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Neuralink aims to create a brain-computer interface (BCI), which would allow a user to control a computer simply by thinking about it. Such technology could be a boon to those with paralysis or another medical condition that affects mobility. It could also lead to novel ways to interact with technology …

Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber, its competitor in the automated vehicle business, is going to trial. Judge William Alsup ruled that Uber could not force the lawsuit over theft of trade secrets into private arbitration. Instead, the trial will play out publicly, with evidence being presented mostly in the open. This …

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang appeared in a South Korean court on Wednesday as judges began hearing arguments in a trial over charges that the baseball star fled the scene after slamming a car into a guardrail while driving under the influence of alcohol. A friend of Kang also …

Image copyright EPA Image caption The trial is being shown on national television There were emotional scenes in court on the first day of the blasphemy trial of Jakarta’s governor, a Christian of Chinese descent. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, cried as he denied allegations he insulted Islam. Mr …

Image copyright EPA Image caption Christine Lagarde has been IMF director since 2011 The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, has gone on trial in France over compensation awarded to Bernard Tapie, a well-connected businessman, in 2008, when she was finance minister. She denies wrongdoing. The IMF …

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Christine Lagarde, here with her lawyer at the start of the trial, denies any wrongdoing IMF chief Christine Lagarde has gone on trial in France for negligence over a compensation payment made by a state-owned bank to a businessman in 2008. As finance minister of …