Elon Musk
Neuralink demonstrates its next-generation brain-machine interface — VB
Scientists at Elon Musk-backed Neuralink gave a progress update during a conference streamed online from the company’s headquarters in Fremont, California; writes Kyle Wiggers.
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Truly, what is up with Elon Musk — Vox
Elon Musk declared he’s selling all his possessions, and Tesla’s stock price dropped 10% in a matter of minutes, writes Emily Stewart.
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Google’s Larry Page gave $400 million in Christmas donations. Not a penny went straight to charity. — Recode
What Page was doing each year was something of a philanthropic sleight of hand, writes Theodore Schleifer.
Here is the link: https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/12/18/21010108/larry-page-philanthropy-foundation-donor-advised-fund-christmas
Brain-computer interfaces are developing faster than the policy debate around them — The Verge
Facebook hasn’t ruled out using brain activity for advertising purposes at some point in the futureHere is the link, writes Casey Newton.
https://www.theverge.com/interface/2019/7/31/20747916/facebook-brain-computer-interface-policy-neuralink
Microsoft just invested $1 billion in OpenAI to work on large-scale AI systems
Microsoft is investing $1 billion in artificial intelligence research company OpenAI, as part of a multiyear partnership, to extend Azure’s capabilities in large-scale AI systems.