Mysterious Horizons

Tracking updates that reveal & transform humanity's future.
NHI, Tech, Enviro, Bio, Consciousness, Philosophy & Rediscovery.

[Midjourney @midjourney]

A technical dive inside our new "Midjourney Scanner"

[Jay Stratton @jaystratton]

I’m excited to announce my memoir, Out of the Shadows, will be published by HarperCollins in North America on October 13, 2026. In the book, I break my silence to reveal everything I legally can about my investigations of UAP and non-human intelligent life on behalf of the U.S Government and the profound impact my work had on me and my family. We are at a turning point in human history and I am proud to play a role in opening the public’s eyes to the truth and bringing about long overdue disclosure.

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

We’re spending $200B+ a year on data centers to power AI. One company raised $11M, grew human brain cells on a chip, and the cells taught themselves to play a 3D shooter in a week.

Cortical Labs grew 200,000 human neurons on a silicon chip and taught them to play Doom. The cells navigate, target enemies, and fire weapons in real time. Their previous game, Pong, took 18 months on older hardware. Doom took a week. An independent developer with zero biotech experience built the integration using a Python API. The neurons did the rest.

That compression from 18 months to one week tells you everything about where this is going.

Here’s what the “can it run Doom” crowd is missing: each CL1 unit costs $35,000. A full 30-unit server rack draws 850 to 1,000 watts total. Your brain runs on 20 watts. A single GPU cluster training an LLM can draw megawatts. The energy economics of biological compute are orders of magnitude better than silicon, and that gap scales.

The investor list tells you who’s paying attention. Horizons Ventures, Blackbird, and In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s venture arm. In-Q-Tel doesn’t fund science projects. They fund intelligence infrastructure. 115 units started shipping in 2025.

Cortical Labs is now selling “Wetware-as-a-Service” through the Cortical Cloud. Developers can deploy code to living neurons remotely without touching a lab. They’re pricing access at the level of a software subscription while the hardware runs on real human brain cells derived from adult skin and blood samples.

The Doom demo is marketing. The platform play is a bet that biological neurons will eventually outperform silicon at exactly the tasks AI struggles with most: real-time adaptation under uncertainty, learning from minimal data, and processing ambiguity without brute-force compute.

The question was never “can it run Doom.” The question is what happens when it can run everything else.

[Karoline Leavitt @PressSec]

🚨OUT OF THIS WORLD NEWS from President Trump… 👽

[Intology @intology]

The 1st fully AI-generated scientific discovery to pass the highest level of peer review – the main track of an A* conference (ACL 2025).

Zochi, the 1st PhD-level agent. Beta open.

[Odyssey @odysseyml]

Introducing AI video you can watch and interact with, in real-time!

Powering this is a new world model that imagines and streams video frames every 40ms(!). No game engine in sight.

We call it interactive video, and it's free for anyone to try right now (GPUs permitting)!

[Tesla Optimus @Tesla_Optimus]

Was just getting warmed up

[Bradford G Smith (Brad) @ALScyborg]

I am the 3rd person in the world to receive the @Neuralink brain implant.

1st with ALS. 1st Nonverbal.

I am typing this with my brain. It is my primary communication.

Ask me anything! I will answer at least all verified users!

Thank you @elonmusk!

[Mysterious Horizons @ForwardHorizons]

Former intelligence official Christopher Mellon challenges govt secrecy on UAPs: "We're seeing propulsionless craft...that sometimes go supersonic speeds without breaking the sound barrier." He reveals hundreds of classified programs exist that never leak https://t.co/WqLjGq6Y6A

[Mysterious Horizons @ForwardHorizons]

From augmenting reality to augmenting intelligence: Google's Android XR glasses integrate Gemini AI into ordinary eyewear, extending human cognition with visual memory and contextual awareness. A glimpse of into the future of computing: https://t.co/yvalS44l6q

[Mysterious Horizons @ForwardHorizons]

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[Lue Elizondo @LueElizondo]

We have long known Wiki has been hijacked by agenda driven individuals who seek to shape public conversations according to their own narratives. This behavior of dangerous and undemocratic.

Maybe I’m next….bring it on. @ChrisKMellon @uncertainvector

[Mysterious Horizons @ForwardHorizons]

Disgraceful: Wikipedia editor Chetsford makes whacky move nominating presidential advisor Malmgren's page for deletion as 'not notable' hours after his deathbed UFO disclosure. He also deleted fmr Defense Intel official Mellon & prioritizes articles on individual US Army horses🤔

[Mysterious Horizons @ForwardHorizons]

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[Mysterious Horizons @ForwardHorizons]

Anthropic predicts AI virtual employees with accounts and “memories” on corporate networks within a year. CISO Clinton warns of security challenges as autonomous systems blur responsibility lines.
https://t.co/IK7VhQHpvD

[Mysterious Horizons @ForwardHorizons]

DeepMind's Nobel laureate Demis Hassabis predicts AI could help cure all diseases within a decade by reducing drug development from years to weeks. AI that mapped 200M protein structures in one year now aims at transforming medicine from its foundations.
https://t.co/LQuEM4qdJm

[Mysterious Horizons @ForwardHorizons]

Parapsychology research enters new era: Instead of proving phenomena, scientists now explore how heightened sensory perception shapes paranormal experiences and self-identity. A more nuanced approach to understanding extraordinary human abilities. https://t.co/c2ZjjfzmCn