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Two people with tetraplegia were able to reach for and grasp objects in three-dimensional space with robotic arms that they controlled directly with brain activity. They used the BrainGate neural interface system, an investigational device currently being studied under an IDE. One participant used the system to serve herself coffee for the first time since becoming paralyzed nearly 15 years ago.

The computer industry is nearing a crisis: microchips  get smaller and faster but they struggle to transfer data at sufficient speeds.  Electrons flowing through standard chip connections are just too slow. Now researchers have shown how chips with built-in lasers which use multiple wavelengths of light could in the future transmit data at terabit speeds.

Michigan startup GPS Software says its new business intelligence tool suite will enchant small businesses.

This is what consumerization in the enterprise looks like: communications company Polycom unveils a new, softer corporate identity.

The UK's privacy regulator signals it will initially take a "soft" approach to sites that breach new cookie rules.

Diablo 3's publisher says it has become the fastest-selling PC-based videogame despite launch glitches.

I didn’t work hard to make Ruby perfect for everyone, because you feel differently from me. No language can be perfect for everyone. I tried to make Ruby perfect for me, but maybe it’s not perfect for you. The perfect language for Guido van Rossum is probably Python. - Yukihiro Matsumoto, aka Matz, creator of Ruby

I think it’s a new feature. Don’t tell anyone it was an accident. - Larry Wall