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Computer System Transcribes Words Users “Speak silently”
'Electrodes in the device pick up neuromuscular signals in the jaw and face that are triggered by internal verbalizations — saying words “in your head” — but are undetectable to the human eye.'
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A Teenager Told Police All About His Gang, MS-13. In Return, He Was Slated For Deportation and Marked For Death
This is incredible, but also very long. For a summary and an update on what's happened since his story was published, see here.
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