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New Scientist - Technology
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Brain implant lets man with paralysis fly a virtual drone by thought
A man with paralysis was able to fly a virtual drone through a complex obstacle course simply by thinking about moving his fingers, with signals being interpreted by an AI model
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Tiny insect-like robot can flip, loop and hover for up to 15 minutes
A flying robot the size of a postage stamp can hover for up to 15 minutes without breaking, and it can perform acrobatic manoeuvres
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US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban – but the fight isn't over yet
Now that the US Supreme Court has decided that a law banning TikTok is constitutional, the platform is set to shut down in the US on 19 January – but Trump could still save it
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World's first AI chatbot has finally been resurrected after decades
ELIZA is famous as a rudimentary artificial intelligence and the first ever chatbot, but versions found online today are actually knock-offs because the original computer code was lost – until now
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Robotic exoskeleton can train expert pianists to play faster
Trained pianists who hit a plateau improved their finger speed after a half-hour training session with a device that moves their fingers for them