the policy debate around them — The Verge

Facebook hasn’t ruled out using brain activity for advertising purposes at some point in the futureHere is the link, writes Casey Newton. https://www.theverge.com/interface/2019/7/31/20747916/facebook-brain-computer-interface-policy-neuralink