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Brain implant patient says OpenAI’s tech helps him communicate with family
Mark using Synchron’s BCI Courtesy: Synchron A 64-year-old named Mark has spent the last year learning how to control devices like his laptop and phone using a brain implant. And thanks to OpenAI, it’s gotten a whole lot easier to do. The neurotech startup Synchron said Thursday it’s using OpenAI’s latest artificial intelligence models to […]
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Space station startup Gravitics lands $125 million order from Axiom
A pathfinder for Gravitics’ 4-meter space station module design in use for developing manufacturing and assembly methods. Gravitics Washington-based startup Gravitics has signed a $125 million contract to expand Axiom Space’s planned space station, the latest deal in the burgeoning private market for orbiting habitats. “Working with the station operator that will have hardware on […]
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Healthy Returns: Brain implant company Paradromics launches patient registry ahead of human trial
Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Aamir Ahmed Khan, PhD, Principal Electrical Engineer for Paradromics, works on the Transceiver which connects to the brain implants. Austin based Paradromics is developing a brain-computer interface to aide disabled and non-verbal patients with communication. Julia Robinson […]
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Jared Kushner’s post-White House deal-making included badly timed bet on Amazon aggregator
A video of Jared Kushner is shown on a screen, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Alex Brandon | Reuters In March 2022, Jared Kushner was called to testify in front of the Jan. 6 […]
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Bezos’ Blue Origin joins SpaceX, ULA in winning bids for $5.6 billion Pentagon rocket program
A mass simulator version of a New Glenn rocket is moved for testing in November 2021. Blue Origin The Pentagon announced the first winning bidders in its rocket launch contract sweepstakes on Thursday, with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin grabbing a spot for the first time. Blue Origin’s winning bid came as part of contracts awarded […]
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Bitcoin miners at Donald Trump’s closed-door event say he thinks bitcoin can help win AI arms race
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner at Mar-a-Lago on June 5, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Now that his criminal trial in New York has wrapped up, the former president has scheduled a number of fundraising events around the country to aid his presidential bid. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images) […]
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Amazon to expand drone delivery service after clearing FAA hurdle
An Amazon delivery drone is on display at Amazon’s BOS27 Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts, on Nov. 10, 2022. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images Amazon said Thursday it has received federal approval to fly its delivery drones longer distances without the need for ground spotters, clearing a key regulatory hurdle and opening […]
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Investing in Area: How the Pentagon is making use of AI with spy satellite info
CNBC’s Investing in Area newsletter gives a view into the small business of house exploration and privatization, shipped straight to your inbox. CNBC’s Michael Sheetz stories and curates the latest information, investor updates and unique interviews on the most important corporations achieving new heights. Indication up to get long run editions. Overview: Spy satellites and AI Previous […]
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Amazon’s new cloud boss inherits a business under pressure to keep pace in AI
Attendees walk through an expo hall during Amazon Web Services’ Reinvent conference at the Venetian in Las Vegas on Nov. 29, 2022. Noah Berger | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images In May 2023, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy was asked by an attendee at the annual shareholder meeting how the company was innovating in generative […]
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Sam Altman requires nuclear electricity firm Oklo community to assist ability his AI ambitions
On Friday, state-of-the-art nuclear fission company Oklo, for which Sam Altman serves as chairman, started out buying and selling on the New York Stock Exchange. The corporation, which has nonetheless to create any profits, went general public by way of a distinctive reason acquisition business referred to as AltC Acquisition Corp., started and led by […]
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