An American antitrust case aims to break up Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster in an antitrust case accusing the company of abusing monopolistic power in the live entertainment industry. The DoJ, along with 30 U.S. state … Read more

Webb Space Telescope Cracks Case of Swollen Exoplanet “Microwave Marshmallow”.

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The warm gas giant WASP-107 b, known for its unusually low density and moderate temperature, may have an inflated atmosphere due to tidal heating that warms its interior more than previously thought. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com A surprising depletion of methane suggests that tidal heating has puffed up the atmosphere of warm gas giant WASP-107 … Read more

Did Neuralink ignore the risk of an early trial? Problems with brain implants plagued lab before human case

Olga Loiek

Neuralink’s first human implant hit a problem last week, with reports suggesting tiny wires crucial to detecting brain signals became loose. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that this problem has been known to Elon Musk’s company for years. Three sources familiar with the testing claim that animal tests conducted before last year’s US approval … Read more