brain-computer interfaces

24 Sep

I Tried These Brain-Tracking Headphones That Claim to Improve Focus

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One afternoon I was using the device for a little over an hour when I heard a voice in the headset: “You’ve earned a brain break.” Alcaide says the device can detect when your focus is starting to decline and that this feature is meant to help people avoid burnout. “We can tell you when to take a break once we start detecting that your brain is fatiguing,” he says. I didn’t feel fatigued, but I went ahead and took a 10-minute break at the app’s suggestion.Another day, I collected 200 points in a day and earned a trophy with…

12 Aug

Flush With Cash, Tether Has Got Microsoft, Google, and Amazon in Its Crosshairs

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WIRED: This year, Tether has moved to diversify its business model with a push into venture capital. Tell me about the rationale.Ardoino: Tether has become extremely profitable in the last two years thanks to the increase in interest rates. When Tether started, you could make 0.2 percent on the reserve, but today you can make 5.5 percent. Of course, that might be time-limited—we are hearing about potential rate cuts—but it’s very hard even with inflation at 3 or 4 percent to go back to the 0.2 percent scenario.In the last 24 months, Tether has accrued around $11.9 billion profit. With…