One of these, called the Argus II, was approved for commercial use in Europe in 2011 and in the US in 2013. That implant involved larger electrodes that were placed on top of the retina. Its manufacturer, Second Sight, stopped producing the device in 2020 due to financial difficulties. Neuralink …

South Florida men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim died Thursday while undergoing a medical procedure, the school confirmed. Abdur-Rahim was 43. The school said in a statement that complications arose during his treatment at a Tampa-area hospital. “All of us with South Florida Athletics are grieving with the loved ones of …

There’s a reason male-to-male extension cords have been nicknamed “widowmakers” and “suicide cords.”   “If you put a male into a female socket, the other end of that male is going to be live,” Paul Martinez, owner of Electrified NYC in Brooklyn says. “So when you touch it, you’re going …