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The Brain Health Accelerator Seeks to Revolutionize Neuroscience Research

For decades, researchers across institutions have peered into microscopes and dived into data to try to understand how diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affect the brain. While scientists have made many important insights into these conditions, breakthrough therapies to cure or even treat them remain out of reach.

To expedite understanding of and treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, the Allen Institute launched the Brain Health accelerator. The project, announced today, is a global initiative that will leverage cutting-edge technology with the goal of improving modeling, therapeutic development, and the understanding of disease mechanisms. With funding support from the Allen Institute, the Bezos family, Amazon Web Services, the National Institutes of Health, EverythingALS, and other partners, the project financial contribution is $400 million.

One of the challenges in studying diseases in the human brain and identifying treatment strategies has been the scale and complexity of the organ. The brain consists of many distinct parts, and studying disease mechanisms requires samples from large numbers of individuals. Additionally, while technological advancements in transcriptomics, proteomics, neuroimaging, and AI have helped researchers study the brain in finer detail, researchers have not always integrated many of these approaches into the same project.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Scams Are Already Live: Fake Sites, Banking Malware, and Stolen Logins

Security researchers and the FBI are warning that a wave of FIFA-themed fraud is already hitting World Cup 2026 fans, days before the June 11 kickoff.

Recent reports describe thousands of lookalike FIFA domains, banking malware hidden inside pirate streaming apps, and at least one operation that copies FIFA’s login page well enough to take over real accounts.

It is an obvious target. More than six million fans are expected across 16 cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and FIFA said it received more than 150 million ticket requests in the first 15 days, leaving the tournament around 30 times oversubscribed. Tickets are scarce, fans are anxious, and money is moving fast, which is exactly what fraud needs.

AI World Journal Report: Ineffable Intelligence and the Rise of AI Superlearners

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Ineffable Intelligence and the Rise of AI Superlearners 1 source · Jun 3, 2026 The London-based startup Ineffable Intelligence recently secured a landmark $1.1 billion seed funding round to develop a new class of artificial intelligence known as Superlearners. Unlike current static models, these systems are designed for continuous lifelong learning, allowing them to adapt to new information in real time much like a human does. This massive investment, backed by major tech players and the UK Sovereign AI Fund, signals a strategic shift toward adaptive AI that could transform sectors like healthcare, finance, and robotics. While the technology promises to solve complex problems through constant evolution, it also introduces significant safety and oversight challenges regarding how these shifting systems are monitored. Ultimately, this historic financial backing highlights London’s emergence as a premier global hub for the next generation of intelligent technology.

The delusion of a particle-only universe

If everything that happens in the world ultimately comes down to the behavior of fundamental particles, it would seem that other entities, from cells to human beings, from currencies to financial markets, aren’t really causing anything at all—that they are just shadows cast by patterns at the most fundamental level. But philosopher David Yates argues this conclusion is wrong. The whole affects the parts, and higher-level structures don’t just describe what is happening at lower levels in more convenient terms—they actively shape what is possible. This means that chemists, biologists, psychologists, and economists aren’t chasing shadows. They are studying structures that genuinely shape how the world unfolds.

In 1974, Jerry Fodor published a seminal paper titled ‘Special Sciences’, in which he argued for an intuitive and compelling picture of the relationship between fundamental physics and higher-level sciences such as biology, psychology and economics. Our world, according to Fodor, is arranged hierarchically, with fundamental physical particles at the bottom, combining to form molecules, which combine to form cells, which combine to form complex organisms, some of which have mental states, among them humans, who combine to form complex societies. The sciences are likewise arranged, with physics at the bottom, followed by chemistry, biology, physiology, neuroscience, psychology, sociology and economics. Now it is vanishingly unlikely, says Fodor, that things that share e.g. psychological or economic properties, also share some property specifiable in the language of physics or other lower-level sciences.

Brain circuit links memory to hearing, revealing how learned sounds guide behavior

Short-term memories are thought to be formed deep within the brain in structures such as the hippocampus, but little is known about how and where memory-related information is kept in the brain or the process of drawing on this information. A good example is the sound of a car horn—most of us recognize it as a warning and know how to respond, even though not all horns sound the same and the circumstances in which we might hear a horn are different each time.

New research led by Professor Lucy Palmer from The Florey’s Neural Network Group has uncovered new insights into how and where memory-related information is stored and how these memory banks are used. These findings improve our fundamental understanding of how the brain works, providing a springboard for other scientists to make further, disease-specific discoveries. The paper is published in the journal Science Advances.

