An AI "mind-reading" tool can reconstruct what you’re looking at based on a brain scan and predict brain activity. Researchers hope it could help locked-in people communicate and recreate dreams, but warn it may reveal inner thoughts without consent. —Jessica Hamzelou
How smaller, distributed batteries could help the grid. Startups are finding ways to use small batteries in unexpected places, from induction stovetops to food carts, cutting pollution or power bills. As batteries get cheaper, they could ease pressure on the grid. —Casey Crownhart
The Pentagon has tapped Elon Musk to co-lead a future warfare project. Project Meridian will examine battlefields from underground to space. Musk will be joined by Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich.
Source: MIT Technology Review · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing