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After months of testing on animals, billionaire Elon Musk's Neuralink has begun to ‘mess' with people's heads - literally! After receiving clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a few months ago, the neurotechnology company carried out its first clinical trial last month, where it implanted a chip inside the skull of a patient. While it is an extremely risky procedure, the recipient has now fully recovered, according to Elon Musk.Neuralink's first human trial recipient recoversTalking on…

Almost 12 years ago, a young developer uploaded a prototype of a new way of using the iPad keyboard and it quickly became the most requested feature Apple developers had ever seen. On iPads and iPhones, you can hold down the space bar and navigate or highlight text by simply flicking across, something you would previously have to hover over and highlight. This is a quicker and more efficient way of manipulating text. Upon seeing praise for this feature, @DanielcHooper shared an anecdote about his invention of the…

Converting a mongo cursor into JSON object in PythonPhoto by Ciprian Boiciuc on UnsplashWelcome to our tutorial on serializing PyMongo cursors into JSON. In this article, we will cover how to properly handle ObjectId and datetime objects, as well as any other object, using a custom JSONEncoder.One common task when working with PyMongo is the need to serialize data for storage or for transfer over a network. In this tutorial, we will look at how to serialize a PyMongo cursor, which is a common data structure used to store…

When your PC mouse won’t work, you unplug it and reconnect it in the hope that it will fix the problem. But when the same thing happens on a laptop touchpad, unplugging isn’t an option. So if your mouse pointer is refusing to move on the screen as your finger moves around the pad, here are three things you can try. 1. Touchpad is disabled: re-enable it The most common reason for a cursor being stuck is because you’ve accidentally disabled the touchpad. On some laptops this is surprisingly easy to do without…

You can learn how to change your mouse cursor in Windows in a few different ways. So, if you are looking for different cursor colors and sizes, whether for better visibility or simply based on cosmetic preference, you can follow our simple guide on how to change your mouse cursor in Windows. Changing the cursor to a variety of built-in Windows “schemes” — which function as collections of cursors for normal operation, text selection, hyperlinks, etc. — is fairly easy, but users can also customize individual images…

Kashmir Hill / New York Times: Proctoring companies like Honorlock that track students' keystrokes and cursor movements during exams to prevent cheating allegedly punish normal behavior — An unsettling glimpse at the digitization of education. — Give this article- - - Read in app Kashmir Hill / New York Times: Proctoring companies like Honorlock that track students' keystrokes and cursor movements during exams to prevent cheating allegedly punish normal behavior — An…