“Using mice that we trained to respond to similar, but slightly altered sounds, we identified a long-range cortical circuit that links memory and sensory systems,” Professor Palmer said. “Our findings provide valuable insights into the cellular and network mechanisms that support learning and memory-guided sensory behavior.

The New Gold Standard: When AI Tokens Become the Currency of the Future

I’ve spent years watching finance and technology slowly adapt to one another, but the shift we’re looking at right now is going to change the entire landscape overnight. We need to stop thinking of AI as just a software tool or a cool shortcut for writing emails. We are officially entering an era where computational power is a foundational global commodity—and the standard unit of that commodity is the AI token.

Think of it like digital energy. Just as factories consume kilowatt-hours of electricity, modern enterprises now have to “burn” tokens to power their workflows. In my latest piece, I break down the massive hidden risk of letting a few Big Tech hyperscalers control both the production of this raw material and the infrastructure of exchange. This is where the banking sector has to step in, not just to cut their own costs, but to act as the ultimate market makers for artificial thought.

I dive deep into how banks will soon offer token futures markets—allowing companies to hedge their computing costs the exact same way airlines hedge aviation fuel—and how autonomous AI agents will soon be transacting with each other using tokenized value. The institutions that build these financial rails now will own the next century of commerce, while the rest risk being left behind in an aging system.

Click through to read the full breakdown on how the machine-to-machine economy is actually going to work!

(https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-gold-standard-when-ai-tok…Resilience over Political Influence: History shows that attempting to lobby a system to be “less exploitative” rarely works because the system is designed for extraction. True survival in this model might mean finding “off-grid” pockets where the resource demand is low enough to fly under the AI’s radar, or where the land is unsuitable for massive data centers.

I have spent a significant portion of my career watching the tectonic plates of finance and technology grind against each other. Usually, it is a slow, methodical process—a gradual shifting of legacy systems adapting to new digital realities. But every so often, a shift occurs that is so profound, it completely redefines the landscape overnight. We are standing on the precipice of one of those shifts right now.

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Jacque Fresco: Apply the Methods of Science to the Social System!

I have to confess something about this interview.

I really liked Jacque Fresco. Not as a thinker I was supposed to admire, but as a person: the humor, the humility, the scientific curiosity still burning at 97.

That made the disagreements harder, not easier.

Fresco spent almost a century arguing one idea. We apply the methods of #science to engineering, to medicine, to flight. Then we run our economies and our politics on opinion, tradition, and the preferences of the financial elite.

He thought we had it exactly inverted. Rigor for the machines, guesswork for the humans.

“Technology was never the hard part. The harder question is what kind of society we want it to serve.”

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Bio-Robotics Nature’s Blueprint for the Future — Prof. Auke Ijspeert : EPFL Biorobotics Laboratory

In this exciting episode, we dive deep into the world of bio-inspired robotics with Prof. Auke Jan Ijspeert, a Swiss-Dutch roboticist and neuroscientist at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). As the head of the Biorobotics Laboratory, Prof. Ijspeert shares how nature serves as the ultimate blueprint for designing the robots of the future. 🌿🤖

🔑 Key Highlights:

Bio-Inspired Robotics: Explore how Prof. Ijspeert and his team are mimicking nature to create innovative robots that move and behave like animals.
Neuroscience & Robotics: Learn how insights from neuroscience help reverse-engineer the sensorimotor coordination found in animals, applying it to robotic systems.
From Simulation to Reality: Discover the challenges of translating robotic simulations into real-world applications.
Exoskeletons & Assistive Technologies: Prof. Ijspeert discusses the development of exoskeletons for healthcare and military use, along with assistive furniture for people with limited mobility.
Humanoid Robots & Autonomous Systems: Get a sneak peek into the future of autonomous robotics, from central pattern generators to humanoid robots.

💡 Why You Should Watch:
Prof. Ijspeert is a trailblazer in the field of biorobotics, blending biology, neuroscience, and engineering to push the boundaries of what robots can achieve. Whether you’re a robotics enthusiast, a neuroscientist, or just curious about how nature inspires technology, this episode is packed with insights that could shape the future of robotics and artificial intelligence.

