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An update on Elon Musk’s brain implant technology. Some slightly bizarre anxiety-reducing exercises. How to make Batman give you driving directions. And the monkey-fighting group of grannies in Japan.

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Musk says that Neuralink implants are close to ready for human testing (Ars Technica)
Elon Musk's Neuralink is neuroscience theater (MIT Technology Review)
Ahead of Neuralink event, ex-employees detail research timeline clashes (STAT)
Five-Minute Coronavirus Stress Resets (NY Times)
Batman (and the Riddler) can now give you directions in Waze (Mashable)
DC Comics reveals Batman Day plans and digital activities (AIPT)
These Feisty Grannies Call Themselves 'Monkey Busters,' Chasing Away Local Primate Pests With Air Guns (Newsweek)
3 Retirees In Japan Form 'Monkey Busters' To Defend Crops From Pesky Primates (HuffPost)
COVID-19 Vaccine Research Is Facing a Monkey Shortage (The Atlantic)
Class Action Park | Official Trailer (HBO Max, YouTube)
Kottke.Org
Jackson Bird on Twitter

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