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Boston-based Markforged 3D printer manufacturer to open European headquarters in Dublin

With this phrase the witty store started its Christmas campaign for the year 2015, launching on the European markets the M3D micro 3D Printer.

The Next Generation Internet (NGI) program from the European Commission has been crucial for the development of many open-source products, including the free social media Mastodon, a project born in EU and at the moment the only real alternative to X, Facebook Meta, Microsoft Linkedin and other private american social media.

NGI is one of the best initiatives worldwide to finance work on Open Source Software projects.

Wittystore did not received NGI EU funds but is supporting this open letter in favor of the NGI programs, and is calling on the European Commission to not shut them down.

A chip that allows you to control phones and computers with your mind has been successfully implanted into a human brain by the company co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk.

Although this was a great success for Neuralink, it must be considered that it does not hold any records. Neuralink's competitor, Blackrock Neurotech already has a long history behind it, having obtained permits from FDA in 2004, a full 20 years before Elon Mask.

Neuralink, has made a groundbreaking achievement by successfully implanting this device in its first human. It can record and transmit neural signals from the brain to an app that decodes how the person intends to move.

In this wittystore.com article, we’ll explore the details of this incredible invention, its potential applications, and the challenges that lie ahead.

We’ll also take a look at the competition that Neuralink faces from other companies that are developing brain-computer interfaces. So, let’s dive in and learn more about this exciting development.

The idea that power can be exercised not only through coercion, but also through the construction of cultural consent, is one of the best-known contributions of Antonio Gramsci’s thought.[1] In the Prison Notebooks,[2] the philosopher describes “cultural hegemony”[3] as the ability of a dominant group to make its worldview appear natural and universally shared through education, the media and institutions. Almost a century later, this interpretative framework is sometimes invoked to make sense of the transformations taking place within today’s digital ecosystem.

Today, a significant proportion of public communication online in Europe takes place on privately owned platforms headquartered elsewhere, including Facebook, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, YouTube, X, TikTok, Instagram, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, Reddit and Discord.

In recent years, the boundary between physical presence and digital presence has become increasingly blurred. The recent financial operation involving Khaby Lame fits squarely within this context. The former factory worker from Chivasso, who became one of the most recognisable faces on social media thanks to his wordless videos, signed a historic $975 million agreement on 9 January 2026 with the Hong Kong holding company Rich Sparkle. According to several reports, the deal may also include the development of a digital version of his image based on artificial intelligence tools.