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Member of Technical Staff at @anthropicai

On leave from @ycombinator

Cofounded @gocardless and @monzo
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I used this treatment last year and my tinnitus is basically gone.
Smart Science Verified account @SmartScience Oct 21
A groundbreaking treatment pairing auditory tones with mild electrical shocks rewires the brain to quiet chronic tinnitus.

Chronic tinnitus, the agonizing perception of ringing in the ears without an external sound source, affects millions worldwide and has long eluded effective medical intervention.

However, innovative research in neuroscience shows that bimodal neuromodulation—a technique combining audio tones with gentle electrical stimulation delivered directly to the tongue—can effectively quiet these phantom sounds.

By stimulating touch receptors on the tongue while simultaneously playing targeted acoustic signals through headphones, the treatment leverages the brain's natural neuroplasticity. This dual-sensory approach encourages the central nervous system to reframe its sensory processing, essentially retraining the brain to ignore hyperactive auditory signals.

In a landmark clinical study involving over 300 adults suffering from chronic subjective tinnitus, more than 86% of compliant participants experienced a significant reduction in symptom severity following 12 weeks of daily treatment.

Remarkably, these therapeutic benefits persisted for up to 12 months post-treatment, representing a major leap forward in long-term tinnitus care. Described by patients as feeling like a mild fizzing sensation on the tongue, this non-invasive therapy offers a promising and safe alternative to traditional management strategies, bringing renewed hope to millions seeking lasting relief.

source: Conlon, B., Langguth, B., Hamilton, C., Hughes, S., Meade, E., Connor, C. O., Schecklmann, M., Hall, D. A., Toal, P. D., & Lim, H. H.. Bimodal neuromodulation combining sound and tongue stimulation reduces tinnitus symptoms in a large randomized clinical study. Science Translational Medicine, 12(564).
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Traveling in the EU makes me remember the great freedoms the UK has reclaimed with Brexit.

Like that annoying EU cookie pop-up requirement. The UK is now free to abolish it and reclaim billions of unnecessary mouse clicks every year.

Of course, we haven’t actually removed it. But I sleep soundly in the knowledge that we could do so if we liked.

That’s real freedom.
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2027 will be the year of the personal agent. It has finally found PMF with Instinct, Muse & Grokbot.

This will cause a tsunami of customer enquiries — it’s now essentially free for a customer to send hundreds of emails, texts and phonecalls to make a single purchase.

Businesses will need AI customer service tools to save themselves from drowning.
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First ride in @waymo’s Ojai vehicle and it’s… bad 😞

Driving feels much jerkier, lots of random stabs of the brake and sudden, uncomfortable lane changes.

The interior is plasticky and uncomfortable. Huge step down from the Jaguar.

I’m a self-driving maximalist and it makes me sad.
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