Thursday 12th January 2017

Today’s headline, courtesy of Business Insider, is that a secretive new research division created by Facebook is developing "brain-computer interface" technology that sounds a lot like telepathy. Several recent job postings listed by Facebook describe a project involving "neuroimaging" and "electrophysiological data" to create a "communications platform of the future." Facebook has declined to elaborate on the job listings, but in 2015, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he hoped one day to “send full rich thoughts to each other directly using technology." Just in case you’re wondering, it is not April 1st.

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