Ken Parth

The FDA Approved UCSF’s Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation (aDBS), A Breakthrough Parkinson’s Treatment. Unlike Continuous DBS, aDBS Uses Real-Time Brain Signals To Target The Subthalamic Nucleus With Precise Electrical Pulses. It Offers Fast Mode (Instant PD Symptom Relief) And Slow Mode (Stabilization). AI-Driven aDBS For Wider PD Symptoms Is Anticipated.

In A World-First, UPNA Scientists Created Interactive 3D Holograms Using Elastic Diffusers, Enabling Safe Touch. Unlike Existing Solutions By Voxon Photonics & Brightvox Inc., Users Can Now Grab And Manipulate Floating Images Like A 3D Cube Or Skull. The High-Speed Diffuser (2,880 Images/Sec) Creates 3D Visuals, Ideal For Education And Museums.

On 4/28/25, Spain & Portugal Faced Their Worst Blackout, Lasting 10hrs, With No Clear Cause. Cyber Attack Was Ruled Out; Possible Reasons Include Grid Failures With France, Renewable Energy Fluctuations, & Power Mismatches. Essentials Like Cash, Radios, Food, Candles, & Powerbanks Helped. The Event Stressed Preparedness And Tech-Free Living.

Cortical Labs’ CL1 Is The World’s First Biological Computer, Combining Human Neurons And A Silicon Chip. The Shoebox-Sized Device, With Neurons Fed By Nutrient Broth, Simulates Learning & May Advance Brain & Drug Research. It Lasts 6 Months, Costs $35k, & Ships In Late 2025. Some Scientists Raise Ethical Concerns About Neurons Consciousness.

Aurora Has Launched The First Commercial Driverless Trucking Service, Running Long-Haul Routes From Dallas To Houston. Uber Freight & Hirschbach Use Its Tech, Which Has Logged Over 1,200 Driverless Miles. Gatik Handles Short-Hauls, & Kodiak Robotics Uses Safety Drivers. Aurora Plans To Expand By Late 2025, Amid Union Safety & Job Concerns.

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, A Brazilian Nun And The World’s Oldest Person, Has Died At 116 In Porto Alegre On 5/1/25. Born In 1908, She Credited Her Long Life To Faith And Was Blessed By Pope Francis In 2018. A Football Fan, She Marked Birthdays With Her Team’s Stadium-Shaped Cakes. Ethel Caterham, 115, From England, Now Holds The Title.

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Bradford Smith—The 1st ALS Patient, 1st Nonverbal, & 3rd Person Worldwide To Receive A Neuralink Brain Implant—Can Now Type & Speak (Via A Cloned Voice) Using Only His Mind. The Device, Linked To His Motor Cortex, Detects Neural Activity &, With AI, Translates Signals Into Commands. Smith Called It A Major Step In Freedom & Comm, On X.

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Scientists Set A Record By Sending Quantum Data (QD) Over 254 Km Of Reg. Telecom Fiber, Proving That Quantum Internet Can Work Without Extreme Cooling. A Team Also Transmitted QD 30.2 Km Alongside 400 Gbps Internet Traffic With No Interference, Showing It Could Run On Current Networks For Ultra-Secure, Faster, & Future-Ready Communication.

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Don Pettit, NASA‘s Oldest Active Astronaut, Returned To Earth On His 70th Birthday After 220 Days Aboard The ISS, Bringing His Total Time In Space To 590 Days Over 4 Missions. John Glenn, Who Died In 2016, Remains The Oldest To Orbit Space At 77 In 1998. Pettit’s Soyuz MS-26 Capsule Landed In Kazakhstan With Russians Alexey Ovchinin & Ivan Vagner.

Capital One’s $35B All-Stock Merger With Discover Would Make Capital One The Largest U.S. Credit Card Issuer, & Could Challenge Visa/Mastercard By Shifting Its Customers To Discover’s Network. The DOJ Found No Reason To Block The Deal, & The Federal Reserve & OCC Have Given The Final Approval. But Critics Warn Of Higher Fees & Credit Costs.

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