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Millions of people finish short video after short video every day; a new brain-scan study shows that the very act of finishing a clip they like temporarily quiets the brain regions that normally help them stay focused and weigh longer-term goals. When people watch a short video they enjoy enough to finish, two brain regions involved in cognitive control show significant deactivation. Shibasis Rath https://www.rathbiotaclan.com/tiktok-videos-deactivate-key-cognitive-brain-regions/ Chinese startup DaxAI has shown off a “Cyber Horse” quadrupedal robot that visitors of the recent 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, China, could actually ride. Victor Tangermann https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/chinese-startup-shows-off-robot-horse-ride STATUS: Too much to do today, so I’m posting this and moving onLISTENING: OBSTRUCTIONS, Elyse Hart / John PisaroLAST WATCHED: Rewatched PROJECT HAIL MARY, which definitely stands up – it’s just a very well made entertainment. I spent more time…