Hundreds of people who had retinal implants to improve their sight face an uncertain future as the technology they rely on is now obsolete.
Second Sight stopped making its Argus II bionic eyes several years ago to focus on a brain implant.
According to IEEE Spectrum, which broke the story, Second Sight is hoping to merge with a biopharmaceutical firm that does not make implants. Second Sight was contacted by the BBC but has not yet responded.
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A team of researchers at the New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center announced that a woman they have been treating for both HIV and leukemia has apparently been cured of HIV. Fourteen months after discontinuing antivirals, she still is testing negative for the HIV virus, reports Medical Xpress. They have presented their findings at this year's Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.
Prior to this most recent effort, only two other people have been reported officially cured...
A BBC investigation has found that women's intimate pictures are being shared to harass, shame, and blackmail them on a massive scale, on the social media app Telegram, the BBC reports.
In the split second Sara found out a nude photo of her had been leaked and shared on Telegram, her life changed. Her Instagram and Facebook profiles had been added, and her phone number included. Suddenly she was being contacted by unknown men asking...
Earth's supply of water is incredibly important for its ability to sustain life, but where did that water come from? Was it present when Earth formed or was it delivered later by meteorites or comets from outer space?
The origin of Earth's water has been a longstanding debate, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists think they have the answer – and they found it by looking at rocks from the moon.
Since the Earth-moon system formed together from...
Neuralink, the firm set up by Tesla boss Elon Musk to develop a device that connects our brains to computers, has denied animal cruelty claims, the BBC reports.
A complaint filed last week to the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleged cruel treatment of macaque monkeys that are being used to test the technology.
In a blog, Neuralink said it worked with animals in the "most humane and ethical way possible."
The firm hopes to begin human trials of...
New analysis suggests that 74% of all money made through ransomware attacks in 2021 went to Russia-linked hackers, the BBC reports.
Researchers say more than $400 million worth of crypto-currency payments went to groups "highly likely to be affiliated with Russia."
Russia has denied accusations that it is harbouring cyber-criminals.
Researchers also claim "a huge amount of crypto-currency-based money laundering" goes through Russian crypto-companies.
Chainalysis, which carried out the research, said it was able to follow the flow...
China on Saturday said it had given "conditional" approval for Pfizer's COVID-19 drug Paxlovid to treat adults with mild to moderate illness and a high risk of developing severe disease, Medical Xpress reports.
The drug has so far been authorised in about 40 countries including the United States and Israel, while the European Union has permitted member states to use it ahead of formal approval as an emergency measure against the rapidly spreading Omicron variant.
Unlike...
Authorities in New Zealand have been playing Barry Manilow's greatest hits in an attempt to dislodge protesters camped outside the parliament building.
Songs by the U.S. singer are being played on a 15-minute loop, along with the Spanish dance tune, Macarena.
The demonstrators, who are protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates, responded by playing songs such as Twisted Sister's We're Not Gonna Take It.
The protests began on Tuesday when a convoy of vehicles drove to parliament. Inspired by large...
More than a dozen countries have urged their citizens to leave Ukraine amid warnings from Western powers that an invasion by Russia could be imminent, the BBC reports.
The U.S., U.K., and Germany are among those who told their nationals to leave.
Moscow has amassed an estimated 100,000 troops along Ukraine's border but denies any intent to invade.
In a phone call, U.S. President Joe Biden again warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin of the costs of any...
A particularly powerful eruption of Mount Etna created a volcanic storm that sent bolts of lightning dramatically across the sky over eastern Sicily.
A volcano expert with Italy's National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology, said today that such volcanic storms are rare but can happen in particularly violent eruptions or with volcanoes located near the sea.
Volcanologist Boris Behnke told The Associated Press that volcanic lightning was observed over Etna in 2021, and in 2015.
The eruption...