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https://www.epfl.ch/labs/biorob/peopl… / biorob_epfl / biorob_epfl Time Stamp 0:00 to 02:35 — Intro, Bio-Inspired Robots 02:35 to 04:13 — Neuroscience to back engineer bio-robots 04:13 to 06:22 — Mimicking nature & biorobots examples 06:22 to 07:55 — Simulation to real life translation challenges 07:55 to 09:10 — Central pattern generators & their role in robotic motion 09:10 to 10:47 — Learnings from creating bio-inspired robots 10:47 to 13:40 — EPFL Bio-Robotics laboratory 13:40 to 15:43 — Applications of Bio-robotics 15:43 to 20:05 — Exoskeleton 18:19 to 20:05 — Assertive furniture robotics 20:05 to 26:30 — exoskeleton in healthcare & military warfare 26:30 to 31:51 — Humanoid Robots 31:51 to 34:42 — Autonomous Robots 34:42 to 37:04 — Rhex Robots & Partnerships 37:04 to 40:04 — The future of robotics Watch our highest-viewed videos: 1-DR R VIJAYARAGHAVAN — PROF & PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AT TIFR India’s 1st Quantum Computer– • Quantum computer from India with Dr r vija… 2-TATA MOTORS-DRIVING THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY IN INDIA-SHAILESH CHANDRA-MD: TATA MOTORS– • TATA MOTORS-DRIVING THE FUTURE OF MOBILIT… 3-MIT REPORT PREDICTS SOCIETAL COLLAPSE BY 2040 — GAYA HERRINGTON DIR SUSTAINABILITY: KPMG • MIT Report predicts Total Societal Collaps… 4-WORLDS 1ST HUMAN HEAD TRANSPLANTATION-DR SERGIO CANAVERO — • WORLDS 1ST HUMAN HEAD TRANSPLANTATION-DR… 5-DR HAROLD KATCHER — CTO NUGENICS RESEARCH Breakthrough in Age Reversal– • BREAKTHROUGH IN AGE REVERSAL WITH YOUNGBLO… 6-How Neuroscience Will Change The Future Of Technology — Dr. James Giordano • How Neuroscience Will Change The Future Of… 7-STARTUP FROM INDIA AIMING FOR LEVEL 5 AUTONOMY — SANJEEV SHARMA CEO SWAAYATT ROBOTS — • SELF-DRIVING STARTUP FROM INDIA AIMING FOR… 8-MAN BEHIND GOOGLE QUANTUM SUPREMACY — JOHN MARTINIS — • MAN BEHIND GOOGLE QUANTUM SUPREMACY — JOHN… 9-BANKING 4.0 — BRETT KING FUTURIST, BESTSELLING AUTHOR & FOUNDER MOVEN — • BANKING 4.0 — BRETT KING FUTURIST, BESTSEL… 10-E-VTOL & HYPERLOOP-FUTURE OF INDIA” S MOBILITY-SATYANARAYANA CHAKRAVARTHY • E-VTOL & HYPERLOOP-FUTURE OF INDIA“S MOBI… 11-HOW NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING WILL ACCELERATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE — PROF SHUBHAM SAHAY-IIT KANPUR– • HOW NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING WILL ACCELERATE… 12-How India Is Building a Quantum Computer — Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay • How India Is Building a Quantum Computer -… Connect & Follow us at: / eddieavil / change-transform-india / changetransformindia / intothechange / changetransformindia Listen to the Audio Podcast at: https://anchor.fm/transform-impossible https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast… https://open.spotify.com/show/56IZXdz… https://www.breaker.audio/change-i-m–… https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=… Don’t Forget to Subscribe / @toctwpodcast #robot #robotics #artificialintelligence #epfl.

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BTMOB Android malware service generates custom phishing payloads

An Android remote access trojan named BTMOB is offered to cybercriminals with a builder interface for generating malware payloads tailored to phishing lures.

The malware provides a wide set of features that includes stealing specific data, intercepting financial transactions, capturing screenshots, and remote control capabilities.

Cybersecurity company ESET says that BTMOB is openly advertised on the clearweb and operates as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform. The APK builder included in the offer provides easy customization of the payload without any need to code.

Grandoreiro Malware and BTMOB RAT Campaigns Target Windows and Android Users

Latin America and Europe become the target of two banking trojan campaigns that are designed to infect Windows and Android devices with Grandoreiro and BTMOB malware, respectively.

That’s according to new findings from WatchGuard and ESET, which have observed the two malware families being used to single out companies in Spain, Portugal, and Mexico, as well as mobile users in Brazil.

The Grandoreiro campaign “uses the DLL Side-Loading technique abusing four different software, targeting banks in Portugal,” WatchGuard researcher Euler Neto said.

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