Trump fakes are coming – How to spot them

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Former President Donald Trump was found guilty in a hush-money trial. You can bet hackers and scammers are already figuring out how to take advantage. 

🏊🏼 Never saw this coming: A new male birth control pill just passed its first human safety trial, and it’s nonhormonal. Instead, it blocks sperm production by messing with vitamin A (??). It’s reversible, daily and allegedly won’t tank your mood or libido. Still extremely early days, but finally, a way for men to forget Father’s Day on purpose.

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That’s how accurately one dog sniffed out Parkinson’s, just from skin oil. Wow, right? In a double-blind trial, a lab-golden mix nailed 32 out of 40 cases of a disease that normally takes years to diagnose. No blood. No scans. Man’s best friend? More like neurology’s new MVP.

Silicon in your skull: Neuralink’s got company. Paradromics just put a brain chip in a human in a clean 20-minute surgery during epilepsy treatment. It’s their first human implant to prove the tech works; the brain chip was removed after 20 minutes. Next stop: a full clinical trial, and maybe someday, mind-controlled emails. What could go wrong?

Miracle drug? Wow, this is big. A clinical trial just confirmed semaglutide (the active drug in Ozempic) helps people drink less alcohol. Folks with moderate alcohol use disorder who took a low dose drank about 40% less and had fewer cravings.

Yahoo will face litigation

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Despite Verizon’s attorneys trying to convince the court that the huge data breach early this year was no one’s fault, the case will go to trial